Britney Spears told the world she wants to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life for the last 13 years but she faces a long legal battle for her freedom.
During a hearing at a court in Los Angeles this week, the pop superstar rallied against the order which put her dad Jamie in charge of almost every aspect of her life.
In her harrowing speech, she claimed she'd been imprisoned against her will, forced to take medication that made her feel "drunk" and even compared her situation to sex trafficking.
She made it clear to Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny she wants to petition to end the conservatorship, but it looks like fight to free Britney is only just beginning.
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