Justin Timberlake and Mariah Carey rally for Britney Spears after conservatorship court hearing

Justin Timberlake and Mariah Carey are among the stars rallying around Britney Spears following her dramatic claims in a conservatorship court hearing.

The pop superstar addressed a Los Angeles Superior Court judge on Wednesday afternoon and asked a judge to end her conservatorship.

Spears, 39, revealed the legal arrangements that control her life are preventing her from marrying boyfriend Sam Asghari and starting a family.

She told the court it requires her to use a birth control device.

“I truly believe this conservatorship is abusive. I don’t feel like I can live a full life,” Spears said.

Following the hearing, Timberlake, who had a high-profile relationship with Spears in the late 1990s and early 2000s, said what was happening to his former girlfriend was “just not right”.

The actor and singer, 40, said: “After what we saw today, we should all be supporting Britney at this time. Regardless of our past, good and bad, and no matter how long ago it was… what’s happening to her is just not right. No woman should ever be restricted from making decisions about her own body.

“No one should ever be held against their will… or ever have to ask permission to access everything they’ve worked so hard for.”

Timberlake, who split from Spears in 2002, said he and wife Jessica Biel fully support Spears. In February he apologised to Spears for how he treated her during their break-up.

Writing on Twitter following the hearing, Timberlake added: “Jess and I send our love, and our absolute support to Britney during this time. We hope the courts, and her family make this right and let her live however she wants to live.”

He joined a group of high-profile figures sharing support for Spears.

Mariah Carey also tweeted her support and said: “We love you Britney!!! Stay strong.”

Pop star Halsey said she “admires” Spears’s courage for speaking out, writing online: “Bless Britney and I hope with my whole heart she is awarded freedom from this abusive system. She deserves it more than anything. I admire her courage speaking up for herself today.

“Additionally, f*** anyone who thinks they have the authority as an institution or individual to control a person’s reproductive health. #FreeBritney.”

Actress and activist Rose McGowan tweeted: “Britney Spears has every right to be angry. How would you feel if your life was stolen, dissected, mocked? I pray she gets to live your life on her terms. STOP CONTROLLING WOMEN.”

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