By Joe Coscarelli and Julia Jacobs Nearly 14 years after a Los Angeles court deemed pop sensation Britney Spears unable to care for herself, stripping the singer of control in nearly every aspect of her life, a judge ruled Friday to end the conservatorship that Spears said had long traumatized and exploited her. “The conservatorship of the person and estate of Britney Jean Spears is no longer required,” Judge Brenda Penny said, making her ruling less than a half-hour into the

By Joe Coscarelli Britney Spears has something to say. After years of relative silence regarding the court-approved conservatorship that has controlled much of her life since 2008, a lawyer for the pop singer requested Tuesday that Spears be allowed to speak at a hearing soon. “The conservatee has requested that I seek from the court a status hearing at which she can address the court directly,” Samuel D. Ingham III, the court-appointed lawyer who represents Spears in her con

By Christina Morales As the legal battle and public fallout over Britney Spears’ finances and personal life continue, a lawyer for her father, Jamie Spears, has told CNN that Jamie “would love nothing more than to see Britney not need a conservatorship.” The comments came not long after “Framing Britney Spears,” a TV documentary by The New York Times, released last month, revisited the details of the conservatorship that has shaped this pop singer’s life. Since it aired, Jami

By Julia Jacobs The legal battle over who should control Britney Spears’ finances and personal life is scheduled to return to the courtroom this week amid a renewed discussion of how she was treated during her meteoric rise as a teenage pop star and during her subsequent mental health struggles. The issue resurfaced in recent days after “Framing Britney Spears,” a documentary by The New York Times, premiered Friday on FX and Hulu. The film centers on the conflict over Spears’

Britney Spears seeking substantial changes to conservatorship