Britney Spears’ father files to shut down conservatorship that controls his daughter’s life

Jamie Spears, conservator of the pop singer’s estate since 2008, says ‘recent events’ called the arrangement into question

Britney Spears’s father has filed an unexpected request to terminate the controversial conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life for 13 years.

In a stunning move, Jamie Spears, who is the conservator of his daughter’s estate, said “recent events” called into question whether she still needed a court to oversee her personal affairs and finances.