britney spears wants to end her conservatorship.der it for a13 yeas and doesn't want to have a clear health evaluation. she's 39 years old. she's incredibly successful. will it happen? what's going to happen? >> so it could, don. good evening to you. so what happens is we obviously know that she's had her share of issues, right? she had mental health problems. a lot of people do. that is the thing and so unfortunately, with that, and some alleged drug use, what have you, about 13 years ago her father thought it was appropriate to act as guardian. a lot of things at stake and assets and a lot of decision to be made and predators with her money and income. and so there was this conservatorship and i think at that time, perhaps for very good reason and that's continued over the course of the years to guide her. to look over her, to ensure that things are as they should be. but now as she apparently gets better, she's in court indicating that she's competent, she's able, she's responsible and she wants back in and so look, we live in a

but i tell you, a really big story today is britney spears. britney spears, in court. not often, do you get a star that big, being as candid and as open. i am traumatized. traumatized. i've told the world i am happy and okay. but i'm traumatized. i'm not happy. i can't sleep. i'm so angry, it is insane. she said that she was forced to use birth control against her will. she wants her father out. and she wants out of that conservatorship. i -- i don't know where we go, from here. but this is, certainly, something that we should be paying attention to. where does the conservatorship end? and autonomy for britney spears, a fully-grown woman, begin? >> and finding that she can be in charge of her affairs. and she will not be susceptible to undue influence. and that -- this is -- i've never seen another one of these, by the way. yes, it's britney spears. but to me, the issues are more interesting than the person involved because gets kid get. that's why we are talking about it. but the elderly-disabled, get this. an adjudicated, mentally-ill person gets this. not a 40-year-

. >>> britney spears unleashes in court. the stunning revelations about her personal life as she pleads with the judge to give her back control of her money and career. how the pop star claims her family exploited her life and what happens next. >>> caught on camera, dramatic new images of police under attack during the january riot at the u.s. capitol. >>> throwing beer on the ice. the unexpected and dangerous celebration in new york overnight. >>> and from seinfeld's obsession with pop-tarts to a bizarre new dating show on netflix. >> so i like your fin. >> to a bar that accepts monopoly money, all the trending stories for your thursday morning. >>> good thursday morning, everyone. we begin with breaking news. >> people are trapped in a high-rise building that collapsed in the town surfside. firefighters say the search was slow going because it was so dark. >> at least 80 fire and police units were called to the scene. there were reports of people trapped both in the rubble and on higher floors. at least one victim has bee

we now know much more than we did 48 hours ago about brittany spears. so the next step is to have her father respond and probably to have her. her lawyers actually officially file a petition to terminate this conservatorship, which would probably then bring forth all parties to basically establish why they think the conservatorship should or should need. but they'll be more meetings, more hearing before decision is made. but we now know for sure that she wants it to be terminated, so it really will be up to the court. and we never know, she might have to undergo another psychiatric evaluation before that decision is made. well, if something does happen, we'll be calling a new teacher matthews, in los angeles, there's always t j. thank you. thank here. of the day's almost done, the conversation continues online. you'll find us on twitter either the w news. you can follow me at brent golf tv and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day. we'll see you then everybody who's the news. the news the to the point. strong opinion, cl

britney spears lived, loved and lost in the limelight. and fortune came intense pressure and unwanted paparazzi attention. and behind—the—scenes, a struggle with mental health and a divorce during which she lost custody of her children. it all culminated in a very public breakdown. in 2008 a court awarded herfatherjamie spears temporary conservatorship. it gave him control, notjust of her finances, but her life, who she dated and even, according to leaked documents, the colour of her kitchen cabinets. it's continued for 13 years while she has continued to work. notjust as a top performing artist but as a judge on x factor. her supporters say she has said she finds the arrangement too oppressive and wants it to end. i'm not here for her to perform again. i'm here for her to have her rights and her freedom again. i want her to go to the court and tell the judge that she wants to terminate this conservatorship. but others say it rescued her, protects her from exploitation. she still has the opportunity to come in, frankly, at any time, if sh

