BRITNEY SPEARS

Lucy Nicholson/ReutersIs it finally time to face the music? Jamie Lynn Spears appeared to extend an olive branch to her pop star sister over the weekend, begging Britney to pull their “embarrassing” days-long feud offline and out of the public eye.“Britney—Just call me,” the 30-year-old Zoey 101 star wrote in an extended plea shared to her Instagram Story, “I have attempted many times to speak to you directly and handle this privately like sisters should, but you still choose to do everything on

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The sister of Britney Spears opened up in a recent interview with Good Morning America.

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If a judge rules a person can't make their own decisions, the next step can be a legal guardianship or conservatorship. Some states allow less restrictive options, but advocates say it's not enough.

Britney Spears is celebrating her "free woman" energy by going nude on Instagram. The pop star seemingly referenced the end of her conservatorship with the social media post.

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When Britney Spears' father filed a petition to end the conservatorship in September, there was no mention of people "feigning concern."

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The people put in charge of Britney's conservatorship after Jamie was axed wrote a statement saying her father's actions were "procedurally improper."

The singer celebrated her 40th birthday Thursday, posting several Instagrams about her newfound freedom.

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After nearly 14 years living under a strict conservatorship she deemed abusive and exploitative, Britney Spears is free. But what's next for the magnetic superstar? In a video posted on Instagram, Britney Spears says she is enjoying 'little things' like 'owning an ATM card' and 'seeing cash for the first time,' and also wants to help others living under conservatorship schemes.

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The pop star said she's grateful to be able to use her car, own an ATM card and see "cash for the first time."

"I mean after 13 years ... I think I've waited long ENOUGH," the pop star said.

"I mean after 13 years ... I think I've waited long ENOUGH," the pop star said.

Spears fought for years to end the conservatorship she was under, and finally won. But the legal battles aren’t over.

While living under the conservatorship, the pop star has been paying for legal fees, business management, and other finances without veto power.

For one day at least, everyone with power over Britney Spears was in agreement.

A judge has ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears' life and money for nearly 14 years.

With no significant opposition from anyone involved, it appears likely that Judge Brenda Penny will dissolve the conservatorship.

After 13 years living under a legal arrangement that controlled both her personal life and finances, the pop star was released from her conservatorship Friday.

The hearing will be the first since her father, Jamie Spears, was removed as a co-conservator.

The pop-star's father, Jamie Spears, was suspended from the conservatorship in September. Now it's possible the arrangement could be dissolved entirely at a hearing later today.

Britney Spears is free.

The hearing will be the first since her father, Jamie Spears, was removed as a co-conservator.

A judge this week could end the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears' life and money for nearly 14 years.

Her lawyers say they have "have contributed to and achieved Lynne's mission" to ease control over Britney, suspend Jamie, and end the conservatorship.

Britney Spears called out her parents for not letting her drive her car amid her conservatorship.

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Her lawyer, Matthew Rosengart, said "the goal" is to free Britney from her conservatorship by her 40th birthday on December 2.

Britney Spears has slammed her family in a new Instagram post, claiming they would "f--k with" her by apologizing for her conservatorship.

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Britney Spears is thanking fans who have called for years to #FreeBritney after major changes in the conservatorship that has long controlled her life and money.

The pop star's case has catapulted the issue of conservatorships into the national spotlight.

She did it again. Britney Spears posted a slideshow of 10 nude photos Thursday on Instagram, one day after her father Jamie was removed as conservator of her estate. The “Toxic” singer, 39, appeared to be on vacation with her fiancé Sam Asghari. “Playing in the Pacific never hurt anybody,” she captioned the post. Spears also shared two short videos from what looked like a private island. “A ...

Britney Spears posed nude in her latest Instagram spree. The pop star has been active on social media since news broke her father Jamie had been suspended as her conservator.

Britney Spears and her attorney have successfully driven her father from the conservatorship that runs her life and controls her money.

"This suspension is directly what Britney wanted, she does not want Jamie in her life," Britney's lawyer said in court.

Britney Spears has successfully ousted her father from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years.

Britney Spears supporters danced, cheered and hugged outside a Los Angeles courthouse after the pop star's victory in her conservatorship case. (Sept. 29)

The move is a major victory for the singer, who pleaded in dramatic hearings in June and July that her father needed to be out.

The move is a major victory for the singer, who pleaded in dramatic hearings in June and July that her father needed to be out.

James Spears has been suspended as pop star Britney Spears' conservator, a judge ruled Wednesday.

At a hearing Wednesday at Los Angeles Superior Court, Judge Brenda J. Penny suspended the pop star's father from controlling her financial affairs. Britney Spears has accused him of exploiting her.

A Los Angeles judge has suspended Britney Spears' father Jamie Spears as a conservator — a position he's held since the court-appointed arrangement was set in place 13 years ago.

A Los Angeles judge could decide whether to keep her father as a conservator or end the court-ordered arrangement after 13 years.

A Los Angeles judge could decide whether to keep her father as a conservator or end the court-ordered arrangement after 13 years.

A judge may decide today whether to keep Jamie Spears as her conservator or end the conservatorship altogether.

A judge may decide today whether to keep Jamie Spears as her conservator or end the conservatorship altogether.

Spears and her father have petitioned to end his conservatorship role. But there are a few ways the judge could rule, including denying their petitions, replacing him or terminating the arrangement.

Jamie Spears is claiming the man nominated to replace him is not qualified to serve as a conservator of his daughter's estate, according to new legal filings.

