EXCLUSIVE: Britney is seen for first time since winning conservatorship battle to remove her dad as she gets behind the wheel of her $150K white Mercedes - something she was banned from doing under the conservatorship
- Britney Spears, 39, was seen on Monday behind the wheel of her $150,000 white Mercedes-AMG SL 63
- It was the first time she was seen in public since the Sept 29 ruling that removed her father as conservator
- Spears' lawyer is now hoping to end the conservatorship entirely before her 40th birthday in December
- The singer on Monday was driving near her Los Angeles home with bodyguards following behind in a SUV
- Spears and her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, announced their engagement on September 12 after five years dating
- On Friday Asghari surprised Spears with a Doberman puppy who they named Porsha
Britney Spears was spotted on Monday out and about for the first time since a judge removed her father from her conservatorship almost two weeks ago.
Spears, 39, went for a drive in her white Mercedes-AMG SL 63 near her Los Angeles home.
She appeared to be alone in the $150,000 car, but bodyguards followed behind in a separate vehicle.
The Louisiana-born singer is known for her love of driving and has spoken often about the sense of freedom she feels behind the wheel.
In a 2008 documentary, made shortly after she was placed under a conservatorship, she revealed she was no longer allowed to drive alone.
A producer asked her, 'When did you last feel free?' to which she responded: 'When I got to drive my car a lot.'
She added: 'I love driving my car.
'There's something about being able to drive your car that allows freedom. I haven't been able to drive my car.'
Britney Spears was pictured on Monday for the first time since a September 29 judge's ruling that removed her father Jamie from having control over her estate. The ruling was a huge victory for Spears and her legal team
Spears was pictured behind the wheel near her Los Angeles home, with bodyguards following behind
Wearing mirrored aviator sunglasses, Spears appeared to be alone in the $150,000 vehicle
The singer has frequently spoken of her love of driving and the sense of freedom she feels behind the wheel
On June 23, Spears told the judge presiding over her conservatorship that she wanted to be able to go for a drive with her boyfriend, Sam Asghari, behind the wheel.
A month later, she posted a photo to Instagram and commented: 'It's been a while since I drove alone and well let's just say it's a DIFFERENT BALLGAME.'
Spears is pictured with her father Jamie. He controlled her financial affairs and oversaw every detail of her life from 2008 until September 29, when his role officially ended. He insists he has always had his daughter's best interests at heart
Spears' father was placed in charge of her estate under the terms of a controversial conservatorship, which saw every aspect of her life controlled by others - from forcing her to have an IUD implanted, to preventing her spending her own money, and stopping her driving.
On September 29 Judge Brenda Penny removed her father from the arrangement - something which Spears had lobbied for for several years.
Spears' lawyer Mathew Rosengart is now working to have the conservatorship ended entirely before her 40th birthday in December.
Spears and Asghari, 27, an Iranian-born actor and personal trainer, announced their engagement on September 12, with Asghari presenting her with a spectacular ring.
He chose a four-carat round brilliant stone in a platinum cathedral setting, with the diamond in an arch above the metal. The ring has his nickname for Spears, 'Lioness,' engraved inside the band.
The two then took off to Palm Springs for a getaway to celebrate their engagement.
Asghari first met Spears when she hired him as her love interest in her 'Slumber Party' music video in October 2016.
The Louisiana-born singer has been posting photos to Instagram, but fans have been waiting for an actual sighting of her
Spears has, since the September 29 ruling, posted a series of Instagram photos, many of them showing her dancing or trying out different outfits. But she has not been seen in public until now
He will be the singer's third husband.
She was married to her backing dancer Kevin Federline — the father of her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, both 15 — from 2004 to 2007.
She also had a brief marriage to her friend Jason Alexander, with the pair tying the knot in Las Vegas in 2004 and being married for just 55 hours before the wedding was annulled.
Spears was previously engaged to her former agent Jason Trawick in 2011, but the pair called it quits by 2013.
On Friday Asghari surprised Spears with a Doberman puppy, who they named Porsha.
He suggested that the dog would be used as '#homesecurity.'
TIMELINE OF BRITNEY'S COMPLEX CONSERVATORSHIP AND HOW IT BEGAN
Britney with her father, brother and mother in 2006. Her parents separated
2002: Jamie Spears and Lynne Spears divorce.
Britney breaks up with Justin Timberlake around the same time.
2004: Britney marries Kevin Federline.
2005: Britney and Kevin welcome their first child, Sean Preston Federline.
2006: Jayden James Federline, Britney and Kevin's second child, is born.
2007: Britney, struggling through a custody battle and split with Kevin, shaves her head and attacks a paparazzo's car.
2008: Jamie Spears files for conservatorship of Britney, claiming she is not legally well enough to make her own decisions.
Britney in 2008 for a custody hearing as part of her split with Kevin Federline. Jamie Spears in court in 2008 getting the conservatorship
2009-2019: QUIET CONSERVATORSHIP YEARS
The conservatorship - which had been temporary - is extended every year.
In court papers, Jamie's attorneys describe how she is making more money.