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the trouble for britney spears began in 2007.n front of the paparazzi always chasing her, capturing her every move especially the uncomfortable moments in the singer's personal life, the following year multiple health and psychiatric issues landed spears in the hospital in january. her father, jamie spears, filed a petition with the los angeles county superior court that february to place her under a temporary probate conservatorship. jamie spears and attorney andrew wallet becoming permanent coconservators of the estate in october 2008 her father getting control of her medical care, something spears spoke emotionally about saying "i want to be able to get married and have a baby. i was told i can't get married. i have an iud inside me but the so-called team won't let me go to the doctor to remove it because they don't want me to have any more children. the conservatorship is doing me more harm than good." >> usually conservatorships are for the elderly, people that have contributed memory deficits or judgment deficits that are p

it's very hard to believe that someone as big as a brittany spears. if she were a male who see this happening to her in hollywood, if she were not a woman is quite hard to believe. i mean, they have really had their thumb on her for, for quite some time and, and really almost very barbaric. you know, if what she's alleging is true, she really just not has, has not had any kind of control or her life. and what's really troubling is that, you know, as she ages, she's 39 years old. i don't know when she's going to be turning 40 probably soon, but she really wants to have a family and many people understand that. obviously as you age, there may be complications with being able to have a family as you age. so i understand that time is of the essence, and it is surprising to see her undergoing all this as a female and her each. yeah, and we've got about a minute, less k j. i'm a british media today referred to her as the former pop star, britney spears, which shocked us. we were reading that. i mean, what happens next to brittany? i think right now, this is

and that is britney spears. controlling britney spears life in a way that is completely un-american. apparently, it's not just about britney spears. it's about how people in charge use their power. here's what i said. >> why should we care about a rich pop princess, right? i think it's deeper than that. i think it goes to what we talked a lot about which is the rock in the machine and how society also plays a part in a weird form of oppression. the people, the monsters in power that controlled the puppet. not just her, but the message it sends to every girl, every boy out there, that you are disposable and the elites can own you. >> tucker: well, that's a pretty dark picture she's painting, but it probably doesn't just apply to britney spears. but back to britney spears. it is spears being prevented from doing the things that adults are allowed to do in this country and why? she is, can they do it to you too? francine, thank you so much for coming on. so i read, and i don't know if it's true, but i think you wou

also an attorney for spears at father james it spears did give a brief statement on his behalf todayquote is sorry to see his daughter suffering and in so much pain. mr. spears that loves his daughter and misses her very much. >> to a cheerleader descended over some pretty vulgar social media and a rant she went on. lauren greene has more in the specifics of the case this kos case shows the perils and pitfalls of free speech. what is legal is not always moral. by you nearly unanimous decisio they rolled a teenagers is a vocal social media outburst is protected by the first amendment . a majority opinion just stephen breyer wrote about the larger issue at stake saying it might be tempting to this bl's awards as unworthy of the robust approach first amendment protections. sometimes it's necessary to protect in order to preserve th necessary. when the 14 -year-old randy leavy did not make the varsity cheerleading squad or her publi school, she took a social media and launched a cussing tirade against the school. showing a pitcher of a rage tha middle finger. >> i was upset. the team tha

britney spears and her bombshell testimony. for the first time, speaking for 20 minutes in court about the conservatorship and the battle with her father over control of her own money. spears telling the court she's been exploited and that, quote, i deserve a life. i deserve the same rights as anyone. >>> and the new list tonight of cars, which ones create the most american jobs, made with the most american parts? and america strong and the one salute you won't soon forget. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. we begin with the coronavirus in this country and those rare but troubling cases of heart inflammation in young people. a cdc panel tonight revealing they have now concluded that there is a, quote, likely association between the vaccine and the inflammation. the fda now finalizing a new warning that will go out to health care providers, parents and the public, but the cdc and all of its advisers tonight still say the benefits of being vaccinated far outweigh the r risks, sayi iing

