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This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, left, father of Britney Spears, as he leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles and Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala on Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Britney Spears' father agreed Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, according to reports. Several outlets including celebrity website TMZ and CNN reported that James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his removal, he will step down. (AP Photo)

Britney Spears’ father files to end court conservatorship

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, left, father of Britney Spears, as he leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles and Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala on Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Britney Spears' father agreed Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, according to reports. Several outlets including celebrity website TMZ and CNN reported that James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are no grounds for his removal, he will step down. (AP Photo)

Britney Spears’ father to step down from conservatorship

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Tess Barker, left, and Barbara Gray, co-hosts of the &quot;Britney's Gram&quot; podcast, talk in the studio at Earwolf podcast studio, Thursday, July 15, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

‘Toxic’ podcast explores Britney Spears conservatorship

By Alicia Rancilio - Associated Press

Jamie Spears, father of singer Britney Spears, leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2012, left, and Britney Spears arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 17, 2015. Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements to a judge last week on the court’s control of her medical treatment and personal life. James Spears emphasized that in 2019 he relinquished his power over his daughter's personal affairs, and has control only over her money. (AP Photo)

Britney Spears’ court-appointed attorney resigns

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

A portrait of Britney Spears looms over supporters and media members outside a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Wednesday, June 23, 2021, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship

By Andrew Dalton - Associated Press

Britney Spears set to speak in court on her conservatorship

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - Justin Timberlake arrives at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2018. Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson “because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.” Timberlake’s social media post comes a week after the release of “The New York Times Presents: Framing Britney,” the FX and Hulu documentary that takes a historical look at the circumstances that led Spears’ conservatorship in 2008 and highlights the #FreeBritney movement. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson

By MESFIN FEKADU - Associated Press

In this combination photo, Jamie Spears, father of singer Britney Spears, leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles, and Britney Spears arrives at the premiere of &quot;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood&quot; on July 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. Attorneys for the two sparred Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021, over how he should share power with a financial company newly appointed as his partner in the conservatorship that controls her money. (AP Photo)

Attorneys spar over powers held by Britney Spears’ father

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, file photo, singer Britney Spears makes an appearance in front of the Park MGM hotel-casino in Las Vegas. Spears wants to be freed from her father. In a recent series of court maneuvers, Spears has sought greater say over her life and affairs, which for years have been under the control of a court conservatorship run mostly by her father, James Spears. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, File)

Lawyer: Britney Spears fears father, wants him out of career

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, left, father of Britney Spears, as he leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles and Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala on Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Britney Spears is welcoming public scrutiny of the court conservatorship that has allowed her father to control her life and money for 12 years. In a court filing Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, Spears objected to her father's motion to seal a recent filing in the case. Spears says the public ought to see what moves her father and the court are making in her supposed interest. (AP Photo)

Britney Spears shows love for #FreeBritney in court filing

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, left, father of Britney Spears, as he leaves the Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Oct. 24, 2012, in Los Angeles and Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala on Feb. 11, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif.. Britney Spears is asking a court to curb her father's control over her life and career. In documents filed Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, Spears asked that her father not return to the role of conservator of her person, which gave him power over her life decisions from 2008 until 2019, when he temporarily stepped aside. (AP Photo)

Britney Spears asks court to curb father’s power over her

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

Britney Spears performs with a snake during the finale of the MTV Video Music Awards in New York, Sept. 6, 2001. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser) ** FILE **

Britney Spears calls for Americans to ‘redistribute wealth, strike’ during coronavirus

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

This combination photo shows Jamie Spears, father of singer Britney Spears, leaving the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles on Oct. 24, 2012, left, and singer Britney Spears at the Los Angeles premiere of &quot;Once Upon a Time in Hollywood&quot; on July 22, 2019. A hearing on the court conservatorship that controls the money and affairs of Britney Spears has been closed to the public and media. Jamie Spears temporarily stepped down earlier this month from his role as conservator over her personal life, though maintained financial control over her. On Tuesday, prosecutors declined to file charges against Jamie Spears after a child-abuse investigation involving Britney's son. (AP Photo)

No Britney Spears, no decisions made at closed court hearing

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

The Latest: No rulings, no Britney Spears at court hearing

Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 11, 2017 file photo shows Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. The conservatorship that runs Britney Spears’ affairs has sued a man who runs a Spears-themed blog for defamation. The lawsuit filed Wednesday, June 26, 2019, in Los Angeles Superior Court alleges that Anthony Elia, who writes the blog Absolute Britney, has spread falsehoods about the conservatorship. The suit says the blog falsely claimed that the conservatorship, which is run by Spears’ father Jamie, was manipulating her Instagram account to make her appear more troubled and in need of help than she actually is. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears’ conservatorship sues blogger for defamation

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - This April 12, 2018, file photo shows Britney Spears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Los Angeles judge is set to consider whether to extend a temporary restraining order taken out in the name of Spears against her former manager. The hearing Thursday, June 13, 2019, on the restraining order against Sam Lutfi is a resumption of one that began on May 28, with lawyers for Spears' intending to show that tweets and texts from Lutfi to Spears and her family are doing her emotional damage. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears’ ex-manager hit with 5-year restraining order

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - This April 12, 2018, file photo shows Britney Spears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Los Angeles judge is set to consider whether to extend a temporary restraining order taken out in the name of Spears against her former manager. The hearing Thursday, June 13, 2019, on the restraining order against Sam Lutfi is a resumption of one that began on May 28, with lawyers for Spears' intending to show that tweets and texts from Lutfi to Spears and her family are doing her emotional damage. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: 5-year restraining order for ex-Spears manager

Associated Press

FILE - This April 12, 2018, file photo shows Britney Spears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Los Angeles judge will consider whether to extend a temporary restraining order Tuesday, May 28, 2019, that keeps Sam Lutfi, a former associate of Spears, away from her and her family. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Britney Spears’ restraining order on ex-manager extended

By ANDREW DALTON - Associated Press

FILE - This Feb. 11, 2017 file photo shows Britney Spears at the Clive Davis and The Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. A Los Angeles courtroom has been cleared of media and other audience members at a hearing on a restraining order taken out by Britney Spears against Sam Lutfi. The hearing was to seek an extension of a temporary restraining order against Lutfi, a former confidante who has been in legal battles with the family for years. Lutfi argued in documents that the order’s restraint of his speech was unconstitutional. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Spears’ ex-manager restraining order extended

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In this April 12, 2018, file photo, Britney Spears arrives at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

The Latest: Spears, parents talk in court; evaluation sought

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