Britney's freedom 'now truly complete' with settlement

Britney Spears was taken out of the conservatorship in November 2021, after a pair of speeches she made to a judge turned what had been a growing public sentiment against it into a cause best known by the hashtag #FreeBritney.

But several elements remained and dragged on in court, including final payments to the attorneys who helped operate the conservatorship.

Spears' attorney Mathew Rosengart had also sought a public reckoning over what he said was financial malfeasance by Jamie Spears and allegations of excessive surveillance of Spears.

All of that will now be dispensed with in the settlement in a series of filings last week, one of which said Jamie Spears had been "fully and finally discharged as Former Conservator of the Estate."

"Although the conservatorship was terminated in November, 2021, her wish for freedom is now truly complete," Rosengart said in a statement.

"As she desired, her freedom now includes that she will no longer need to attend or be involved with court or entangled with legal proceedings in this matter. It has been our honour and privilege to represent, protect, and defend Britney Spears."

Jamie Spears' attorney, Alex Weingarten told The New York Times that "Jamie loves his daughter very much" and "would love nothing more than to reconcile and be a family again. He has only ever acted in Britney's best interests."

"Jamie is thrilled all this is over," Weingarten said. "He regrets the irresponsible and specious allegations made against him in public."

In her memoir, The Woman in Me, published last year, Spears said she felt that her father had "always been all about the money."

She married longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari months after the conservatorship ended, but Asghari filed for divorce just over a year later.

The divorce has yet to be finalised and the two are still legally wed.