The return of Britney Spears: how she’s finally reclaiming her life, from wedding dances with boyfriend Sam Asghari to Instagram revelations and defending herself in court

Apr 30 , 2021

Britney Spears was recently spotted on outings with boyfriend Sam Asghari – does this mean she’s getting her life back? Photos: @britneyspears; @samasghari/Instagram

During the pop star’s controversial conservatorship and the #FreeBritney movement, a date was just set for her to speak directly to the Los Angeles court

Sam Lutfi, who was accused of abusive behaviour towards Spears, Amanda Bynes and Courtney Love, recently took to Twitter, but why?

It’s time, folks. We think we speak for most when we say we’ve all been rooting for Britney Spears during the ongoing drama surrounding her freedom. After a tumultuous few years, leading to fans around the world rallying and protesting in support of their idol as part of the #FreeBritney movement, Spears is now finally ready to speak up for herself and slowly take back control of her life and what’s left of her estimated US$60 million fortune. Yes, really.

Britney Spears in concert at AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong, June 27, 2017. Photo: handout

Lets recap: after winning the world over as the princess of pop for almost a decade, fans watched in horror as Spears was placed under a conservatorship in 2008 following her tragic public breakdown the year before. And despite recovering, getting her life back on track and getting back to work, she’s remained under strict control for all these years, so access to her has been tough. It was like we could all see her, but nobody could reach her. (Pretty deep stuff.)

Singer Britney Spears makes an appearance in front of the Park MGM hotel-casino in Las Vegas in October 2018. Photo: Las Vegas Sun via AP

But things got downright weird on January 4, 2019, when she unexpectedly announced an “indefinite work hiatus” and the cancellation of her planned Las Vegas residency. Something in Camp Britney was off.

The official line was that she was taking time off to be with her father James, who was managing her conservatorship and relevant affairs, and was recovering from a near-fatal colon rupture. Understandable, but she entered a psychiatric facility that same month. A source came forward claiming that Spears was being held and medicated against her will, and that’s when all hell broke loose, and the #FreeBritney movement began.

The ongoing drama and legal fees haven’t been kind to Brit’s bank account either, with her 2021 net worth clocking in at a mere estimated US$60 million. A drop in the ocean of all the money she’s made over the years.

According to court documents at the time, Spears’ personal lawyer, Samuel D. Ingham III, blamed her professional hiatus on her father, stating in the hearing: “My client has informed me that she is afraid of her father. She will not perform as long as her father is in charge of her career.”