Britney Spears regains control of her life as judge terminates her conservatorship

Spears was also granted her wish to be freed without the need for a psychiatric evaluation, which she made clear she was against

The decision to end the arrangement closed one of the most controversial chapters in modern pop music history and handed Spears the keys to her estimated $60m estate. File picture: AP

Britney Spears has regained control of her life and career for the first time in 13 years after a judge in Los Angeles terminated her conservatorship.

The pop superstar, 39, had been fighting to end the complex legal arrangement she was placed under in 2008 amid substance abuse and mental health issues.