IN HER OWN WORDS: How Britney Spears fought for her freedom from an 'abusive' conservatorship and won

• In 2008, Britney Spears was placed into a conservatorship after two involuntary stays in psychiatric facilities.
• The court-enforced legal arrangement controlled her life for the next 13 years — an experience she would later describe as abusive and traumatizing.
• This comic, featuring art by Josh Adams, tells the story of how the most recognizable pop star in modern history was first forced into a conservatorship, and the how she fought to free herself.

Using quotes from Britney Spears' explosive June 2021 testimony, we reveal the contrast between her public-facing life overseen by her father and the harrowing private experiences she dealt with behind closed doors.