Britney Spears' Conservatorship Terminated After 13 Years, Judge Rules In Favor Of Pop Star
Nov. 12 2021, Published 3:41 p.m. ET
Britney Spears is a free woman!
On Friday afternoon, Judge Brenda Penny ruled in favor of the 39-year-old pop star and terminated her 13-year conservatorship, which had been overseen primarily by her father, Jamie Spears.
"Britney and Mathew fully believe that if all goes according to plan, she will be a free woman by the end of the day," a member of the singer's legal team – spearheaded by Mathew Rosengart – had told The Sun ahead of the hearing.
"She has been emotional all week and was crying last night both happy tears and tears of joy. I think she doesn't fully believe it's coming to an end yet after so many years of pushing and fighting," the insider added. "She keeps saying, 'I can't believe it's really happening,' and I don't think it will sink in until after the hearing."
The source went on to say that after freedom, Britney has her sights set on justice.
"She spent years afraid of her father, but she's not afraid anymore. She's confident and ready for vengeance, and with her new team around her, that's exactly what she is going to get," they said. "This is only the beginning of justice for her and only the beginning of investigations into anyone who has wronged her over the years."
The beloved singer was initially stripped of her ability to make personal, professional, medical and financial decisions in February of 2008 following a tumultuous divorce from Kevin Federline, the father of her two children: sons Sean Preston, now 16, and Jayden James, now 15.
Though Britney continued to perform, it wasn't the same. She wasn't the same. It wasn't until years later that eagle-eyed fans began to speculate that something was very, very wrong.
Slowly but fiercely, the #FreeBritney movement was born.