but fans have heard little britney spears in recent years. today she was seen speaking passionately to a judge. spears going on to say i'm not happy. i can't sleep. i'm so angry it's insane. and i'm depressed. spears talks about being threatened and being forced to perform. she blames her family singling out her father for not protecting her. >> she's a celebrity but she's still a human being. she need to be heard. >> reporter: but they allow her to go out and make millions of dollars and perform but then they say you can't handle your life. >> reporter: britney's father jamie spears became the conservator of her $16 million estate after his daughter's behavior became erratic. the singer famously captured on video after shaving off her blond locks at a barber shop. during one of her most emotional revelations in court spears says i have an iud inside of me so i don't get pregnant. i wanted to take the iud out so i could start having another baby but the so called team does not want me to take it out because they don't want us have a baby. and

absolutely, we knew that brittney spears i we knew that brittney spears wanted to speak directly to thet what we did not know is what she was going to say and it amounted to 13 years of pent—up frustration, if you like a. a torrent, 25 minute torrent of anger and frustration directed at those who she felt had let her down, who had been appointed by the court to care for her and had failed to do so, chief among them herfather jamie, who for the last 13 years has had control not only of her personal life but also her 60 million dollars estate. she said anything that happened to me had to be approved by my dad, and she accused her father of forcing birth control on her, refusing to allow her to marry her boyfriend, and as far as the conservatorship itself is concerned she said she wants you life back, it's been 13 years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ ., years and that's enough, i'm doner . . ,, , years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ . . , , , years and that's enough, i'm done. ~ ., ., ,, , under done. what happens next? under california law, _ done. what happens next? under california law,

but fans have heard little britney spears in recent years. today she was seen speaking passionately to a judge. spears going on to say i'm not happy. i can't sleep. i'm so angry it's insane. and i'm depressed. spears talks about being threatened and being forced to perform. she blames her family singling out her father for not protecting her. >> she's a celebrity but she's still a human being. she need to be heard. >> reporter: but they allow her to go out and make millions of dollars and perform but then they say you can't handle your life. >> reporter: britney's father jamie spears became the conservator of her $16 million estate after his daughter's behavior became erratic. the singer famously captured on video after shaving off her blond locks at a barber shop. during one of her most emotional revelations in court spears says i have an iud inside of me so i don't get pregnant. i wanted to take the iud out so i could start having another baby but the so called team does not want me to take it out because they don't want us have a baby. and

moments ago one of the most successful performers in history, pop star britney spears, just spoke in court pleading her case as to why she should control her own life. spears has been under this strict conservatorship since 2008 after suffering an apparent mental health crisis, leaving her father in control of her career, of her finances, even of her own medical decisions. and it all shines a spotlight on the issue of conservatorships and whether they are justly imposed in the united states. cnn's stephanie elam joins us live now outside the courthouse in los angeles. stephanie, tell us what's happening in court right now. >> reporter: i can tell you i was just listening to britney spears, listening to what she was saying inside court. and i can tell you, jake, that brittany spears is angry and she has been waiting for this moment to talk about this conservatorship. for everyone who doesn't know what that means, take a look here. ♪ hit me baby one more time ♪ confident and in control. ♪ oops i did it again ♪ britney spears exploded on the pop scene in the late '90s. but in 2007 the p

spear says that she wants to marry her boyfriend and have a baby.but the conservatorship on allow her to do that. her dad and her and his attorneys have emphasized that she and her fortune remain vulnerable to fraud and manipulation. court records. put her net worth it. 50 million dollars about 100 fans from the so-called hashtag freebritney movement gathered outside the courthouse today to show their support for britney spears. i looked up for someone who was able to come out of this, come out of that. >> intense pressures. the media. the throwntinto the probate court system and put back up on stage a year later, she was always that strong person for me and i feel like now i and the words of my friendly and then i think i have to be that strong person for her. and i think all of us are out here because there isn't anyone but for you fighting for britain. everyone has something to gain. >> under the law. the burden would be put on spears to prove that she is competent to be released in free to make her own choices today. she has to end the conservat

