Toxic Av Sarah Ditum

<p><b>A thrilling reappraisal of pre-MeToo era, The Noughties, told through the stories of some the decade''s greatest female stars.</b><br><br>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 - <i>Toxic</i> 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. <br><br>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.</p>