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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R. Kelly, appearing at a hearing in his federal trial in Illinois in Sept. 2019. Kelly currently faces 22 federal charges in two separate indictments: one in New York and one in Illinois. Antonio Perez/Getty Images hide caption
Eric Clapton performs in London in March 2020, shortly before the coronavirus lockdown. Mike Marsland/WireImage via Getty Images hide caption
Bette Midler performs during the 91st Annual Academy Awards at Dolby Theatre on Feb. 24, 2019, in Hollywood, Calif. Kevin Winter/Getty Images hide caption
Drummer and educator Billy Hart, one of the NEA's 2022 Jazz Masters. Desmond White/Courtesy of the NEA hide caption
Gente de Zona's "Patria y Vida" (pictured, right: Randy Malcom in Miami) reclaims a slogan made popular at the birth of the Cuban revolution, "Patria o Muerte" (Homeland or Death), 62 years ago. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Japanese musician Keigo Oyamada, who performs as Cornelius, in Tokyo in 2014. Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images hide caption
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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
Britney Spears supporters gathering outside a Los Angeles courthouse before her June 23rd testimony. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Britney Spears Can Choose Her Own Lawyer In Conservatorship Case, A Judge Has Ruled
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
#FreeBritney activists protest outside a conservatorship hearing for pop singer Britney Spears on June 23 in Los Angeles. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
Britney Spears' Conservatorship Is Back In Court: Who's Who, And What They Want
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Jimmy Jam, left, and Terry Lewis stand after being acknowledged by inductee Janet Jackson during the 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, held at the Barclays Center on March 29, 2019 in New York. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For The Rock and Ro hide caption
Jimmy Jam And Terry Lewis, Legendary Hitmakers, Release Their First Album
The late Armenian composer and musician Jivan Gasparyan, performing in New York in 1994. Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images hide caption
Black creators on TikTok have joined a widespread strike over what some are criticizing as cultural appropriation on the popular video app. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
A #FreeBritney activist protests against keeping her in a conservatorship earlier this year in Los Angeles. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images hide caption
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