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Singer Lady Gaga hails Britney Spears as an inspiration after conservatorship lifted

Supporters of Britney Spears take part in protest, inset Lady Gaga (Image: Shutterstock)

Pop star and actress Lady Gaga on Saturday celebrated singer Britney Spears' release from a conservatorship imposed more than a decade ago after a mental health breakdown, calling Spears an inspiration who was treated badly by the music industry.

Gaga, who has said she also struggles with mental health issues including trauma from a sexual assault by a music producer when she was only 19, spoke to Reuters about Spears while attending the red-carpet premiere of the film "House of Gucci" in Milan on Saturday.

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