Britney Spears is finally free. For 13 years, Britney’s conservatorship granted her father, Jamie Spears, and private practice conservator Jodi Montgomery full control over her financial, medical, and day-to-day personal decisions. On Friday this all changed, as Judge Brenda J. Penny of the Los Angeles County Superior Court agreed to terminate Spears’ conservatorship, effective immediately.
Now, after social media outcry and dozens of “Free Britney” protests, Judge Penny has finally allowed Spears to regain her independence. While the singer was not present at Friday’s hearing, her attorney, Matthew Rosengart, used statements from her June testimony to argue on her behalf. Rosengart has also proposed investigating Jamie Spears’ invasive security measures, which first came to light in the New York Times documentary, “Controlling Britney Spears.” To police his daughter’s behavior, Jamie Spears allegedly hired a security team to secretly monitor her communications and even capture audio recordings from her bedroom.
Regardless of whether Spears takes further legal action against her father, she has a long road ahead to reclaiming her financial assets and readjusting to life as an independent adult. Jodi Montgomery’s attorneys have already filed a termination plan that will allow the mother of two to exit the conservatorship and transition into a “safe, happy and fulfilling life.”