Britney Spears wins right to choose own lawyer in conservatorship case -NY Times

July 15, 2021 - 5:08 PM
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A phone and placards are held during a protest in support of pop star Britney Spears on the day of a conservatorship case hearing at Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 14, 2021. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni)

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears on Wednesday got a lawyer of her choice to help her end the 13-year-long conservatorship that controls her personal and business affairs, The New York Times reported.

The Los Angeles judge approved Spear’s choice at a hearing three weeks after the singer made an emotional address in which she called the existing arrangement abusive, the newspaper reported.

The hearing was still under way in Los Angeles.
Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Leslie Adler