Memoirs of celebrities like Britney Spears have great appeal. Experts also believe that the popularity of this genre has far exceeded the audience’s need to “geek out” behind-the-scenes rumors.

When she suddenly shaved her head in 2007, Britney Spears sparked rumors that she suffered a severe mental health breakdown, leading to a lack of control. The “pop princess” was only 25 years old at the time and had to sadly go to rehab.

More than a decade later, Britney revealed that changing her hairstyle was an act of expressing her dissatisfaction with the world. “People thought it was funny, like: ‘Look! She’s crazy,'” the singer said.

And until recently, in her memoir The Woman in Me, she wrote: “Even my parents were ashamed of me. But no one seemed to understand that I was simply losing my mind with grief. Grief.” because they took away my children.”

Efforts to fight the stigma of “pop princess”

The Woman in Me was released near the end of October and immediately stirred up public opinion with the detail “Britney Spears was forced to have an abortion by Justin Timberlake”.

Specifically, Britney said in her memoir: “Up to this point, it was one of my most terrible pains. It happened completely unexpectedly, but to me, it was not a tragedy. I used to love Justin and look forward to building a family with him, but looking back now, maybe it came too soon. Justin wasn’t happy with my pregnancy, and he thought we were too young to do it. parents”.

The shocking experiences of singer Baby One More Time partly help the public understand how miserable the female singer was, but also how strongly she overcame the tragedy. In other words, The Woman in Me has reinforced the assertion: “Celebrity memoirs have become a means for stars – especially women – to regain control over their lives.”

According to NBC News , the memoir genre has always had broad appeal. Moreover, experts and fans say that its hotness has far exceeded the need to “geek out” behind-the-scenes rumors.

The Woman in Me is considered a “blockbuster” of the publishing industry. Photo: PinkNews

“Celebrity gossip was once considered useless information, but it’s actually a basis for discussing human behavior,” says Ashley Hamilton, co-host of the Celebrity Memoir Book Club podcast.

With Britney Spears, what people often advise this singer is to exercise restraint. Fans even consider the way Britney Spears is active on social networks as evidence that their idol is erratic and needs help.

For example, last month, police went to Britney Spears’ home to check on Britney Spears’ health, after someone called 911 to report that the singer posted a video dancing with knives. But soon, the “Pop princess” explained that the knives were fake, and she was just trying to imitate her colleague Shakira.

Through social networks, Cat Hoggard Wagley, a fan of Spears, shared: “It’s annoying that the public keeps seeing Britney as a mentally ill woman. Not just celebrities, there are still many people out there.” fall into the same situation.”

Wagley said, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was a particularly difficult time for female stars because they were constantly humiliated by tabloid magazines spreading rumors, in which the typical victims were Britney Spears.

Introducing herself as a psychotherapist in Indiana (USA), Wagley said: “Women my age have faced the same culture as Spears, just on a different level. We have experienced the same misogyny that Britney experienced.”

The story is not just that of Britney Spears

The Woman in Me was born not long after the memoirs of famous female stars like Jada Pinkett Smith and Julia Fox were released. What all three have in common is that they all shared how they felt controlled or misunderstood in their personal and professional lives.

According to NBC News , Down the Drain was written by Julia Fox and deals with her tumultuous childhood, her strained relationship with her family and, notably, her journey to overcome drug addiction.

After reading this book, Hali Brown has a different perspective on Julia Fox – a woman who is considered by the majority to be “spoiled and a trickster”. Hali Brown said: “The autobiographies of Julia Fox and other famous people prove to me that just because we see one side of a person doesn’t mean we understand everything about that person.”

Down the Drain shows many different sides of Julia Fox. Photo: Harper’s Bazaar.

“Stars are just people,” Brown added.

Meanwhile, the person behind the Celebrity Memoir Book Club podcast , Claire Parker, said the motif of celebrity memoirs is always a story of struggling with physical and mental health, anguish or loss. Female celebrities’ memoirs often have more content about self-discovery and simple joys in life.

“30-year-old women like me often complain: ‘God, if we don’t do what we want tomorrow, we will definitely miss the train’. However, there are people who seem calm, just briefly shared: ‘Life doesn’t end at age 30′”, Parker expressed.

Kristen McLean, a book industry analyst at Circana (a company that tracks consumer behavior and trends across industries), says the popularity of the memoir genre stems from the need to share so that audiences can can understand the secret thoughts of famous people.

In the case of Britney Spears, The Woman in Me is seen as an opportunity to open up about her suffering, as well as prove how well she has controlled her personal story for so many years. In an era where fake news about celebrities spreads 24/7, Britney Spears publishing her memoir is the right and smart decision.