
Britney Spears' hearing will determine what's next in her conservatorship battle
CNN
Britney Spears could move one step closer to regaining more control of her life on Wednesday when a judge is expected to weigh in on the singer's request to select her own attorney in her conservatorship battle.
Multiple filings could be addressed by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny at an afternoon hearing, including a petition from Spears' court-appointed lawyer, Samuel Ingham, to resign. At a hearing three weeks ago, Spears gave powerful testimony in which she stated she has felt "traumatized" by her nearly 13-year conservatorship. She called the arrangement "abusive" and said she has felt forced under her conservatorship to perform, take medication and use birth control against her will.
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