Britney Spears celebrated a judge appointing her lawyer of choice by doing cartwheels.
The pop superstar won a legal victory on Wednesday after Mathew S Rosengart was named her new counsel in the conservatorship case that controls much of her life and career.
Spears had delivered tearful testimony during the hearing in Los Angeles, the second time she has addressed the court in a matter of weeks.
Speaking to the room over the phone, she listed a series of grievances against the conservatorship, alleging her hair vitamins and coffee had been taken from her.
“Mam, that’s not abuse, that’s just f****** cruelty,” a tearful Spears told Judge Brenda Penny. “Excuse my language but it’s the truth.”
Spears, who took a short break to compose herself, demanded her father be removed from the conservatorship and be charged with “conservatorship abuse”.
The singer said she wanted the complex legal arrangement which oversees her life and career terminated without the need for a medical assessment.
She indicated her top priority was ousting her father Jamie from his role while allowing co-conservator Jodi Montgomery to remain.
She said: “My dad needs to be removed today and I will be happy with Jodi helping me.”
The hearing took place inside a packed court in downtown Los Angeles, with around 60 masked journalists and fans in attendance
She celebrated with a joyous post on social media, thanking her army of fans for supporting her.
Alongside videos of her riding a horse and doing cartwheels, the 39-year-old said: “Coming along, folks ... coming along !!!!! New with real representation today ... I feel GRATITUDE and BLESSED !!!!
“Thank you to my fans who are supporting me ... You have no idea what it means to me be supported by such awesome fans !!!! God bless you all !!!!!
“Pssss this is me celebrating by horseback riding and doing cartwheels today !!!!”
She added the hashtag #FreeBritney.
The #FreeBritney movement has long called for the conservatorship to be terminated.
Spears’s fans kept their usual vigil outside court on Wednesday, chanting their support and criticising her father, Jamie, who oversees her finances.
During the hearing, Spears again expressed her wish for the complex legal arrangement to end and demanded her father be ousted from his role.
And she received high-profile support.
Pop star Ariana Grande commented on her social media post: “YOU ARE SO VERY LOVED AND SUPPORTED.”
She also wrote on her Instagram Story: “FREE BRITNEY.”
Spears’s boyfriend, Sam Asghari, commented: “Internet is about to explode £freebritney.”
