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    Sydney Sweeney stuns in sexy pirate costume complete with corset, stockings and knee-high boots

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    SYDNEY Sweeney turned heads in a tiny pirate costume she wore to party on a boat with friends.The actress shared snaps of her sizzling outfit complete with stockings on Instagram, much to the delight of her followers.Sydney Sweeney rocked a pirate costume recentlyCredit: InstagramShe joined her friends in a themed party on a boatCredit: InstagramThe star climbed up onto the bow barefootCredit: InstagramHer sexy outfit stunned fansCredit: InstagramSydney, 26, asked fans: “What’s a pirate’s favorite letter?”In the first photo she showed off her long legs in knee high boots, with stockings riding up to her thighs.The Euphoria star also wore a black corset over a short white dress, that gave viewers a glimpse of her ruffled underwear.To complete the look Sydney put on a lace trimmed pirate hat decorated with a red ribbon.read more in showbizIn one picture taken later in the day she posed on the bow of the boat barefoot.She could also be seen posing alongside her friends in a sweet sunset snap.The blonde beauty then went on to sing Natasha Bedingfield’s song Unwritten in a karaoke duet.Followers flocked to the comments to compliment her stunning fancy dress costume.Most read in CelebrityOne person shared: “I’d let her steal my ship.”Another exclaimed: “NEW FAV PIRATE!”I’m here to remind you that it is in fact, true: Blondes Have More FunA third joked: “Chest already full of treasure.”Sydney has bagged herself roles in The Handmaid’s Tale, The White Lotus and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood in recent years.But it appears her star could skyrocket if she’s selected to become the next Bond girl.Bond boss Barbara Broccoli and her team of producers are on the hunt for a perfect side-kick – or even enemy – for 007.According to bookies, Sydney is second favourite to be picked for the highly-coveted role, after Florence Pugh.That’s not the only thing she has to be excited about, as the Emmy nominee will play the title role in the new Barbarella movie too. More

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      Lila Moss wows as she poses in green jumpsuit and plunging white vest top as she follows mum Kate into modelling

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      MODEL Lila Moss tightens her belt — even with wealthy supermodel Kate for a mum.Pouty Lila, 21, told Interview mag she didn’t always want to be like Kate.Lila Moss tightens her belt – even with Kate Moss as her mumCredit: Interview MagazineShe spoke to Interview mag about being the daughter of model Kate MossCredit: Interview MagazineShe said: “I used to want to be a teacher. Being around children makes you more fun and silly.”Lila was born on September 29, 2002, in London.Her dad is Dazed & Confused editor, Jefferson Hack.Her parents split two years after she was born, but they’ve still both managed to spend time with their daughter.READ MORE KATE & LILA MOSSDespite her parents’ A-list status, Hack told Sunday Times Magazine that Lila finds them “deeply uncool.”Lila began her fashion career at the early age of 14.She landed her first major campaign with Marc Jacobs Beauty at the age of just 16.Three years later, she is modeling for brands like Fendi and Versace while being fully and completely herself by openly posing with her glucose monitor.Most read in CelebrityIn 2020, Lila spoke to The Kit about her condition, “I think not many people know that I have diabetes. It’s not visible from the outside, so no one would really know just by looking at you.”Like Mother, Like Daughter: Fashion’s Fabulous FamiliesLila didn’t always want to follow in the footsteps of mum KateCredit: Getty More

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      David Beckham suing huge Hollywood actor after fitness deal sours and leaves him £8.5million out of pocket

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      DAVID Beckham is suing actor Mark Wahlberg after a fitness brand deal soured — leaving him £8.5million out of pocket.His firm, DB Ventures Ltd, is claiming the Hollywood star “duped” the England footie legend into working with F45.David Beckham is suing actor Mark Wahlberg after a fitness brand deal soured — leaving him £8.5million out of pocketCredit: GettyWahlberg and his co-defendants claim the allegations of ‘fraudulent conduct’ are baseless and have asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuitCredit: GettyBecks, 48, agreed to be the firm’s global ambassador when he moved to LA, where he and Wahlberg, 52, became friends.He is also suing the actor’s firm, Mark Wahlberg Investment Group (MWIG), and gym group F45’s founders Adam Gilchrist and Rob Deutsch.He claims he lost more than £8.5million when stocks he was promised were withheld until after share prices plummeted.Wahlberg and his co-defendants claim the allegations of “fraudulent conduct” are baseless and have asked a judge to dismiss the lawsuit.READ MORE ON DAVID BECKHAMThe defendants’ motion to dismiss goes further to say DBVL are blaming everyone but themselves, adding: “The 209-page, 610-paragraph SAC [complaint] tries to make up with length what it lacks in merit.Initially, Becks teamed up with golfing legend Greg Norman who also had a grievance against F45, but a judge would later tell the pair they had to sue separately.The former Man Utd and Real Madrid ace lived in the same Beverly Hills neighbourhood as Wahlberg when he and Victoria moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and became close pals with the star.Victoria Beckham shares never seen before look inside incredible £24m Miami penthouse More

