8 h. ago My unexpected Pride icon: Pokémon, small fluffy monsters battling in a gender

As a queer child in the early 2000s, I never fitted in with the hyper-masculine world of Action Man. But in the gender-nonconforming Pokémon universe, I found safetyWoolworths, Woking, Surrey. I’d walk up to the till, place my Barbie or Britney Spears CD player on the counter, and before the cashier had the chance to ask if we wanted a bag, I’d blurt out: “This is a present for my sister, it’s not for me!” Sharing a smirk with my mum, they’d offer replies such as, “Wow, she’ll love it!” and “Aren’t you a kind brother?” (If you hadn’t already guessed, I do not have a sister.)This was a regular occurrence in my childhood in the early 2000s. I was acutely aware, even as early as the age of five or six, that these were not the usual toys a little boy should be playing with. Where was my Action Man or Scalextric track? Why were my bedroom walls covered in posters of pop stars wearing crop tops and not footballers with muddy knees? Continue reading...

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69 h. ago Britney Spears' friends make morbid prediction about looming 'last straw' for troubled star... as son, 18, flaunts latest eyewatering gift

Britney Spear's relationship with her son Jayden has left those close to her worried over his intentions, as the singer continues to shower the teen with gifts.

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3 d. ago The celebrities mentioned during Diddy’s sex trafficking trial

Michael B. Jordan, Britney Spears, 50 Cent and Kanye West are some of the celebrities names that have been brought up

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3 d. ago All celebs rocking 'only underwear trend' on stage as fans cry 'get them clothes'

Sabrina Carpenter, Addison Rae, Tate McRae and Charli XCX are just a few of the latest popstars to ditch their clothes to perform. We take a look at the growing underwear trend for concerts

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4 d. ago Britney Spears reveals how she is rebuilding relationship with estranged son Jayden

The Toxic singer shares two children with ex-husband Kevin Federline and has revealed how she and her off-spring have been working on healing their relationship

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4 d. ago The near hits: 13 songs and the original artists set to perform them including Rita Ora and Britney Spears

The charts might have been completely different if these 13 songs were performed by their intended artists

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8 d. ago Move over Britney Spears! There's a new pop queen in town dancing in her bra and underwear

She performed during the Spotify release party at in New York City on Thursday. The 24-year-old social media star has released her long-awaited self-titled debut studio effort.

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1 week ago Britney Spears collaborates with Balenciaga for limited edition collection

The Spanish fashion house has joined forces with the pop icon for a ready-to-wear collection.

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1 week ago Britney Spears is back in her school uniform! Singer slips into a plaid mini skirt and white blouse 26 YEARS after starring in her iconic Baby One More Time video

Britney Spears' Baby One More Time video has gone down in music history as one of the most iconic videos of all time as she took to the school hallways in a tiny uniform.

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1 week ago Gallagher brothers to reunite TODAY but Liam says 'I'll be in and out'

WIRED: Noel and the band have been rehearsing for a while ahead of the big reunion gigs but old sparring partner Liam will drop by PLUS Lorde, Robbie Williams and Tate McRae

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2 w. ago Britney Spears suffers MAJOR wardrobe malfunction as she models plunging dress for fans

Britney Spears suffered a major wardrobe malfunction as she modeled a summer dress for her fans in a since-deleted Instagram video uploaded on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Did Diddy's wild night with Britney Spears derail her pop comeback?

Fans have unearthed photos of glassy-eyed Britney Spears partying with Diddy the night before the worst performance of her career.

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3 w. ago Britney Spears speaks out after authorities called over singer's 'dangerous' behaviour

Britney Spears was said to have been met by 'authorities' at LAX earlier this week after reportedly lighting a cigarette on a flight from Mexico to the US and she's now spoken out

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3 w. ago Britney Spears breaks silence on shocking plane act that got cops involved

The pop icon, 43, who was freed from her conservatorship in 2021, was flying from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico to LAX with her security on Thursday when she starting drinking, before lighting a cigarette.

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3 w. ago Britney Spears reportedly triggers police response after lighting a cigarette on flight

Flight attendants were reportedly alarmed by her actions and ordered her to put out the cigarette

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3 w. ago Britney Spears' shocking act on private plane causes panic as authorities intervene

Britney Spears has sparked fresh fears for her health after committing a shocking act on a private jet on Thursday.

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3 w. ago 'Tate McRae is Gen Z incarnate of Britney Spears as seriously sexy shows sell out at O2'

REVIEW: Tate McRae spent the last two nights splitting, pole-dancing and grinding at an impressive sell-out debut at the O2. At just 21, the TikTok dancer turned singer is already a superstar

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3 w. ago Tate McRae Hydro Stage Times: Gig set times, support, tickets, setlist, age restrictions

The social media superstar is playing a huge Scottish gig this week.

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4 w. ago Add to playlist: underground pop star Neggy Gemmy and the week’s best new tracks

Aggressive, hedonistic and seductive – often in the span of the same song – the independent LA-based singer-songwriter spans shoegaze, vaporwave and capital-P popFrom Los Angeles via VirginiaRecommended if you like PinkPantheress, Kylie Minogue, Daniel Lopatin’s Chuck Person aliasUp next Album She Comes from Nowhere, released 20 JuneNeggy Gemmy has quietly spent the past decade building one of the strongest catalogues in underground pop. Born Lindsey French – and previously known as Negative Gemini – Neggy Gemmy’s music spans coldwave, shoegaze, trance, vaporwave and capital-P pop; her records can be icily aggressive or hedonistic and seductive, often in the span of the same song. Although her work is always distinctive, she’s also canny with iconoclastic references. On 2016’s Body Work, she sampled Britney Spears’ Everytime one song before her own masterpiece of emotional desolation, the breakbeat ballad You Never Knew; the highlight from her underrated 2023 club odyssey CBD Reiki ...

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4 w. ago Britney Spears namedropped in P Diddy sex trafficking trial as Cassie recalls wild party

Diddy's former girlfriend Cassie Ventura took to the stand again on Thursday to face the rapper's defence team as they began their cross-examination of the singer

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