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[The 39-year-old star spoke at the Los Angeles
court remotely by phone, dozens of fans
from the #FreeBritney movement gathered
outside to show their support with banners and posters,
listening to proceedings through a feed.

Giving a highly anticipated written speech
that lasted more than 20 minutes,
Spears alleged she had at one time been
sent to hospital involuntarily and that medication
had been switched without her knowledge,
and compared her treatment to that
of those who have been sex-trafficked.


The star also said she wants to marry her
boyfriend, Iranian actor and model Sam Asghari,
and have a baby, but the conservatorship
won't allow her to.
She told the court she is being forced
to use birth control against her will to
prevent her getting pregnant.]


[During the hearing, Spears claimed she was
forced to take lithium against her will
after rehearsals broke down for a planned
Las Vegas residency in 2019,
which was subsequently cancelled.
All she had done was disagree with one part
of the show's choreography, she said.

"I'm not here to be
anyone's slave," she told the court.
"I can say no to a dance move."]