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      Watch as legendary nineties band perform live for the first time in 12 years – after gig so bad fans tried to sued them

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      NINETIES music fans have been left reaching for their air guitars after a legendary band from the decade returned to the stage. The group’s comeback came after 12 years and it was particularly notable as a group of fans had previously tried to sue them for a bad gig. Nineties band Creed have performed for the first time in 12 yearsCredit: X/@consequenceThe rock group took to the stage onboard a cruise shipCredit: X/@consequenceMusic fans enjoyed the show as they sailed to the BahamasCredit: X/@consequenceCreed made their return onboard a cruise ship in the Bahamas as they headlined at the Summer Of ’99 festival. Band members Brian Marshall, Scott Phillips, Scott Stapp and Mark Tremonti were captured on camera as they entertained passengers. The clip was posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, with the caption: “Creed performing live for the first time in 12 years aboard the Summer of ’99 cruise!”Creed had formed in the early 90s before releasing their debut album My Own Prison in 1997. READ MORE ON THE 90S Over the next six years, the alternative rock band achieved huge commercial success and even won a Grammy Award and four American Music Awards. But in 2022, Creed hit the headlines following a controversial concert. The band performed at Allstate Arena in Illinois, US, and fans were left serious unimpressed. Four music lovers even attempted to sue for $2million (£1.6million) after accusing singer Scott of appearing too intoxicated to perform. Most read in MusicScott allegedly forgot his lyrics and repeatedly fell over on stage before disappearing for 10 minutes. He denied the accusations, although so many people complained that Creed’s management released an apology. It read: “We apologise if you don’t feel that the show was up to the very high standards set by our previous shows in Chicago. “We also understand and appreciate the fact that there has been much concern about Scott’s health and we want to assure everyone that he is doing very well and is taking a much needed break at home in Orlando after a very long and rigorous touring year.”For now we hope that you can take some solace in the fact that you definitely experienced the most unique of all Creed shows and may have become part of the unusual world of rock ‘n’ roll history!”Music publication Billboard later reported that a judge in Chicago had thrown out the fans’ lawsuit. Creed enjoyed commercial success from 1997 to 2003Credit: GettyBut fans tried to sue the group following a shambolic gigCredit: GettyA judge threw out the lawsuit following allegations of lead singer Scott being intoxicatedCredit: Getty More

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      A-list star turns up at London pub for pint as he continues British visit after watching Prem match & playing basketball

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      HOLLYWOOD’S highest-earning star Adam Sandler poses with staff at a modest Greene King pub as his visit to Britain ­continued earlier today.The actor, 57, visited The Winning Post in Whitton, South West London, for a bevvy.Hollywood superstar Adam Sandler poses with staff at a modest Greene King pub in Whitton, South West LondonCredit: Facebook / Winning PostHe has been spotted at Prem footie matches and playing basketball in parks during his extended stay in the capital.The Happy Gilmore star, who earned £58million last year, is here to promote latest film Spaceman and to make a Netflix movie with George Clooney.Adam has been married to wife Jackie Titone since 2003.The pair share two daughters together.READ MORE ON ADAM SANDLEROn May 6, 2006, Adam and Jackie welcomed their first child, Sadie.On November 2, 2008, their second daughter, Sunny, was born.Sadie and Sunny have appeared on-screen together with their famous father several times.The father-daughter trio has been featured in Adam’s films such as Grown Ups, Hotel Transylvania and You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah.Most read in CelebrityIn a 2020 interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, Adam joked: “They make it look like I’m forcing them to do it.”I hear sometimes in the house, ‘I wanna be in a movie’ and I say, ‘You are, you were in this, this, and this.’Happy Gilmore star Adam stopped by at the pub for a bevvyCredit: Alamy”Then they go, ‘Not yours.’ I go, ‘Oh, Daddy’s not good enough!’Dracula and the rest of the family return for a monster vacation in Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation More

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      Kate Beckinsale, 50, steps out in Beverly Hills in huge silver platform boots in first outing since hospital dash