the trouble for britney spears began in 2007.y unraveled. the paparazzi there to capture many uncomfortable moments in the pop singer's personal life. the following year, multiple health and psychiatric issues landed spears in the hospital in january. her father, jamie spears, filed a petition with the los angeles county superior court that february to place her under a temporary probate conservatorship. jamie spears and attorney andrew wallet were made permanent co-conservators in october. her father was given control of her medical care. something spears took issue with in her latest medical hearing. i want to be able to get married and have a baby. i was told i can't get married. i have an iud but the so-called team won't let me go to the doctor to remove it. this conservatorship is doing way more harm than good. >> usually most conservatorships are for the elderly. people that have exhibited memory deficits or judgment deficits that are pervasive and most likely going to endure for the rest of their lives. >> reporter: yet wh

we now know much more than we did 48 hours ago about britney spears. so the next step is to have her father respond and probably to have her. her lawyers actually officially file a petition to terminate this conservatorship, which would probably then bring forth all parties to basically establish why they think the conservatorship should or shouldn't. but they'll be more meetings. more hearings before decision is made. but we now know for sure that she wanted to be terminated, so it really will be up to the court. and we never know, she might have to undergo another psychiatric evaluation before that decision is made. well, if something does happen, we'll be calling on you t. j matthews. in los angeles, there's always k j. thank you. thank you. of the day is almost done. the conversation continues online. you'll find us on whether either the w news you can call me at brent golf tv and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day. we'll see you then everybody who's who's who's, who's. busy finally, he can take the trip again. a

the court in los angeles here is a shocking testimony from britney spears as she tries to enter father's control of her personal business affairs. russia says its fired warning shots at a british warship in the black sea, the bbc sees the only broadcaster on board. this came right _ only broadcaster on board. this came right up _ only broadcaster on board. ti 3 came right up close to only broadcaster on board. ti 1 came right up close to the british warship and is trying to force it to change course. on sale for the final time, hong kong pro—democracy newspaperforced to hong kong pro—democracy newspaper forced to close with that staff arrested and assets frozen. and the tech pioneer wanted for alleged a invasion is found dead in a spanish prison —— tax evasion. hello and welcome. britney spears has asked a court in los angeles to end of the guardianship that is led to no control of her life and finances for 13 years. the singers father was legal control over his 39—year—old daughter's financial affairs in 2008 after she had a mental breakdown. sophie long gave me this update from outside

britney spears is just given an impassioned speech. says she wants the abuse of control to end and she wants her life back. the final edition of hong kong's main pro—democracy newspaper has hit the streets, hours after apple daily said persecution by the authorities had forced it to close. and the tech pioneer john mcafee, wanted for alleged tax evasion in the united states, has been found dead in a spanish prison. hello and welcome. russia says its patrol ships and fighterjets — have fired warning shots and dropped bombs in the path of a british warship sailing in the black sea near crimea. the russian defence ministry said, that hms defender, had violated its territorial waters. but the uk's ministry of defence — has flatly denied their claims —— saying the russians were carrying out exercises when they fired. the mod says the royal navy destroyer was sailing in an internationally recognised shipping lane, within the 12 mile limit of crimea s territorial waters. our defence correspondentjonathan beale is the only broadcaster onboard

it's very hard to believe that someone as big as a brittany spears. if she were a male, see this happening to her in hollywood? if she were not a woman is quite hard to believe. i mean, they have really had their thumb on her for, for quite some time and, and really almost very barbaric. you know, if what she's alleging is true, she really just not has, has not had any kind of control or her life. and what's really troubling is that, you know, as she ages, she's 39 years old. i don't know when she's going to be turning 40, probably silly, but she really wants to have a family and many people understand that. obviously as you age, there may be complications with being able to have a family as you age. so i understand that time is of the essence, and it is surprising to see her undergoing all this as a female and her each. yeah, we've got about a minute, less k j. i'm a british media out today referred to her as the former pop star, britney spears, which shocked us. we were reading that. i mean, what happens next for brittany? i think right now, this is

