LOS ANGELES — After her arrest in California on Thursday, here's a look at events in the life of Britney Spears since she was released from a court conservatorship in 2021.
In flexing her newfound freedom, Spears marries her longtime boyfriend Sam Asghari. Spears, then 40, had cited her desire to marry Asghari as one of the factors fueling her desire to end the conservatorship that had been in effect for nearly 14 years.
The two wed at her home in Thousand Oaks, California, in front of guests including Selena Gomez, Drew Barrymore, Paris Hilton and Madonna. A childhood friend to whom she was once married for a few days attempts to crash the ceremony and is arrested.
In a temporary return to music-making, Spears collaborates with Elton John on the club-friendly single “Hold Me Closer.” It's her first new music since 2016.
A Broadway musical based around Spears' songs opens with her endorsement and approval, but fails to resonate with critics or audiences and will close after just 2 1/2 months.
Spears has a strange interaction in Las Vegas with San Antonio Spurs then-rookie Victor Wembanyama. The moment is captured on video, but accounts conflict over what happened.
Spears' marriage to Asghari ends in divorce after just 14 months. He cites irreconcilable differences as the reason and seeks spousal support. Spears declines to publicly address the split.
Spears releases a memoir, “The Woman in Me.” It details her childhood and rise to stardom, her marriages and motherhood and her conservatorship. Her recent divorce from Asghari is not addressed.
Spears says rumors that she is planning a new album are false. She says in an Instagram post that she has no intention of ever returning to the music industry.
Spears reaches a settlement with her father Jamie Spears over lingering issues with the court conservatorship that he primarily controlled.
Spears reaches a settlement with Asghari in their divorce. Few details were made public, but neither Spears nor Asghari will get future spousal support, which he initially sought.
Universal Pictures lands the rights to Spears’ memoir “The Woman in Me” and announces it will develop a biopic of the pop star to be directed by Jon M. Chu.
Spears' ex-husband Kevin Federline, the father of her two sons, releases a memoir, “You Thought You Knew.” It includes allegations that Spears drank during pregnancy, used cocaine while the boys were still breastfeeding, and engaged in bizarre and frightening behavior during visits with them.
