Britney Spears fans, Matt Gaetz turn out in Los Angeles for conservatorship court hearing

Record ID: 1626831

  • Title: Britney Spears fans, Matt Gaetz turn out in Los Angeles for conservatorship court hearing
  • Date: 14th July 2021
  • Summary: BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE - APRIL 12, 2018) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** U.S. SINGER, BRITNEY SPEARS ON RED CARPET AT GLAAD AWARDS NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (FILE - AUGUST 28, 2016) (REUTERS) BRITNEY SPEARS POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AT MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (FILE - MAY 22, 2016) (REUTERS) BRITNEY SPEARS ON RED CARPET AT 2016 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS
  • Embargoed: 28th July 2021 23:06
  • Keywords: #freebritney Britney Spears Los Angeles conservatorship court
  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Celebrities,Arts/Culture/Entertainment,United States
  • Reuters ID: LVA002ELTE4P3
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Britney Spears fans and supporters gathered outside a Los Angeles court on Wednesday (July 14) as a tearful Spears won the right to choose her own lawyer to help her end the 13-year-long conservatorship that controls her personal and business affairs.
    After the decision, the singer broke down in tears as she again pleaded for her father Jamie Spears to be removed immediately from the legal arrangement.
    "You're allowing my dad to ruin my life," Spears told the Los Angeles judge by phone. "I have to get rid of my dad and charge him with conservatorship abuse." she added.
    It was the second time Spears had addressed the court publicly. Last month she called the legal arrangement abusive and stupid in a 20-minute public address.
    Jamie Spears has been a major player in the conservatorship since it was set up in 2008 when his daughter had a mental health breakdown. He is currently the sole person in charge of her $60 million estate.
    (Production: Alan Devall, Omar Younis)
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