it is very hard to believe that someone as big as a brittany spears. if she were a male who see this happening to her in hollywood, if she were not a woman is quite hard to believe. i mean, they have really had their thumb on her for, for quite some time and, and really almost very barbaric. you know, if what she's alleging is true, she really just not has, has not had any kind of control of her life. and which really troubling is that, you know, as she ages, she's 39 years old. i don't know when she's going to be turning 40 probably soon, but she really wants to have a family and many people understand that. obviously as you age, there may be complications with being able to have a family as you age. so i understand that time is of the essence than it is surprising to see her undergoing all this as a female and her age. yeah, we've got about a minute, less k j. i am a british media today referred to her as the former pop star, britney spears, which shocked us. we were reading that. i mean, what happens next for britain? i think right now, this is a wa

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she took particular aim at her father jamie spears.e arrangement and the power that it gave him. he was in court or appearing virtually anyway did not speak. she alleged, as i said, that he loved the arrangement. britney spears attended the hearing by phone this is the first time that she has spoken in open court at all. she did speak two years ago, but the proceedings were sealed. and she accused the judge, brenda penny, of not hearing her the first time had she come here, she would have encountered, as you can see and hear, a lot of supporters who came out here, they said, to support her. >> don't just bring more attention to it. we're not going to be quiet, we're not going to be silent >> she's been stuck in it for 13 years. she needs all the voices, the whole world is watching. >> people come to support britney and get her freedom, it will help all the other families that are in abusive conservatorships >> reporter: spears told the court that when she told fans that she was doing okay on social media recently that it was a lie. she

>> about jamie spears?nk there are real questions about whether he's simply trying to control his daughter for his own profit. he's profiting enormously, as are everyone involved in this, from britney. while britney, by the way, is not even allowed to see what is being filed in court. it's really unprecedented. >> what is the standard necessary for britney spears to undo this legal arrangement? >> right. so she's got to show that she's able to manage her affairs or that she can resist undue influence. but the key is, under law, you can't have a conservatorship except as a last resort. if there's any less restricted means of being able to help and protect her, a conservatorship can't stand. and the judge has an independent duty to review that and to terminate it. and certainly her lawyer, when she says to her lawyer, i want this thing over, he can give her advice, but it's go time. you go and you seek to terminate the conservatorship, and in 13 years she's never done that. >> why didn't you do it, and why ar

spears loves his daughter and misses her very much.t must have been a tough day for him, i would imagine, to listen to all of that and the family, too. i wonder what happens next with him. >> it's hard to say. really brittany has been voiceless for so long. she's been so muffled. it was interesting when she said my father clearly drives pleasure from taking power away from someone as powerful as i am. when you listen to her statement in total, you see a fighter and you see a survivor. you see someone saying that i have been drugged and medicated to submission. so hopefully what happens next is, you know, this entire conservatorship is reevaluated and britney files that formal request. >> martha: shocking that she stayed silent for so long given this. thanks, maureen. coming up, florida officials are about to give us an update. we expect there's new developments here on the numbers in this situation. nearly 100 people are still unaccounted for after the collapse of the building. as soon as this gets underway, we'll bring it to you after

. >> britney spears le pide que termine el sistema de tutela que tiene su padre en su vida y las finazass habló en la corte. >> comenzamos con la visita de la vicepresidenta de estados unidos, kamala harris en el paso texas este viernes, tres meses después de que el presidente joe biden la pusiera a cargo de los esfuerzos para frenar el fluijo migratorio y hace apenas dos semanas se definía así y . >> (audio en inglés). >> (audio en inglés). >> (audio en inglés). >> ha ido a la frontera pero para activistas y defensores de los inmigrantes a pesar de la demora del viaje a la frontera la visita será importante es un paso que puede generar cambios. >> ya era tiempo de hecho, se tardó un poco pero se tomó la decisión y nosotros estamos dándole la bienvenida a la visita de la vicepresidenta de estados unidos, kamala harris y nosotros tenemos una serie de expectativas para poder conocer los testimonios de las familias fronterizas. >> ahora se da justo unos días antes de que el expresidente donald trum también viaje a la frontera de texas con el gobernador gregg abbott y donald trump culpa a jo

