Britney's battle was an enduring consequence of the cruelest celebrity gossip era. We should never let it happen again
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Britney Spears was placed at the center of the celebrity gossip culture of the early 2000s. Now that her conservatorship battle is over, she's reclaimed control of her life and deserves to chose to tell her story -- or not -- on her own terms.
Now, scrolling back through popular dirt sites like Perez Hilton, Lainey Gossip and TMZ feels very much like looking back on the cringiest years of a digital adolescence. But when they reigned, no young starlet was safe from the constant churn of upskirts, invasive paparazzi shots and humiliating headlines. The coverage was caustic and scalding, and thirsty devotees sipped it all down as loyally as a mid-morning latte.
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