Controlling Britney Spears - The New York Times

"Britney Spears is one of the biggest celebrities on the planet — she makes millions of dollars performing, selling perfumes and appearing on television. At the same time, however, her life is heavily controlled by a conservatorship, which she has been living under for 13 years.

In June, Ms. Spears spoke out in a public hearing about her unhappiness with the arrangement — and the role her father, Jamie Spears, plays as conservator.

After the hearing, several changes took place, to her security firm, her legal representation and her freedoms. And soon, a court will decide whether to remove Mr. Spears as conservator or terminate the conservatorship altogether.

We explore the details of Ms. Spears’s conservatorship, the security apparatus that has surrounded it and its future...."