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Britney Spears at a movie premiere in 2019. She pleaded with a judge on Wednesday to end a conservatorship that has controlled her personal and business lives for years.

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Britney Spears Asks A Court To End Her Conservatorship, Detailing Its Control Over Her Life

Addressing a judge in a Los Angeles courtroom personally for the first time, the pop star called for an end to her long-running conservatorship.