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Britney Spears<\/a><\/strong>\u2019 career and personal life have faced a series of ups and downs over the years.<\/p>\n Spears first showed off her vocal skills on the singing competition Star Search<\/em> at 10 years old in 1992. Following a stint on The Mickey Mouse Club<\/em>, she signed a record deal with Jive Records in 1997 and created chart-topping hits.<\/p>\n As Spears\u2019 popularity continued to grow, so did the attention on her personal life. Spears married her backup dancer Kevin Federline<\/strong> <\/a>in October 2004 after a whirlwind romance. The twosome later welcomed sons Sean Preston and Jayden James.<\/p>\n In 2007, Spears made headlines for a very public breakdown,<\/a> which lead her to temporarily lose primary custody of her boys. She was also placed under a legal conservatorship in February 2008, which gave her father, Jamie Spears<\/strong><\/a>, control over her finances and her person.<\/p>\n In February 2021, Hulu released an episode of The New York Times Presents<\/em> titled \u201cFraming Britney Spears,\u201d which renewed public interest<\/a> in her conservatorship. A judge officially terminated the conservatorship<\/a> in November 2021.<\/p>\n