>>> we turn to that britney spears bombshell.the conservatorship case and saying in a los angeles court that she wants her life back. abc's kaylee hartung was outside that courtroom with the very latest on this story. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: hey, good morning, cecilia. this was the most shocking performance of britney spears' life. we listened to that virtual hearing right here at the courthouse, but we couldn't see britney. she only needed to call in to make this plea to a judge to end her conservatorship and the judge forbid any recordings of the proceedings first to share with you, but we heard a confident and determined britney spears who wants the world to hear her story. britney spears standing up for herself in an explosive court hearing wednesday passionately telling a court she's been exploited, embarrassed and demoralized by the people behind the conservatorship that's controlled her life and finances for the last 13 years. asking that it be terminated. the 39-year-old pleading with a judge saying, i just wan

spears called her conservatorship abusive.'t sleep because of it. she alleges she was put on lithium, a medication, obviously, against her will. it's about emotional or mood disregulation. it's a very strong drug. she also revealed that she wanted to have another child and that she is right now on a form of contraception called an iud, and she wanted to take it out but the team won't let her go to the doctor to do so and she said she was told, we don't want you to have any more kids and we don't want you to get married. now, this is a very interesting legal question. this is about best interests of this individual. this is about whether or not she has been found mentally fit or not. so, what's going to happen here, and how did we get here? joining us now, britney spears's former attorney, adam streisand. good to see you, counselor. >> good to see you. thanks. >> to your understanding, was ms. spears ever adjudicated mentally ill, or was she ever found by a court to be noncompus mentes or not competent mentally? >> the proceedi

how soon he says it could become dominant in the u.s >>> britney spears asking a judge to end her father's 13-year conservatorship over her life calling it abusive. the pop star saying she was forced to take lithium and pleading i just want my life back >>> a pedestrian bridge collapsing on to a washington d.c. highway, multiple injuries what caused it >>> president biden unveiling his plan to combat gun violence as crime surges nationwide >>> the supreme court siding with a high school cheerleader in a case involving a profane message on social immediate media. what it means for the future of free speech. >>> the shocking death of tech tycoon john mcaffe in a prison in spain. >>> vp kamala harris announcing a visit to the border after coming under fire from republicans and the major shake-up at the very top of the u.s. border patrol. >>> and the soccer sisters making history on team usa. >>> this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening as we try to take back our lives and put covid in the rear-view mirror, health officials are looking over their shoulders tonight, watchin

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as soon as he appears, we'll go to him and giving you the latest on britney spears. she's expected to address the court over the conservatorship where her father has controlled her money and affaired for the better part of 13 years at a minimum. the question now is at age 39, is it time for that to stop? she certainly hopes so. we're on that, too. ♪♪ but no overdoing it! and no days off! easy, no? no. no. no. no. no. or... you can 'know.' with freestyle libre 14 day, know your glucose levels and take the mystery out of your diabetes. now you know. sir, do you know what you want to order? yes. freestyle libre 14 day. try it for free. >> neil: all right. we're moments away from hearing from britney spears speaking about her father as a conservator. she says enough and wants a kibosh on it now. jonathan hunt has more. what are we in for today, jonathan? >> it's britney, which makes it no surprise that it's also a circus right here outside the courthouse. britney spears supporters on mass every time there's been a hearing in this 13-year long conservatorship. so we expec

this is britney spears.father from handling her career. a lawyer said britney was "afraid of her father" and would not return to the stage while he retained control. we don't know what britney will say when she addresses the court. but her fans are eager to hearfrom her. so, the thing that's always been missing, really, from understanding britney's reputation is britney herself. one of the complications with the conservatorship is that the level of control it gives her conservators means that it's very hard to be sure that, when she makes statements on social media, she's actually putting out the statement that she herself would choose to make. so, this is really the first time since 2008 that we've had a chance to hearfrom britney speaking for herself and her own words. a grassroots movement of fans, known as the #freebritney campaign, want her to regain autonomy over her affairs. they've been staging regular protests — this rally was in los angeles last week. their campaign gained momentum after the releas

