Britney Spears was crying out for help but instead we watched the circus
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Britney Spears was crying out for help but instead we watched the circus

What should we make of the pop star’s unwavering belief that nobody will listen to her?

  • byJamila Rizvi

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Britney Spears apologises to fans ‘for pretending like I’ve been OK’

Britney Spears apologises to fans ‘for pretending like I’ve been OK’

The day after she pleaded in court to be released from her court-mandated guardianship orders,the singer took to Instagram to address fans directly.

  • bySuzy Exposito
Imagine if she was Brian,not Britney. Would he be locked in his home and forced to have a vasectomy?
Opinion
Gender

Imagine if she was Brian,not Britney. Would he be locked in his home and forced to have a vasectomy?

Perhaps it’s that men who have erratic episodes return to “normal”,while women who have erratic episodes are considered mad.

  • byJulia Baird
‘I deserve to have a life’:Inside Britney Spears’ bid for independence

‘I deserve to have a life’:Inside Britney Spears’ bid for independence

The pop star has been under her father’s legal control since 2008. She explained to a Los Angeles judge this week why it’s time for that to change.

  • byKarl Quinn
Why Britney Spears’ IUD experience feels so personal

Why Britney Spears’ IUD experience feels so personal

She wanted to go to the doctor to get the contraceptive device removed,so she could have another baby - but she says the team overseeing the conservatorship wouldn’t allow it.

  • byCaroline Kitchener
Britney Spears has found her voice,and this time,we’re listening

Britney Spears has found her voice,and this time,we’re listening

A “traumatised” Spears has given a clear sense of what has been taken from her,painting a more harrowing picture than we could have imagined.

  • bySophie Aubrey
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‘I deserve to have a life’:Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship

‘I deserve to have a life’:Britney Spears asks judge to free her from conservatorship

The singer gave a long,emotional and sometimes profane speech,in which she condemned the legal arrangement and her father,who has controlled it for most of its existence.

  • byAndrew Dalton
Britney Spears enjoying herself as court battle for independence looms

Britney Spears enjoying herself as court battle for independence looms

The planned audience with the judge overseeing her strict,court-ordered conservatorship will almost certainly be conducted out of the earshot of media and fans,

  • byNancy Dillon
Britney Spears to tell LA court about her father’s control of her life

Britney Spears to tell LA court about her father’s control of her life

The judge set a June 23 hearing for Spears to speak to the court. It was not known which matters the singer planned to address.

Why did we do what we did to Britney Spears?

Why did we do what we did to Britney Spears?

For those of us who spent our teens or 20s dancing to Britney Spears and consuming the spectacle of her unravelling,the experience of watching the film was part horror,part shame.

  • byJacqueline Maley
Spears to Higgins:our problematic treatment of young women

Spears to Higgins:our problematic treatment of young women

On this episode of Please Explain,Tory is joined by lifestyle writer Samantha Selinger-Morris to discuss Britney Spears,politics and misogyny.

  • byTory Maguire