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      KATE Beckinsale puts on a towering performance as she steps out  in huge silver platform boots.The London-born actress, 50, was seen leaving a skin clinic in Beverly Hills — her first outing since a hospital stay  for a mystery illness.Kate Beckinsale stepped out is silver platform boots in Beverly HillsCredit: BackGridKate’s look is typically more glamorous when she is parading on the red carpetCredit: GettyIt was a far cry from her glam look at showbiz events.In a video  on Instagram, Kate was seen  wearing a top with the words: “Tummy Troubles Survivor”.Last month she shared a selfie from a hospital bed.She was propped up against a wall filled with plug sockets and a TV monitor and wrapped up in white sheets.READ MORE KATE BECKINSALEThe brunette was make-up free but had a huge hair bow accessory pinned to her locks.She then shared a snap showing her pal visiting her and lying on another bed in the room.With the Prisoner’s Daughter star offering no explanation about her condition, fans’ worries were rife.One wrote in the comments section: “Are you OK? Why are you in a hospital? Please get Well soon.”Most read in CelebrityA second put: “What on earth are you doing in hospital Kate?” as a third simply quizzed: “You ok? X”It came after a period of sadness following the death of her stepfather Roy Battersby.Kate Beckinsale looks incredible as she straddles an inflatable swan in a bikiniDirector Roy suffered a “massive stroke” in December and was hospitalised in Los Angeles, California while battling two forms of cancer. More

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      This Morning sex therapist guest, 57, accused of rape told woman his penis was ‘like a laser beam’ which ‘cuts trauma’

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      A This Morning therapist accused of raping a client said his penis was “like a laser beam” which could “burn up trauma”, a court heard.Michael Lousada is being sued by Ella Janneh, 37, who visited him after suffering panic attacks during consensual sex due to being abused as a child.Ella Janneh, said she was raped and sexually assaulted by Mr Lousada in his clinic in 2016Credit: PAMr Lousada, who has appeared as a guest on This Morning, denies the allegations, saying the sexual activity was consensual and part of ‘legitimate’ therapeutic activityCredit: You TubeMs Janneh, who has waived her right to anonymity, claims during a session on August 18, 2016, she was raped and sexually assaulted by Mr Lousada in his clinic in Belsize Park, London.She is now bringing a civil claim against the therapist in the High Court after the Crown Prosecution Service said it would not pursue criminal charges in 2018.Mr Lousada, who has appeared as a guest on This Morning, denies the allegations.He says the sexual activity was consensual and part of “legitimate” therapeutic activity.Read More showbiz newsAt the start of a six-day trial in London on Friday, Nina Ross, representing Ms Janneh, said Mr Lousada assaulted his client during a “body work” session.The alleged attack came after he claimed to use penetration “as a therapeutic technique”.She said: “She did not have the mental capacity to consent … nor did she have the freedom to consent due to the power dynamic inherent in a therapeutic relationship, nor did she have all the information she needed to consent because he gave her no warning.”She has thought of the incident as a rape from the day it happened.”Most read in Showbiz”There is no evidence before the court of why the defendant decided to take that risk, or what possible benefits there were for a trauma victim like the claimant, or indeed anyone.”‘BODY WORK’ SESSIONThe court was told that Ms Janneh first visited Mr Lousada in 2011 and again in 2012 after suffering panic symptoms during consensual sex, which she believed stemmed from abuse as a child.No sexual activity took place at that time.She returned in 2016 for the “body work” session which she believed was similar to a physiotherapy session, coupled with talking therapy, Ms Ross said.Giving her evidence in court, Ms Janneh said she had a phone call with Mr Lousada where she explained the nature of her panic attacks and that she wanted to understand how to overcome the problem.She said: “I absolutely did not ask him to work on penetration. I never, ever, ever would have asked him to penetrate me.”When questioned whether she had suggested penetration be used as a therapy technique, Ms Janneh said: “That is deeply untrue. It is the express opposite.”PENIS ‘ABSORB THE TRAUMA’In court documents, Ms Janneh claimed that Mr Lousada told her his penis was, “like a laser beam” and that it could “burn up trauma”.She also claims he said he should use his penis to “absorb the trauma”.The incident caused her to suffer a panic attack, leaving her unable to communicate and “incapable of providing valid and informed consent” as a result.Ms Janneh, who now lives in Melbourne, Australia, reported the incident to the Met Police a day later.No charges were brought and the case was dropped in May 2018.As well as taking legal action against Mr Lousada, Ms Janneh is also suing Anteros Books Ltd, of which he was a director, for damages over claims of assault, trespass to the person and negligence.’RELEASE OF ENERGY’Barristers for Mr Lousada said while he accepts that penetration occurred, its purpose “was not to have intercourse, but to accommodate the claimant’s wish to work with penetration”.They said he believed the the session was “about release of energy”.In written submissions, lawyer David Boyle said that Ms Janneh did not fully disclose her past trauma and her vulnerable status, was aware of what the session involved and repeatedly provided “clear, unequivocal consent”.In his notes following the session, Mr Lousada wrote that Ms Janneh “left feeling empowered and optimistic”.Mr Boyle continued: “The defendant slowly and carefully proceeded with the treatment session. At each stage, he asked for clear, verbal, consent to the next step proposed.”At each stage, the claimant responded with a clear ‘yes’, failing which the defendant did not and would not proceed.”I absolutely did not ask him to work on penetration. I never, ever, ever would have asked him to penetrate meElla Janneh speaking in court on FridayHe said Mr Lousada offered clients a “range of activities” including workshops, talking therapy, him “massaging the client, either non-intimately or intimately”, and penetration “if so required”.While he acknowledged that Mr Lousada’s activities “may not align with societal norms”, his work was a “legitimate activity”.He said Mr Lousada had worked with “approximately 1,000 separate clients” during “several thousand appointments”.READ MORE SUN STORIES”Approximately 30 to 40 of whom he has engaged in penile penetration”, Mr Boyle told the court.The trial continues. More

