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X17online can report exclusively that Britney spoke with attorney Jon Eardley last night and told him she wants him to help her get "her life back."

Around 6:00 pm PT Saturday evening, the two spoke about the job Eardley would do for Britney -- he asked what "latitude" she would give him in defending her.

Britney responded:

    I want my life back; I want to be able to drive my car; I want to be able to live in my house by myself. I want to say who is going to be my security guard. I want to see who I want to see at any time and make it happen.


Eardley filed a complaint in the US District Court on Thursday, on Spears' behalf. He called Jamie Spears' conservatorship a "violation of civil rights."

While Britney's father seems to have put some order back into Brit's life -- hiring bodyguards and an assistant, not letting his daughter out late at night, and restricting her visitors -- Britney seems to interpret all of this as being too restrictive and repressive. Does Britney know best what's best for her?