Britney Spears fans celebrate after singer’s father removed as her guardian
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01 October 2021 |
8:04 am
Britney Spears fans celebrate outside a court in Los Angeles after a judge ordered the singer’s father be removed as her guardian. Spears’ father had controlled her life for the past 13 years, under a legal arrangement the 39-year-old singer has slammed as “abusive”.
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