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Britney Spears meets Shakespeare: How & Juliet puts a pop twist on star-cross’d lovers
& Juliet creator David West Read’s TV credits include Schitt’s Creek but his passion for theatre propelled him to rewrite a Shakespeare classic featuring the music of one of pop’s top hit makers
Taylor Swift isn’t the first to monetise her heartbreak. Here are five of the best examples
This list will make you ponder what you could have done after a break-up instead of sitting around the house moping
I’m a Celebrity 2023: Nigel Farage maintains his jolliness while taking orders from a Frenchman
Television: After a stodgy first episode, viewers will hope the figurative gloves come off sooner rather than later
Nigel Farage and Britney Spears’ sister to appear on I’m a Celebrity
Jamie Lynn Spears, JLS’s Marvin Humes and Channel 4′s First Dates’ Fred Sirieix will also join line-up
The Woman in Me by Britney Spears: This memoir is as dark as a Hans Christian Andersen fable
The half detailing her agonising conservatorship experience makes for a harrowing, infuriating read
Toxic by Sarah Ditum: Reappraising the noughties through a feminist lens makes for an uncomfortable read
Difficult reading about how the culture treated famous women that is critically engaged, well-researched and colourful but not exploitative
Britney’s gossipy celebrity memoir contains a serious hidden message
The weight of the contradiction - to be a child dressed as an adult, to be an object of allure and contempt - broke something in her
Britney Spears was treated in a way that seems impossibly gross now. Could it happen again?
Horror at what was normal in the 2000s makes us grasp for the comfort of ‘it was a different time back then’ - but we should still question how young women are being treated
Rihanna’s baby announcement redefines the ‘celebrity pregnancy photo shoot’
The Rihanna snap is the latest in a tradition going back to Demi Moore in 1991
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Who had a good year? Rachael Blackmore for one. Who didn’t? Stephen Donnelly, arguably
Who is Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’s boyfriend?
The star’s fiance is working on his own path to fame in a year that has put him in the spotlight
Britney Spears’s independence from conservatorship could be imminent
Judge to decide whether to terminate 14-year legal arrangement at hearing today
Aimee Mann: ‘Any woman my age is traumatised by growing up in the 60s and 70s’
US indie icon talks about her childhood kidnapping and her repressive upbringing
Britney Spears ‘on cloud nine’ after father suspended from conservatorship
Hearing to discuss whether to terminate conservatorship to take place in November
First trailer arrives for Netflix’s explosive Britney Spears documentary
Britney vs Spears will explore legal battle over conservatorship overseen by her father
Britney Spears under investigation for allegedly attacking staff member
Spears’s attorney claims investigation nothing more than manufactured ‘he said she said’ incident
Mark Ronson: ‘I wish I’d been more upfront about Amy Winehouse’s addiction’
The producer on therapy, paparazzi – and being tucked in by Robin Williams
Britney Spears: US House of Representatives introduces Bill to end conservatorship abuse
Inspired by singer’s case, Free Act would bring protection and oversight to ‘broken system’
‘This Girls Aloud song was the soundtrack to me coming out’
The RTÉ presenter James Patrice shares the playlist of songs he’s been listening to lately
Emmys: The Crown, Ted Lasso and The Mandalorian lead nominations
Streaming services take most nominations, with 130 for HBO+ and 129 for Netflix
Britney Spears’s manager quits and says singer may retire
Larry Rudolph’s letter to Spears’s conservators says his ‘services are no longer needed’
Britney Spears: Management firm resigns from role overseeing estate
Bessemer Trust was appointed co-conservator of singer’s finances, alongside her father
The story of Britney Spears is a classic fairy tale
From childhood we are inured to fables about females having their powers taken away
Legal experts say long fight ahead for Britney Spears
Singer’s testimony has fuelled calls for conservatorship to end but process could involve multiple hearings
‘Sorry for pretending I’ve been okay’: Britney Spears speaks out after testimony
Pop star says her upbeat social media gave fans the wrong impression of her life
‘I want my life back’: Britney Spears asks court to end ‘abusive’ conservatorship
Singer tells judge she has been forced to work against her will and been blocked from marrying
Britney Spears speaks at last: Will her day in court upend all we thought we knew?
After documentaries and theories, the singer today makes a bid to take back control of her life
Britney Spears: Documentaries about my life are ‘so hypocritical’
Spears says two recent films about her 2008 breakdown ‘criticise the media then do the same thing’
A lot of the time we are not all in this together
Who is the ‘we’ that is invoked in lifestyle, entertainment and opinion pieces?
High Irish mortgage rates, Ifac’s budget access, and the cost of having a baby
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Framing Britney Spears shows up the worst of the media while reflecting its best
New York Times documentary proves newspaper groups can make impact on TV
Justin Timberlake apologises to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson
‘I know I failed’: Singer says he benefited from a system that condones misogyny
Drivers License: Here’s how Olivia Rodrigo hit No 1 in a week
The 17-year-old Disney actor’s single broke records in a day and a half thanks to a ‘perfect storm’
Ten of the best Christmas songs (that aren’t by Mariah Carey)
The classics are back in the charts even earlier than usual. So why not discover these lesser-known festive bangers?
Men rule the charts: No Irish female artist had song in Top 10 in last two years
New report highlights gender disparity in the Irish charts
Has Britney Spears really been judged incompetent to vote?
#FreeBritney backers claim the pop star is the victim of laws more commonly used for people in comas
1MDB scandal explained: a tale of Malaysia’s missing billions
Government fund linked to lavish spending sprees in one of world’s biggest corruption scandals
Alanis Morissette: ‘Fans would take my underwear. It was invasive’
Twenty-five years after Jagged Little Pill, the singer on fame, addiction and recovery
My Dark Vanessa: A #MeToo story 20 years in the making
Kate Elizabeth Russell received a seven-figure advance for novel than began as teenage daydream
Jessica Simpson: ‘I’ve been sexually abused, bullied, heartbroken, manipulated’
The singer and fashion mogul had it all. Then she vanished. What happened in the lost years?
BuzzFeed legal case shows Dublin’s draw for foreign libel claimants
Press freedom campaigners say case is latest example of Irish defamation laws being exploited
Christina Aguilera at 3Arena, Dublin: Everything you need to know
Tickets, stage times, set list and more for Christina Aguilera’s Dublin concert on the X Tour
Christina Aguilera: ‘I came out with Dirrty and that was my f**k-it moment’
The pop star on growing up in the spotlight and paving the way for other women performers
Women in Irish pop: Why aren't they topping the bill?
Local music seems be an all-male affair, but some female musicians are pushing back
Nervous flyer? Here are 12 mindful tips for a more relaxing flight
Listen to boring music (but remove headphones during turbulence), and other top tips
Was Britney Spears's pop song Toxic written about Irish Supervet?
Noel Fitzpatrick returns for 14th season to heal a distraught couple’s grotesque fur-child
Pink at the RDS, Dublin: Powerhouse vocals, pyrotechnics and a charming presence
Review: Pink combines the spectacle of a live gig with the physicality of Cirque Du Soleil
‘After completing part of the Tour de France I receive a text: Can you come and do this nappy?’
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