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      Can people stop claiming Taylor Swift is some kind of musical messiah – she’s no Madonna or Britney

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      IN the world of pop she is the ultimate digestive biscuit, when what we really want is a party ring.I appreciate I’m one of a very small minority of people   who can’t stand the Taylor Swift phenomenon, but I’m standing my ground here.I’m utterly bewildered by our fringed friend whose army of sycophants hail her as the musical messiahCredit: AFPNot because I’m a misogynist who can’t stand to see a powerful woman call the shots in a male-dominated industry, but the opposite.I refer you back to the Eighties, when the changing world of rock and pop became dominated by divas strutting around stages with bouffant hair, giant earrings and towering high heels.And that was just the men. The women were even wilder. Tina Turner, Madonna, Annie Lennox  – they were gender-bending, trendsetting, rebellious trailblazers who took the planet by storm.They broke taboos regarding race, class, religion and, of course, sexism. READ MORE TAYLOR SWIFTNo one had ever seen anyone quite like them before.Which is why I’m utterly bewildered by our fringed friend whose army of sycophants hail her as the musical messiah.I will acknowledge that Tay-Tay writes great lyrics and has knocked out some sensational pop songs.She’s also clearly very shrewd and strong-willed and isn’t pandering to anyone’s perceptions of how she should be.Most read in MusicGood for her. She’s a decent pop star. But she’s not, as so many claim, an iconic one.Taylor not distinctiveIn order to earn this iconic status, and the smoke constantly blown up her backside, she ought to be serving something more than a few brightly coloured leotards, which, let’s face it, is the sort of get-up Madonna would wear to nip for a loaf  at Tesco.Madonna is a true musical icon who has lasted decades – will the same be of Taylor?Credit: RexKim Kardashian gets trolled by Taylor Swift fans after singer ‘shades’ star in Tortured Poets song (commenting on her latest pic with ‘thanK you aIMee’Madge tackled head-on sexuality, male chauvinists and just about every other form of bigotry imaginable.Those of us of a certain age will recall  her Like A Prayer video, which took a swipe at the Catholic Church and featured a black actor playing Jesus Christ, who she snogged . . . oof!Do you really want your kids to grow up coveting a career washing their dirty linen in public?Rod McPheeAnd my scepticism isn’t just because I’m a child of the Eighties, either.Look at all the amazing performers who have emerged since then – Britney Spears, Beyonce, Amy Winehouse.They’re all incredibly distinctive, talented women who, 30 years from now, will still be impersonated and revered. But will we be able to say the same thing about Swifty? I doubt it.And for all parents who think she’s an inspirational role model, do you really want your kids to grow up coveting a career washing their dirty linen in public?Beyoncé is one of the modern musical icons who are more impressive than TaylorCredit: Cécred / PA More

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      Taylor Swift’s biggest barbs aimed at exes after Matt Healy & Joe Alwyn digs mean pop superstar has now slammed 14 exes

