Britney isn’t the only victim of celebrity attacks, we court tragedy for any woman in the spotlight

Anyone who has any recollection of the 2000s will remember the media circus that surrounded Britney Spears. Now the release of the New York Times’ documentary Framing Britney Spears has served as a stark reminder as to just how bad it was, not just for her but for any young woman in entertainment who didn’t play by the rules. What an awful time to be a woman in the public eye, we all gasp, tutting and shaking our heads. That wouldn’t be allowed today, we assure ourselves, before logging on to Twitter to gawk at the next celebrity. The cycle continues.

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Natasha Mwansa