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Britney Spears and Sam Asghari got married on Thursday. The couple is pictured here at the premiere of Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood in July 2019. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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Britney Spears and Sam Asghari arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," at the TCL Chinese Theatre, Monday, July 22, 2019. Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP hide caption

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Britney Spears at the Billboard Music Awards in 2016 in Las Vegas. Lester Cohen/Getty Images hide caption

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Britney Spears' conservatorship has finally ended

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#FreeBritney activists outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse during Spears' hearing in September, when a judge suspended Spears' father from her conservatorship. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption

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#FreeBritney activists rally at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles during the Britney Spears conservatorship hearing Wednesday. Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images hide caption

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Britney Spears supporter Peter Stickles was among those demonstrating outside Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday. Liz Baker/NPR hide caption

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A Judge Suspends Britney Spears' Dad From Her Conservatorship

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#FreeBritney activists outside of a Los Angeles court hearing regarding the Britney Spears conservatorship on July 14. JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Britney Spears' recently hired lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, speaking to reporters outside the Los Angeles County Courthouse on July 19. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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#FreeBritney protesters gather outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles. Similar rallies have been taking place around the world in recent weeks. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption

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They Were Laughed At For Their #FreeBritney Activism. Not Anymore

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Protesters attend a #FreeBritney Rally at Stanley Mosk Courthouse on Wednesday in Los Angeles. The group is calling for an end to the 13-year conservatorship led by the pop star's father, Jamie Spears, who has control over her finances and business dealings. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images hide caption

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Lawyer Mathew Rosengart (right), with actor Matt Damon and Kenneth Lonergan at a party in Los Angeles in 2016 in Los Angeles, California. Todd Williamson/Getty Images for Amazon Studios hide caption

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Britney Spears, seen here at an awards event in April 2018, has renewed the debate over conservatorships, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle expressing support for the pop star. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images hide caption

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A Republican And Democrat Have Come Together To #FreeBritney

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#FreeBritney activists protest outside a conservatorship hearing for pop singer Britney Spears on June 23 in Los Angeles. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption

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Britney Spears' Conservatorship Is Back In Court: Who's Who, And What They Want

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