(CNN) — Britney Spears reached a settlement with her father more than two years after the court-ordered end of the conservatorship that had given him control of her life, her lawyers said.
Terms of the settlement were not disclosed by lawyers for the pop star and her father, who confirmed the deal to CNN.
“It has been an honor and a privilege to represent, protect and defend Britney Spears,” the singer’s attorney, Mathew Rosengart, said in a statement to CNN.
“Ms. Spears is and always will be an icon and a brilliant and courageous artist of historic and epic proportions,” Rosengart’s statement continued. “Although the conservatorship ended in November 2021, her wish for her freedom is truly complete now. As she wished, her freedom now includes that she will no longer have to attend or be involved with the court in this matter.” .
Alex Weingarten, a lawyer for the singer’s father, told CNN: “Jamie is delighted this is all over.”
“Jamie loves his daughter very much and worked tirelessly to protect her,” Weingarten said. “She wants the best for Britney, nothing less.”
Spears’ conservatorship ended in November 2021. But legal battles have persisted with attorneys for the singer and her father clashing in frequent court visits over attorney fees and accusations of inappropriate behavior in handling the conservatorship. guardianship. Her father has always denied the accusations.
The star was placed under judicial guardianship in 2008 and her father served as guardian for most of the 13-year arrangement, overseeing and controlling all of his adult daughter’s finances and medical decisions.
The 13-year guardianship ended in 2021
In June 2021, Spears gave explosive testimony, marking her first time speaking publicly in 13 years. She pleaded with the judge to release her from her guardianship, which she called to the judge “abusive.”
In her testimony, Spears claimed that, while under conservatorship, she was forced by her manager to go on tour against her will, was made to take lithium that made her feel “drunk,” and was not allowed to get married or have a baby. as she wished and was forced to use an IUD as a method of contraception.
“I just want my life back. It’s been 13 years and enough is enough,” Spears said during the emotional hearing.
Following that testimony, Spears was given the ability to hire her own attorney, rather than working with a court-appointed attorney, as she had done for the previous 13 years. That’s when she hired Rosengart, a former federal prosecutor and attorney who has represented many Hollywood stars.
In September 2021, less than two months before her conservatorship was ended, a judge suspended Spears’ father, Jamie, as his daughter’s conservator.
Since her conservatorship ended in November 2021, Spears has been very active on her social media, frequently posting videos of herself dancing and writing lengthy captions to her fans. She has released two songs, “Hold Me Closer” with Elton John and “Mind Your Business” with Will.i.am. She also published her memoir “The Woman In Me”, an instant bestseller.
“The conservatorship stripped me of my womanhood, turned me into a child,” Spears wrote in the book. “I became more of an entity than a person on stage. I had always felt music in my bones and in my blood; it was stolen from me.”
