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Britney Spears given permission to hire own lawyer

08:49 am on 16 July 2021

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Britney Spears has told a court in the US she wants to press charges against her father, who she has accused of "conservatorship abuse".

A Los Angeles judge ruled Spears can choose her own lawyer in her fight to end the controversial legal arrangement, made as she was seen as unfit to make her own decisions.

Kim Hill spoke to entertainment reporter Sandro Monetti.