Jamie Spears, conservator of the pop singer’s estate since 2008, says ‘recent events’ called the arrangement into question
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Britney Spears’s father has filed an unexpected request to terminate the controversial conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life for 13 years.
In a stunning move, Jamie Spears, who is the conservator of his daughter’s estate, said “recent events” called into question whether she still needed a court to oversee her personal affairs and finances.