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Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears' conservatorship

Headline from Gazette Times, on the newest of 2 developments

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled the pop singer's life and money for nearly 14 years.

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  1. Britney Spears’ conservatorship, and its endgame

    Headline from Washington Times ·

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    Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears' conservatorship

    Headline from Gazette Times ·

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  1. Bismarck Tribune

    EXPLAINER: Britney Spears' conservatorship, and its endgame (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    Bismarck Tribune's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears may be on the verge of freeing herself from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for nearly 14 years. She successfully

  2. Washington Times

    Britney Spears’ conservatorship, and its endgame (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Britney Spears may be on the verge of freeing herself from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for nearly 14 years. She successfully ousted her father from the legal arrangement in September, and at a hearing on Friday a judge could end it altogether.

  3. Forbes

    Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Terminated After 13 Years (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    A judge has approved Spears’ request to terminate the conservatorship Friday.

  4. Gazette Times

    Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears' conservatorship (opens Gazette Times)

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    Gazette Times's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled the pop singer's life and money for nearly 14 years.

  5. Wfmy News 2

    Britney's freedom day? Judge to decide whether to end Spears' conservatorship Friday (opens Wfmy News 2)

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    Wfmy News 2's feed description

    Britney Spears' attorney, her parents, and the court appointees who control the conservatorship all publicly support its termination.

  6. Newsweek

    Britney Spears no longer "overprotected" as conservatorship ends for pop singer (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny's decision comes five months after the Grammy-award winner spoke out publicly about her experiences.

  7. The Guardian

    Britney Spears’s conservatorship terminated after nearly 14 years (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Musician regains independence after legal arrangement denied her right to make key life decisions

  8. Fox10 Phoenix

    Britney Spears: Friday hearing could officially end singer's conservatorship (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    The fate of Britney Spears’ conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and money since 2008 rests with a Los Angeles Superior Court judge.

  9. CNN

    Live updates: Britney Spears conservatorship hearing (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A judge is expected to answer Britney Spears' request to terminate her conservatorship at an afternoon court hearing. Follow here for live updates.

  10. KTVU San Francisco

    Britney Spears conservatorship ends after nearly 14 years (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    Britney Spears is finally free after a judge on Friday ruled in favor of terminating the court conservatorship that has controlled her life, money and affairs for nearly 14 years.

  11. New York Times

    Britney Spears Live Updates: Will Today’s Hearing End the Conservatorship? (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The fate of the conservatorship that has overseen the pop star’s life and fortune since 2008 will be discussed at a hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court. It is set to begin at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.

  12. KRDO

    Britney Spears' conservatorship may finally come to an end (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Chloe Melas, CNN Britney Spears’ 13-year court-ordered conservatorship may finally end on Friday. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny is expected to answer Spears’ request to terminate her conservatorship at an afternoon court hearing.

  13. Deutsche Welle

    US judge ends Britney Spears conservatorship | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Britney Spears, 39, has had her finances controlled for over 13 years by her father until recently. Now years after a public meltdown set the conservatorship in motion, a judge ended it.

  14. Washington Post

    Britney Spears: Crucial Friday hearing may lead to termination of conservatorship (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The future of Britney Spears’s 13-year conservatorship could be decided as a judge is expected to terminate at least one prong of the legal arrangement that has cast a pall over the life and career of the onetime chart-topper.

  15. Duluth News Tribune

    Britney Spears wins freedom as conservatorship ended after 13 years (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    The 39-year-old "Piece of Me" singer had begged the court to terminate the legal arrangement that has governed her personal life and $60 million estate since 2008.

  16. New York Times

    Will the Britney Spears Conservatorship End Today? (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    A hearing in Los Angeles probate court on Friday could mark the final chapter of a 13-year saga for the singer. Here’s what is at stake.

  17. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Britney Spears Freed From Conservatorship After 13 Years (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Britney Spears’ conservatorship is over, a judge ruled Friday.

  18. Deutsche Welle

    US judge to rule on end of Britney Spears' conservatorship | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Britney Spears, 39, has had her finances controlled for over 13 years by her father until recently. Now years after a public meltdown set the conservatorship in motion, a judge may just end it.

  19. Los Angeles Times

    Britney Spears' conservatorship ends after 13 years (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    After nearly 14 years, Britney Spears' conservatorship is finally over, an L.A. judge ruled Friday, and the pop star's fans celebrated the decision.

  20. Delaware Public Media

    Britney Spears could soon be free from the controlling conservatorship (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    Pop star Britney Spears has a big hearing in court Friday. It could decide whether to end the conservatorship that's controlled her life for the past 13 years.

  21. Fox10 Phoenix

    Britney Spears: Judge officially ends singer’s conservatorship (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Britney Spears is finally free after a judge on Friday ruled in favor of terminating the court conservatorship.

  22. KVOA Tucson

    BRITNEY FREED: Judge ends conservatorship that has controlled Spears' life and money since 2008 (opens KVOA Tucson)

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    KVOA Tucson's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years.

  23. The Week

  24. The Guardian

    Hearing could restore Britney Spears’s independence after nearly 14 years (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Judge’s decision could cancel arrangement that has controlled singer’s career, finances and personal life

  25. Fox10 Phoenix

    BRITNEY IS FREE: Britney Spears conservatorship ends after nearly 14 years (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    Fox10 Phoenix's feed description

    Britney Spears is finally free after a judge on Friday ruled in favor of terminating the court conservatorship that has controlled her life, money and affairs for nearly 14 years.

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