Toxic

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A thrilling reappraisal of pre-MeToo era, The Noughties, told through the stories of some the decade's greatest female stars.

Told through the careers and life stories of some of the most high-profile women of the decade - including Britney Spears, Jennifer Aniston, Janet Jackson and Paris Hilton - Toxic explores how the media, empowered through the tools of the early internet age, created a new and brutal environment in which the rules of engagement between celebrities, the press and the public were changed.

In this 'Upskirt Decade', a new kind of star developed: the hot mess: attractive, famous and chaotic, known best for her wardrobe malfunctions, DUI convictions, public meltdowns, botched plastic surgery, broken marriages or sexual disasters. In this lively reckoning of the pre-MeToo era, Ditum will show how the 'Upskirt Decade' effect filtered through society so that celebrity culture and the lives of ordinary women became intertwined.

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Sarah Ditum is a columnist, critic and feature writer with bylines at the New Statesman, the Guardian, the Spectator, The Critic, the Independent, Stylist, Grazia, Elle and more. Regular TV and radio appearances, including Newsnight and Today. This is her first book. @sarahditum