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The excerpt below is from Lesson #381: Britney Spears is fighting her dad in court to get her life and money back.

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Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .
Britney Spears was a child star; her acting and singing career started on television as a Mouseketeer, a teen performer on a Disney variety show called the Mickey Mouse Club. From there, she rocketed to stardom as a pop singer and her first two studio albums were global sensations. But fame took its toll and a variety of personal struggles played out very publicly. She was photographed driving with her infant son, Sean, on her lap instead of in a car seat, calling into question her parenting. She was caught smoking in front of her son , while the four-year-old played with cigarettes. She got divorced. She shaved her head . She was in and out of drug rehabilitation centers . She lost custody of her children . After one drug overdose , she was committed to a psychiatric ward and was held against her will .

Flashcards

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Plain English Starter membership is great for anyone who speaks the following languages:

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The Starter membership is good if you’re looking to expand your vocabulary by listening to lessons about current events and trending topics. While you listen to each lesson, you’ll learn new words without having to pause the audio and look up a word.

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