Britney Spears taking a swim at Malibu Beach in her underwear in 2007 

In 2008, after she went batshit crazy, a court placed Britney Spears under a conservatorship, giving her father Jamie complete control of her assets and decision making. It was bad news for the fast food industry, but good for Britney, as she turned her life around and started wearing a bra again (sometimes). Now Radar claims that a judge may end the conservatorship within the next few months and give Britney control of her life back:

The conservatorship held over the pop star will most likely end within three months, a source close to the situation revealed exclusively to RadarOnline.com.

"Britney has made tremendous progress in the past three to four months. She seems to be firmly in control again," the source said.

Spears met privately with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Reva Goetz on Thursday morning in the judge's chambers.

"There will be a hearing for the conservatorship to end. This won't be done in secret," the source said. "There is nothing to hide, everyone just wants to be cautious that it's the right time, and all signs seem to indicate that it is."

This may just be the eternal optimist in me, but I don't see what could possibly go wrong with giving Britney control of her life again. Sure she has bipolar disorder, but mental illness isn't like AIDS or Kate Gosselin -- it eventually goes away. It's like a cold -- Britney just needs some chicken soup and a good night's rest. That always does the trick for me when the voices tell me to burn things.

*30 Britney Spears underwear pictures total in the gallery:

[Flynet]