JANUARY 2019: THE ARRANGEMENT STARTS TO CRUMBLE
Britney in 2019, in the grips of the conservatorship, in Las Vegas at her residency
Britney announces an 'indefinite' work hiatus and cancels her lucrative Las Vegas residency.
Jamie files paperwork asking for the conservatorship to be extended beyond California, to apply in Hawaii, Louisiana and Florida as well.
He steps down as her primary conservator after allegations he abused one of her sons but is still listed as one of those in charge.
EARLY 2020: Britney, Jamie and Jamie-Lynne are in Louisiana together for two weeks.
The #FreeBritney movement is picking up.
Jamie's attorneys claim everyone is happy together and enjoying spending time together in quarantine.
NOVEMBER 2020: Britney's attorneys claim in papers that she is afraid of her father and asks for Bessemer Trust to be put in charge.
Her fans start speculating over her cryptic Instagram posts and videos that she wants a way out.
DECEMBER 2020: The conservatorship is extended until September 2021.
FEBRUARY 5, 2021: Framing Britney Spears debuts on Hulu.
The conservatorship that Britney was put under is ordinarily used in situations where older, perhaps senile people, can no longer look after their own affairs.
Fans are concerned for her well-being and have demanded that she be released from the control of her father, Jamie
It gives control over to an appointed conservator for the best interest of the recipient but in most cases, the recipient is not healthy enough to make their own money, unlike Britney who makes millions. Under the rules of the probate conservatorship, Jamie now has equal control over her estate to a third party and an attorney, Andrew Wallet.
Wallet derives a salary of $426,000 a year from Britney's estate.
He, Jamie and the third party who was brought on recently can make deals on her behalf and restrict her visitors.
JUNE 23, 2021 - BRITNEY SPEAKS OUT IN COURT
Britney and her boyfriend Sam Asghari
In an emotional testimony, Britney told the court that she had suffered psychologically for years as a result of the conservatorship which she said was so restrictive, she wasn't allowed to remove her IUD birth control.
JUNE 30, 2021 - JUDGE DENIES BRITNEY'S REQUEST TO REMOVE JAMIE
Judge Brenda Penny, responding to Britney's November 2020 request, refuses to remove Jamie from the agreement.
She doesn't say why but she does invite her attorney to file paperwork to end it, which he doesn't.
JULY 1, 2021 - BESSEMER TRUST RESIGNS AFTER BEING PUT IN CHARGE WITH JAMIE
A day after the judge's ruling, Bessemer Trust, which had been brought on, resigned, saying they were never aware that Britney wanted to end the conservatorship.
In a court filing, the company's attorneys said: 'We heard her and respect her wishes.'
JULY 5, 2021 - BRITNEY'S LONG-TIME MANAGER RESIGNS
Larry Rudolph wrote a letter to Jamie and the conservatorship to say he was no longer needed since Britney wanted to retire.
He said he hadn't spoken to her for two years but had been told by others that she wanted to step down.
JULY 6, 2021 - BRITNEY'S ATTORNEY STEPS DOWN
Sam Ingham, the attorney appointed to represent Britney in 2008, steps down after failing to file paperwork to terminate the conservatorship, despite her pleas.
JULY 14, 2021 -BRITNEY WINS RIGHT TO CHOOSE HER OWN LAWYER
A Los Angeles court granted Britney the right to choose a lawyer to help her end her conservatorship, after she told a judge the current situation was 'allowing my dad to ruin my life.' She chose former federal prosecutor Mathew Rosengart as her new attorney.
JULY 23, 2021 - BRITNEY FLASHES HER BOOBS ON INSTAGRAM
Singer's semi-nude post was hailed by fans including Paris Hilton as evidence of her determination to become a 'free woman'.
JULY 27, 2021 - LYNNE SPEARS AGREES TO TESTIFY IN SUPPORT OF HER DAUGHTER
The singer's mother's attack on Jamie gives her a powerful new ally in her bid to be freed.
AUGUST 12, 2021 - JAMIE SPEARS AGREES TO STEP DOWN AS CONSERVATOR
Jamie's lawyers filed court documents saying that he will step down, and provide an orderly transition to another conservator.
He said that he was doing so because he felt a public argument with his daughter was not in her best interests.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 - JAMIE SPEARS FILES TO END THE CONSERVATORSHIP
Jamie states that his daughter 'is entitled to have this Court now seriously consider whether this conservatorship is no longer required.'
The filing went on to say that Britney Spears' circumstances have changed 'to such an extent that grounds for establishment of a conservatorship may no longer exist.'
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 - JAMIE SUSPENDED FROM CONSERVATORSHIP
LA Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny ruled to suspend Jamie as the conservator of Britney's estate.
Accountant John Zabel has been named as the temporary replacement conservator.
NOVEMBER 2, 2021 - JAMIE FILES TO END THE CONSERVATORSHIP IMMEDIATELY, RELINQUISHING ALL FINANCIAL CLAIMS
Jamie Spears filed court documents declaring that he was leaving the arrangement immediately, handing over all documents, and not seeking any financial benefit.
This poor woman just let her be.
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