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and britney spears was one of those.ple very close to britney, and that person told me that they sent her and she saw my private email to her. and they didn't reply back with if she had a response to me or not. they just said, i showed her your email. >> what did you say, perez? >> basically how deeply sorry i was. i mean i don't remember everything that i said in it. i thanked her for her graciousness in the past because after everything that i had done during those very turbulent years in her life, she asked me to be a part of her circus tour. i was in the opening montage. then she was equally kind and gracious when i went to her las vegas residency. she invited me up onstage. >> wow. >> and put me in one of her bits. that goes to show you that she is just so -- i don't want to say forgiving because that's for her to speak on. >> she was a bigger person than you at the time. >> yes. >> let's get into what she said. britney spoke out against what she describes as this abusive censorship. she says my precious body has wo

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fans have heard little from britney spears in recent years. spears attended a court hearing in it los angeles by phone. speaking clearly and passionately to a judge and attorneys, spears calling her conservatorship abusive and saying it needs to end. spears going on to say, i'm not happy. i can't sleep. i'm so angry it's insane. and i'm depressed. spears talks about feeling threatened and being forced to perform. she blames her family, singling out her father for not protecting and supporting her. loyal fans speaking out. >> she's a celebrity but she's still a human being and she's still -- she needs to be heard. >> they allow her to go out and make millions of dollars and perform but then they say you can't handle your life. >> britney's father jamie spears became the conservator of her estimated $60 million estate 13 years ago. paparazzi following her every move. the singer famously captured on video after shaving off her blond locks at a barbershop. during one of her most emotional revelations in court spears says, i have an iud inside of m

you pop star britney spears has told a judge she's a virtual slave.s spoke out in court on the phone pleading for the judge to end her conservatorshiped a ministered by her father, jamie, calling it abusive. >> she said she felt pressured by her father to work as much as she did. she felt pressure by him to maybe take medication that she didn't want to. >> reporter: spearsed to the judge she was put on lithium despite her objections. and while on it, spears said that i felt drunk, i couldn't even stick up for myself. and she said under the conservatorship, she can't get married or have a child. quote, i have an iud inside of myself right now so i don't get pregnant. i wanted to take the iud out so i could start trying to have another baby but this so-called team won't let me go to the doctor to take it out because they don't want me to have children. >> those are all things that are really tough to hear and very traumatic also knowing that she has lived this life for 13 years. >> reporter: since 2008, britt any spears' father has had remarkable contro

though her father's role has recently been diminished an attorney for jamie spears said in court he's sorry to see his daughter suffering and in so much pain. mr. spears loves his daughter and misses her very much. >> erin, the details of her account were really quite stunning even disclosing private medical information. >> that's right, lester, and she fought to have her account heard publicly, even describing how the people running her conservatorship won't let her remove her contraception blocking her ability to have another baby we have yet to her from her conservatorship on that. lester >> erin mclachlan in los angeles, thank you. >>> in just 60 scene in wash, d.c. as a pedestrian bridge collapses on a highway. >>> terrifying moments on a highway in washington, d.c. today as a pedestrian bridge came crashing down garrett haake is on the scene. >> reporter: tonight, a curtain of concrete and steel falling across a washington, d.c. highway, with five people injured and lucky to be alive after a pedestrian bridge collapsed >> oh, man >> reporter: officials believe this large truck s

