Britney Spears

Britney Spears is charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence following her arrest in March. More

May 1, 2026

Authorities say Britney Spears was arrested Wednesday night in Ventura County, California, though the charge was not immediately clear. More

March 5, 2026

Spears filed a police report saying that she was struck by a security guard while trying to get Wembanyama's attention. More

July 6, 2023

A jury found Kelly, 55, guilty of racketeering and other counts last year at a trial that was seen as a signature moment in the #MeToo movement. More

June 29, 2022

Jason Alexander, who was once briefly married to Britney Spears and showed up uninvited at the pop star's wedding to longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari, was charged with felony stalking. More

June 13, 2022

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say Britney Spears’ former husband crashed her wedding site in southern California. Ventura County Sheriff’s Capt. Cameron Henderson said officers responded to a trespassing call after 2 p.m. Thursday. He says the pop singer’s first husband, Jason Alexander, was detained at the site of the ceremony. Henderson says Alexander was arrested after officers noticed he had a warrant for his arrest in another county. Alexander went on his Instagram live when he approached the event security. In what appeared to be a mostly empty but decorated room, he told them Spears invited him. Alexander was briefly married to Spears for 55 hours in 2014. She was his childhood friend. More

June 9, 2022

Former child star Amanda Bynes released from court conservatorship that put life and financial decisions in parents' control for nearly nine years. More

March 22, 2022

The hearing to settle lingering issues in the aftermath of Spears’ conservatorship quickly descended into a series of angry accusations between attorneys for Spears and her father. More

January 20, 2022

Britney Spears is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled the pop singer's life and money for nearly 14 years. More

November 12, 2021

With no significant opposition from anyone involved, it appears likely Judge Brenda Penny will dissolve the legal arrangement. More

November 12, 2021

Britney Spears and attorney successfully drove her father from conservatorship that ran singer's life but they're not done scrutinizing him and actions he took over the past 13 years. More

September 30, 2021

In a victory for Britney Spears a judge suspended the singer's father from conservatorship that controlled her life and money for 13 years saying arrangement "reflects a toxic environment." More

September 29, 2021

Judge Brenda Penny has been the calm eye of the storm surrounding Britney Spears and the conservatorship that controls her life. More

September 29, 2021

Britney Spears said in a court filing Wednesday that she agrees with her father that the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008 should be terminated. More

September 22, 2021

Britney Spears announced her engagement Sunday to her boyfriend Sam Asghari with an exuberant post displaying a diamond ring engraved with the word “lioness.” More

September 13, 2021

Britney Spears' father filed to end the court conservatorship that has controlled the singer's life and money for 13 years. James Spears filed his petition in Los Angeles Superior Court. More

September 7, 2021

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — Britney Spears will face no charges after an allegation from her housekeeper that Spears slapped a phone out of her hand, prosecutors said Wednesday. A possible misdemeanor battery charge was declined based on insufficient evidence that a crime had occurred and lack of injury to the housekeeper or of significant […] More

September 1, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears and her new attorney say her father is trying to get about $2 million in payments before stepping down from the conservatorship that controls her life and money, a move they liken to extortion in a court filing Tuesday. The document filed by […] More

August 31, 2021

Britney Spears is under investigation over misdemeanor battery after a staff member at her home alleged the singer struck her More

August 19, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Thursday that he is planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent. James Spears filed legal documents saying that while there are […] More

August 13, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Friday that there are “no grounds whatsoever” for removing him from the conservatorship that controls her money and affairs. James Spears “has dutifully and faithfully served as the conservator of his daughter’s estate without any blemishes on […] More

August 6, 2021

Matthew Rosengart proposed that James Spears be replaced with CPA Jason Rubin as conservator of the pop star’s estate. More

July 27, 2021

Federal lawmakers are introducing a new bill called the FREE Act to protect Americans whose rights have been stripped away under guardianship. More

July 21, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A new attorney has been appointed to represent Britney Spears in her conservatorship after a hearing in which the singer tearfully spoke about the case’s impact on her life. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on Wednesday approved Spears hiring former federal prosecutor Mathew […] More

July 14, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three weeks after Britney Spears ‘ dramatic comments in court condemning the conservatorship that has controlled her life for 13 years, a Los Angeles judge and others with legal power over the pop star will convene for a hearing Wednesday to deal with the aftermath. Spears’ remarks […] More

July 14, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ court-appointed attorney on Tuesday filed documents to resign from her conservatorship, the latest of several such moves that have come in the fallout from the pop singer’s comments in court decrying the legal arrangement that controls her money and affairs. Samuel Ingham III […] More

July 7, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ father has asked the court overseeing his daughter’s conservatorship to investigate her statements to a judge last week on the court’s control of her medical treatment and personal life, which she called overly restrictive and abusive. James Spears emphasized in a pair of […] More

June 30, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears’ powerful plea to a judge to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life since 2008 brought sympathy and outrage from fans, famous supporters and even casual observers who say she deserves independence. Yet lawyers who deal in such matters say the speech itself may not have […] More

June 25, 2021

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears asked a judge Wednesday to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008. The dramatic request at a Los Angeles hearing came with her first words in open court in the conservatorship during its 13-year existence. Spears called the […] More

June 23, 2021

Britney Spears is expected to address a judge overseeing the conservatorship that has controlled the pop star's money and affairs since 2008. More

June 23, 2021