After years of silence and secrecy, Britney Spears has found - or been given back - her voice.
In June, the singer delivered a 24-minute testimony about the conservatorship she's lived under for 13 years, labelling it "abusive" and begging to be given back control over her own life.
Then on July 15, she appeared in court again and was granted a major win: Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny allowed Spears to hire her own lawyer, former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart.
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Spears, taking part in the hearing by phone, told the judge she approved of Rosengart after several conversations with him.
"I would like to charge my father with conservatorship abuse," she said, speaking so rapidly she was at times difficult for the court reporter and journalists in the courtroom to understand.
She said she wanted the conservatorship to end immediately but not if it required going through any more "stupid" evaluations.
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Let's not pretend this is the first time a woman has been called 'crazy' to allow control of her. For those who say "we have to trust the legal system"- the legal system was designed for men & has never supported women or those who are vulnerable.