In entertainment news (with a legal angle), Britney Spears has effectively gone on strike.

Britney Spears has said she will not perform again while her father retains control over her career as part of a conservatorship set up in 2008.

The singer’s message is the latest in a series of emotional public comments about the arrangement that controls her personal and financial affairs.

“This conservatorship killed my dreams,” she said in a lengthy post on Instagram. “So all I have is hope.”

Britney wants to bring an end to the arrangement, calling it abusive.

bbc.com