Britney Spears' father suspended as her conservator

A Los Angeles judge suspended Britney Spears' father from the 13-year conservatorship, which has captured the world's attention and emboldened her legions of fans under the banner of #FreeBritney.

Here's what else happened Wednesday:

Britney Spears this evening shared a video of her flying a plane following a Los Angeles judge's decision to suspend her father as conservator of her estimated $60 million dollar estate.

Spears was not in court Wednesday where Judge Brenda Penny suspended the legal oversight of her father, Jamie Spears.

A hearing to consider a request by Spears to end her conservatorship altogether is set for Nov. 12.

Britney Spears' attorney Mathew Rosengart praised the #FreeBritney movement this afternoon in helping to lead to the suspension of the singer's father as her conservator.

More on the #FreeBritney movement: In 2009, Spears superfan Megan Radford read a blog post about her idol's new legal arrangement, and something didn't feel right.

So Radford staged a one-woman protest outside the star's concert in Dallas, wearing a T-shirt she'd made herself, emblazoned with a quirky slogan: "Free Britney."

Radford, 34, who said she never "grew out" of her adolescent love for Spears, had never heard of a conservatorship before. The Spears fans around her had little concern about the cause, and the phrase on her clothing wasn't a hashtag yet — just a couple of words she'd read on a fansite.

"It was just a way of trying to convey the situation," said Jordan Miller, the owner of the fansite and the man who coined the expression "Free Britney" in a series of breathless posts to his readers in late 2008. "I was 19, 20 years old ... all of this came flying out of me."

Today, those two words describe arguably the defining pop culture crusade of the internet era.

The #FreeBritney movement, which claims the star is being kept against her will in a legal stranglehold that denies her even the most basic personal freedoms, has outposts around the world and has drawn intense media scrutiny onto the singer's case in recent years.

Reporting from CNN's Rob Picheta contributed to this post.

A hearing to consider a request by Britney Spears to end her conservatorship altogether is set for Nov. 12.

Attorney Mathew Rosengart said the singer, who did not attend Wednesday's hearing, would like an orderly transition and an opportunity to put a plan in place to terminate her conservatorship in the next 30 to 45 days.

A second hearing is planned for Dec. 13, when Judge Brenda Penny will address financial matters and additional petitions.

Earlier today: Penny suspended the legal oversight of her father, Jamie Spears, designating a replacement selected by the singer and her attorney.

Certified public accountant John Zabel has been appointed as temporary conservator of her estate.

In the contentious court hearing, Britney Spears’ attorney Mathew Rosengart called her father, Jamie Spears, “a cruel, toxic, abusive man.”

Judge Brenda Penny appointed John Zabel as the temporary conservator of Britney’s estate.

Another hearing will be set, possibly before the end of the year, to consider terminating the conservatorship altogether.

Rosengart also cited behavior he called "unfathomable," based on reporting by the New York Times during today's hearing.

Rosengart accused Britney Spears' father of placing a recording device in her bedroom, allegations an attorney for the elder Spears did not directly respond to when previously contacted by CNN.

“We learned Mr. Spears did something unfathomable. He instructed [a] security team, paid for by my client, to place a listening device in Britney’s bedroom.”

In response in court on Wednesday, Vivian Thoreen, Jamie Spears’ lawyer, said, “It’s not evidence, it’s rhetoric.”

A Los Angeles judge moments ago suspended the legal oversight of Britney Spears' father, designating a replacement selected by the singer and her attorney.

The move suspends Jamie Spears as his daughter's conservator, but it does not end the conservatorship.

Another hearing will be set — possibly before the end of the year — to consider terminating the conservatorship altogether. The exact date is not known.

Britney Spears made a tearful plea in court in June asking for the arrangement to end after 13 years, and, specifically, for her father to be removed from his role managing her estate.

Britney Spears will no longer have her father managing her estate after he was suspended from the role as conservator of the singer’s estate.

A Los Angeles judge on Wednesday suspended the legal oversight of her father, Jamie Spears, designating a replacement selected by the singer and her attorney.

Certified public accountant John Zabel has been appointed as temporary conservator of her estate.

Britney Spears did not call into the hearing.

Today's hearing is currently on a break. Afterward, both sides will discuss when there will be another court hearing.

The conservatorship of Britney’s person, managed by Jodi Montgomery, remains in place.

"Britney vs. Spears" documentary filmmaker Erin Lee Carr deliberately chose not to include images of Britney Spears at the height of her mental struggles in the film because she hoped to "move the story forward," she told CNN this afternoon.

"Britney vs. Spears" premiered on Netflix Tuesday.

"Britney vs. Spears" is one of a handful of documentaries to be released on the singer, including Hulu's "Controlling Britney Spears" and CNN's "Toxic: Britney Spears’ Battle for Freedom."

Scores of Britney Spears fans gathered in Los Angeles and London this afternoon ahead of a hearing where a judge will determine whether the 13-year conservatorship can be terminated.

Fans were seen carrying homemade signs featuring photos of the singer and #FreeBritney, the viral hashtag used to rally support for Spears.

See some of the scenes from Los Angeles and London: