Boy, do we have a lot to crack into this week. First up, how did we miss Jessica Mulroney getting cancelled? And has Michaela Coel opened the floodgates on pay transparency in the entertainment industry? Then it's onto Jada Pinkett Smith and *that* Red Table Talk interview. Smith has single-handedly taken control of the 'celebrity tell-all' by orchestrating one herself. Is she really turning the medium on its head? Or has she just beat the media machine by rebranding a carefully crafted publicity statement as a 'juicy exclusive'? Why are so few people willing to condemn her predatory behaviour? And what does this all tell us about the way Hollywood golden couples turn themselves into multi-million dollar brands? Then, it's all things #FreeBritney. We explain the 'conservatorship' that has kept 38-year-old Britney Spears legally confined in her home for 12 years. What does it actually mean and what can we do about it? And on the eve of a new HBO documentary about the phenomenon of child stars, we wonder if child stardom is, by its nature, immoral. Listen now and, as always, rate, review and subscribe. Love you.

Recommendations:

Michaela the Destroyer by E. Alex Jung in Vulture

https://www.vulture.com/article/michaela-coel-i-may-destroy-you.html

Is Britney Spears Ready To Stand on Her Own? In the New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/08/arts/music/is-britney-spears-ready-to-stand-on-her-own.html

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