Thirteen years after a series of mental health episodes prompted a media firestorm and legally-questionable medical interventions, Britney Spears’ conservatorship is over after a court hearing Friday.
This brings closure to a long period of both financial and medical oversight, which many believe violated Spears’ autonomy and relied on a startlingly outdated, but all too common, view of mental health treatment for women.
Los Angeles Judge Brenda Penny made the decision to end both the financial and personal conservatorships over Spears' estate, and all of the star's assets will now be transferred to her trust, CNN reported. The court won't require a medical evaluation for the conservatorship to be dissolved.
Fans rejoiced the decision online, including Spears' fiancé Sam Asghari, who posted on Instagram to celebrate the decision. "History was made today. Britney is Free!" Asghari wrote in his post's caption.
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In September, Judge Brenda Penny officially removed her father from the conservatorship and appointed John Zabel to temporarily oversee her estate. Then, on Nov.1, Spears’ father filed a request to terminate the conservatorship ahead of Friday's court proceedings. His lawyer, Alex Weingarten, stated in court documents that the elder Spears had no more interest in the conservatorship and that he "unconditionally loves and supports his daughter. Full stop," Rolling Stone reported.
In a now deleted Instagram post from last week, Spears also accused her mother Lynne Spears and former business partner Lou Taylor of being involved in the forced conservatorship. As of Friday, however, neither of her parents, nor any business partners, lawyers, or managers, have a say in Spears' medical or financial decisions.
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