but britney spears has told a judge she's a virtual slave.father, jamie, calling it "abusive." >> she said she felt pressured by her father, she felt pressure by him to work as much as she did. she felt pressure by him to maybe take medication she didn't want to. >> reporter: she told the judge she was put on lithium, despite her objections. while she was on lithium, she said, i felt drunk. i couldn't even stick up for myself. and she said, under the conservatorship, she can't get married or have a child. "i have an iud inside of myself so i don't get pregnant. i wanted to take it out so i could have another baby. but this so-called team won't let me go to the doctor to take it out because they don't want me to have children. >> those are all things that are tough to hear and traumatic, knowing that she's lived this whole life underneath his conservatorship for 13 years. >> reporter: since 2008, britney spears' father, jamie spears, has had remarkable control over several aspects of his daughter's life, including her money. he petitioned the

britney spears has lived under this conservatorship since 2008.ts are for elderly people and mentally disabled people and she's released several albums and had her vegas residency. how unusual is an arrangement like this for a successful 39-year-old woman? >> hello, don. good to see you. you're right. this is incredibly unusual and i think britney put it best when she said it's abusive. you think of conservatorship you think of someone in their 80s or 90s that suffered from dementia or alzheimer's that can't make decisions. they are mentally incapacitated. britney spears is none of that as you appropriately stated, this woman has been working and not just working a 9:00 to 5:00 job but performing on a high level. she was judge for one year on a national competition show. she's toured the world, giving concerts. so, when you think about who is incapacitated, her picture should be nowhere near incapacitated. it's bother some to me as a lawyer the court system allowed to conservatorship to go on for as long as it has. i applaud her for her bravery an

and at the time i didn't care if it hurt britney spears. how cruel is that? there are way more important things than just getting attention, and you can do that in other ways, ways that aren't nasty, mean, cruel, hurtful or bullying. the thing that hurts me the most is, at the time i knew what i was doing was wrong. it's like a drug addict who might steal from a loved one or just does something that they know they shouldn't do but they do it anyways. and that's something i will carry with me forever. >> so you've apologized. i'm not sure if you can call it directly, because you haven't -- >> i have as well. i've apologized privately to britney spears. last year was very challenging for all of us. and i went through a severe depression which led me to do a lot of soul-searching. i reached out privately last year to many people from my past, celebrities and noncelebrities, that i also thought i should apologize to and britney spears was one of those. i know people very close to britney, and that person told me that they sent her and she saw my private email to

she is not involved in spears' legal proceedings.arah, let me start with you. i don't know -- did you listen to the statement that britney made yesterday about a half an hour in length? and what's your sense of whether a woman who spoke for half an hour with some anguish about what she's going through, whether that woman should be under conservatorship at this point? >> i did listen to it. and it was heartbreaking to hear. and the most difficult thing for me was why -- why they're at this juncture in this hearing because if her lawyer knew going into this that this is what her statement was going to be, in my opinion they should have been there on a petition to terminate and not there to talk about changing out the conservat conservatorship. >> yeah. what does it take to get out of a conservatorship typically? in that statement, britney asked that she -- she was able to do it -- she said without evaluation. what does that mean? >> every person in the united states is deemed to have the right to manage their own financial affairs unle

reps for britney spears declined comment. jamie spears has carried out as hen conservators. it's clearly apparent to the court. some experts believe by trying to push her father out, britney is laying the ground for all-out control of her life. >> britney who could still work a few years ago was making millions and millions of dollars in las vegas. it's extremely usual for a conservatorship of this length to involve someone like britney spears. >> reporter: legal experts say they do not expect a judge to make a decision today. there are court dates on the calendar, the next big one being in july. geoff. >> erin mclaughlin, thanks to you. joining me is zoe brennan cohen. this story matters because britney spears is a cultural icon but also about the control. there are lots of people who find themselves subjected to a conservatorship. can you explain exactly how it works? >> sure, thank you for having me. the conservatorship or a guardianship in other states, it takes rights from one person and gives those rights to another per