{"id":36456,"date":"2021-06-23T22:13:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=36456"},"modified":"2021-06-23T22:13:13","modified_gmt":"2021-06-23T22:13:13","slug":"britney-spears-speaks-out-against-conservatorship-at-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=36456","title":{"rendered":"Britney Spears speaks out against conservatorship at hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n First taste of stardom
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Britney Spears&comma; 16&comma; catapults to the top of global pop charts with her debut single …Baby One More Time.<\/p>\n

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More than 20 years later&comma; her debut album of the same name remains the best-selling album by a teenage solo artist.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Personal struggles burst into public view
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Spears is hounded by the press amid a tumultuous custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline&comma; allegations that she is an unfit mother and questions about her mental health.<\/p>\n

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Amid the tabloid frenzy&comma; she is captured on camera shaving her head. A few days later&comma; she smashes a paparazzo\u2019s SUV repeatedly with an umbrella.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Spears\u2019 father becomes her conservator
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After stints in hospital and rehab&comma; Spears\u2019 father Jamie petitions a Los Angeles court to place his daughter under a temporary conservatorship. He is charged with making decisions about her career&comma; as well as her estate and financial affairs.<\/p>\n

The conservatorship is extended indefinitely later that year.<\/p>\n

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\n Las Vegas residency
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Despite being unable to handle her own affairs&comma; Spears continues to work. After rehabilitating her image with a successful seventh studio album and several appearances on television&comma; she begins a four-year concert residency in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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\n Tussling over the conservatorship
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Spears says she is taking a break from work because of her father\u2019s health issues. Later in the year&comma; Jamie Spears steps away as her conservator temporarily&comma; citing his poor health.<\/p>\n

Britney Spears indicates through her lawyers that she no longer wants her father to be involved in handling her career. A lawyer says Spears is \u201cafraid of her father\u201d and will not return to the stage as long as he retains control.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n Framing Britney Spears film premieres
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A New York Times documentary about the pop star\u2019s rise and fall&comma; as well as about her treatment by the media&comma; generates mass public interest in her conservatorship.<\/p>\n

The piece highlights the #FreeBritney movement&comma; the legions of Spears fans who have stood beside the pop star and attempted to decode her public appearances as calls for help.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n