I am working on a play about Marilyn Monroe at the moment and, reading Britney Spears’s book, the similarities of these two fragile blondes came to mind. Both were celebrated and castigated for their woman-child sex appeal; both struggled with sinister Svengalis – Darryl Zanuck and Mickey Mouse. But one big difference between the two is that Marilyn often wished she had a father, while one imagines Britney often wishes she hadn’t.

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Britney Spears is back with a vengeance

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30.11.2023

I am working on a play about Marilyn Monroe at the moment and, reading Britney Spears’s book, the........

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