A judge has suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and money for 13 years.

Jamie Spears is claiming the man nominated to replace him is not qualified to serve as a conservator of his daughter's estate, according to new legal filings.

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Britney Spears said in a court filing that she agrees with her father that the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years should be terminated.

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Britney Spears has announced her engagement to her boyfriend Sam Asghari with an exuberant post displaying a diamond ring engraved with the word lioness.

Britney Spears' father has filed to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer's life and money for 13 years.

Britney Spears' father has filed to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer's life and money for 13 years.

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Britney Spears will face no charges after an allegation from her housekeeper that Spears slapped a phone out of her hand.

Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2 million in payments before stepping down from the conservatorship that controls her life and money.

Authorities say they are investigating Britney Spears over alleged misdemeanor battery after a staff member at her home said the singer struck her.

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Britney Spears’ father has agreed to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent.

Britney Spears’ father agreed Thursday to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, according to reports.

Britney Spears’ father says in a Friday court filing that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money and affairs.

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Britney Spears’ court-appointed attorney has filed documents to resign from her conservatorship.

A Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Wednesday signed an order that denied Britney Spears’ request to have her father removed from her conservatorship, according to reports from NPR and other news outlets

Britney Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements to a judge last week on the court’s control of her medical treatment and personal life.

Britney Spears’ powerful plea to a judge to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life since 2008 brought sympathy and outrage from fans, famous supporters and even casual observers who say she deserves independence.

Britney Spears asked a judge Wednesday to end the court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008.

When Britney Spears appears in front of a Los Angeles judge Wednesday, she'll do it 13 years into the conservatorship that has control over her life and money.

Britney Spears has asked to address the court to talk about the conservatorship that controls her life and finances.

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This combination photo shows, from left, Janet Jackson performing at the Essence Festival in New Orleans on July 8, 2018, from left, Justin Timberlake performing during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018 and Britney Spears performing during her concert in Taipei, Taiwan on June 13, 2017. (AP Photo)NEW YORK – In a lengthy social media post, Justin Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson “because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.”“I’ve seen the messages, tags, comments, and concerns and I want to respond. AdFans called out Timberlake for contributing to Spears' very public breakdown and controlling the narrative about the end of their relationship. More backlash hit Timberlake as social media began to recall the wardrobe malfunction with Jackson that caused a national controversy at the 2004 Super Bowl. I want to take accountability for my own missteps in all of this as well as be part of a world that uplifts and supports,” Timberlake wrote.

In this combination photo, Jamie Spears, father of singer Britney Spears, leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles, and Britney Spears arrives at the premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" on July 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo)LOS ANGELES – Attorneys for Britney Spears and her father sparred Thursday over how he should share power with a financial company newly appointed as his partner in the conservatorship that controls her money. Thoreen had argued that the proposed order Britney Spears' court-appointed attorney Samuel Ingham III drafted to appoint the new co-conservator was “unclear and ambiguous by design” as he seeks to take authority away from Jamie Spears. Miley Cyrus shouted “We love Britney!” during her pre-Super Bowl performance Sunday. Spears reflected in court papers that she wanted her father to be the sole conservator of her estate,” Thoreen said.

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LOS ANGELES – Britney Spears fears her father and will not resume her career so long as he has power over it, her attorney said in court Tuesday. "My client has informed me that she is afraid of her father,” Ingham told the judge. Most of the attorneys involved, along with Britney Spears' parents, took part in the hearing via phone and videoconference. For most of the conservatorship James Spears also served as conservator over not just his daughter's finances but her person, giving him great control over her life decisions. He stepped down temporarily from that role last year, citing health reasons, and Britney Spears has requested that his temporary replacement, Jodi Montgomery, be made permanent.

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CBS News is rebuilding MTV's old "Total Request Live" studio as its headquarters for election night. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)NEW YORK – Watch out for Britney Spears and the Jonas Bros.: CBS News is building a new high-tech election night set in the Times Square studio where MTV's “Total Request Live” ruled the music world two decades ago. Norah O'Donnell will anchor her first presidential election night, joined on the set by Gayle King, Margaret Brennan, John Dickerson and Ed O'Keefe. Shades will be drawn on the windows for the serious business of election night. On television, CBS will have Major Garrett reporting on voter integrity, Jeff Pegues on misinformation and Nancy Cordes on congressional races.

LOS ANGELES Britney Spears is welcoming public scrutiny of the court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 12 years as she seeks to push her father out of power, according to a Thursday court filing. James Spears and the conservatorship's attorneys who work for him have constantly sought to have courtrooms closed and filings sealed in the case. But Britney Spears objects to the sealing of her father's motion to have attorney Andrew Wallet returned to his role of co-conservator along with James Spears. Recent filings showed that Britney Spears' assets, which the conservatorship controls, totaled about $50 million at the start of 2020. The dueling motions set up a showdown between James and Britney Spears that will be the subject of an October hearing and could stretch into a longer court fight.

That briefly left James Spears with sole power over Britney Spears' life, money and career, a situation she says she very much wants to avoid repeating. An email seeking comment from James Spears' attorney was not immediately returned. The documents also reveal that Britney Spears has no plans to perform again anytime soon. The filing gave a rare glimpse at Britney Spears' own wishes in the conservatorship that has had vast power over her for over a decade. Britney Spears' attorney said that he expects James Spears will aggressively contest being marginalized, and said that Britney Spears has suggested they retain a lawyer with expertise in complex financial court fights.