Where the Key Players in Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Stand Today

By Megan McCluskey

Ahead of the October 24 release of Britney Spears' forthcoming memoir, The Woman in Me, the anticipation over what the pop icon will reveal about her life, career, and longtime conservatorship is high.

The book is being touted as Spears' chance to finally tell her story on her terms—an opportunity that wasn't available to her during the 13 years she spent under the conservatorship. 

"The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope," the book's website reads. "[It] reveals for the first time her incredible journey—and the strength at the core of one of the greatest performers in pop music history."

Spears' conservatorship was officially terminated on Nov. 12, 2021, less than five months after she testified that the legal guardianship was “abusive” and that she wanted it to end immediately. She was originally placed under the court-approved arrangement in 2008 following a series of public incidents, including shaving her head and attacking a paparazzo’s car with an umbrella, that raised concerns about her mental welfare.

The conservatorship initially gave Britney's father, Jamie Spears, and attorney Andrew Wallet control over her finances and many facets of her personal life, with filings claiming Britney suffered from an undisclosed mental illness and substance abuse. Some aspects of the arrangement changed over the years, but Jamie remained at the center until he was suspended as conservator by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny in September 2021. According to a New York Times report published in December 2021, Jamie received an estimated $6 million over the course of the conservatorship.

In the nearly two years since the conservatorship was terminated, legal proceedings surrounding its key players have continued. Here's where things stand today with Jamie, Britney's former business manager Lou Taylor, and others.

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