Britney Spears, the dewy-eyed child star who became a global pop phenomenon and then melted down in full view of the world, tells her story Tuesday with the release of her already bestselling memoir.
"The Woman In Me" is the pop princess in her own, unvarnished words, shot through with the anguish of a family she believes has failed her at every step of the way, in an industry that mercilessly devours its talent.
In the intervening months, Spears has married a former dancer, announced then lost a pregnancy, and is now on the road to her third divorce. "Brawl is the only word for it -- we were all over each other, grappling so passionately it was like we were in a street fight." Spears insists there were never hard drugs and that she did not have a drinking problem, but admits that she was taking Adderall, the ADHD medication.
Over the next 13 years, she was told who she could see, how much she could spend, and even ordered not to have more children."Too sick to choose my own boyfriend and yet somehow healthy enough to appear on sitcoms and morning shows, and to perform for thousands of people in a different part of the world every week."
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears review – a pop star’s stinging rebukeThroughout her life, narratives were constructed to disempower the singer. She finally has her say in this astute indictment of the system that exploited her
Read more »
Toxic by Sarah Ditum review – a decade of misogyny, from Britney to Paris HiltonThese nine feminist essays about female celebrities of the 00s expose the casual sexism of the era and the way it shaped ordinary women’s lives
Read more »
‘Juicy revelations are required’: will Barbra Streisand, Britney Spears and Jada Pinkett Smith memoirs satisfy?To produce a bestseller, stars must hold back on confessional social media posts and save explosive details for the page
Read more »
Justin’s brutal two-word text to BritneyThe brutal, two-word message Justin Timberlake sent Britney Spears to end their three-year relationship has been exposed for the first time.
Read more »
Britney reveals heartbreaking truthBritney Spears has become known for stripping off on her Instagram page and her nudity has often left some fans a little confused.
Read more »
A sinkhole, toxic gas and the $2 billion mistake behind Snowy 2.0's blowoutSnowy Hydro's tunnelling machine caused a sinkhole and spent months barely moving, then the troubled project's tunnel began filling with gas.
Read more »