In a highly anticipated hearing, Britney Spears is expected to address the court in the conservatorship that has controlled her money and affairs for 13 years.
If a Los Angeles judge does not make a last-minute decision Wednesday to seal the proceedings, Spears' words on the case will be heard in open court for the first time.
Fans from the so-called FreeBritney movement are expected to gather outside the Los Angeles courthouse in larger numbers than usual.
The hearing comes at the request of the 39-year-old, but there has been no indication what she plans to say.
Updates are expected after the hearing which begins at 4:30 p.m..EST — the timing of the pop star's remarks is unknown and she is expected to appear remotely.
Britney Spears fans hold signs outside a court hearing concerning the pop singer's conservatorship at the Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Los Angeles. Attorneys for Spears and lawyers for her father Jamie Spears jointly asked the judge to delay an accounting and status report on the conservatorship until April 27. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)