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Britney Spears announces she's pregnant

The 40-year-old pop star had her 13-year conservatorship terminated late last year. Spears is a mother to two teen boys from an earlier marriage.
This April 12, 2018 file photo shows Britney Spears at the GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. Spears announced Monday she's pregnant.

Britney Spears is pregnant, the 40-year-old pop star announced on Instagram Monday.

Spears wrote in her post that shortly after a trip to Maui, "So I got a pregnancy test ... and uhhhhh well ... I am having a baby."

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