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      SHE’S the pop princess who just can’t resist a pop at her exes – and her new album is no exception.Taylor Swift  surprised the world by dropping a Part Two to her Tortured Poets Department album  two hours after its release early yesterday morning, and the combined 31-song double record delivers blows to former British beaus Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy.Taylor Swift has used her new double album to aim swipes at two of her exesCredit: GettyOver the years Taylor has taken a swipe at 14 of her former lovers through her musicCredit: Instagram/@taylorswiftThe duo are in good company, as the 34-year-old serial dater has  over the years delivered swift justice to 14 of her former lovers.Today, we present yet another  Taylor album — this time using  her back catalogue to bring you a greatest hits of  barbs against the men she has been romantically involved with.The second part of yesterday’s album, called The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, also reignites her feud with Kim Kardashian. The pair  fell out  in 2016, after Kim’s then husband Kanye West branded Taylor a “bitch” in his song Famous.READ MORE TAYLOR SWIFTIn track thanK you aIMee — which features the US reality star’s name in capital letters — Taylor appears to brand her a bully.She also sings: “I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool. I built a legacy which you can’t undo. And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue.“One day your kid comes home singing a song that only us two are gonna know is about you. All that time you were throwing punches, I was buildin’ somethin’. “And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel.”Most read in CelebrityIt is classic Taylor, who  has never been one to pull punches, as we — and 14  exes — find out in our own Taylor’s greatest hits . . . Song: Picture To BurnBoyfriend: First love Jordan Alford who she dated aged 14. They had a nasty break-up after he went out with a former friend of Taylor’s.Taylor Swift’s Surprise Second Album: Closure, Clapbacks, and New LoveLyric: I hate that stupid old pick-up truck you never let me drive.You’re a redneck heartbreak who’s really bad at lying.Song: Teardrops On My GuitarTaylor took a swipe at Drew Hardwick after he acted on her hints a little too lateCredit: Hendersonville PoliceBoyfriend: Taylor’s high school crush Drew Hardwick who repeatedly ignored her. Two years after the song’s success, he showed up on her driveway.She told him: “Wow, you’re late.”Lyric: Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won’t see that I want and I’m needing everything that we should be. I’ll bet she’s beautiful, that girl he talks about, and she’s got everything that I have to live without.Song: Hey StephenTaylor told Stephen Barker Liles no other girl would write a song for himCredit: GettyBoyfriend: Singer  Stephen Barker Liles, who she got close to while touring with him in 2008.Lyric: Hey Stephen, I could give you 50 reasons why I should be the one you choose. All those other girls, well they’re beautiful, but would they write a song for you?Song: Forever And AlwaysTaylor was upset with how pop star Joe Jonas broke up with herCredit: Getty – ContributorBoyfriend: Joe Jonas, pop star who she dated for three months in 2008 until he ended it over the phone.Lyric: Was I out of line? Did I say something way too honest, made you run and hide like a scared little boy.Song: MineBoyfriend: The late Glee star Cory Monteith, who she secretly dated for a month in 2009.Lyric: You put your arm around me for the first time. You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter. You are the best thing that’s ever been mine.Song: Back To DecemberTaylor had fond memories with namesake Taylor LautnerCredit: Rex FeaturesBoyfriend: Actor Taylor Lautner, who she met on the set of film Valentine’s Day in 2009. They broke up that December.Lyric: I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile, so good to me, so right. And how you held me in your arms that September night.Song: Dear JohnJohn Mayer did not impress Taylor with the way she said he treated herCredit: 2022 Steve GranitzBoyfriend: Singer John Mayer, who she  dated for two months. She was 19 and  he was 31.Lyric: Dear John, I see it all now that you’re gone. Don’t you think I was too young to be messed with?Song: StarlightTaylor briefly dated Conor Kennedy when she was a teenagerBoyfriend: Politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s son Conor Kennedy, who she dated in the summer of 2012.Lyric: I met Bobby on the boardwalk, summer of ’45. Picked me up late one night at the window. We were 17 and crazy, running wild, wild.Song: We Are Never Ever Getting Back TogetherTaylor hinted at a tempestuous relationship with Jake GyllenhaalCredit: � Insight News and Features, Inc.Boyfriend: Actor Jake Gyllenhaal, who Taylor dated  in 2010.Lyric: I’m really gonna miss you picking fights, and me, falling for it, screaming that I’m right. And you would hide away and find your peace of mind with some indie record that’s much cooler than mine.Song: StyleTaylor admitted she had a real attraction to Harry StylesCredit: SplashBoyfriend: One Direction hunk Harry Styles, with whom Taylor had a whirlwind romance in 2013.Lyric: Cause you got that James Dean daydream look in your eye, and I got that red lip classic thing that you like. And when we go crashing down, we come back every time, ’cause we never go out of style.Song: I Did Something BadTaylor took a swipe at Loki actor Tom HiddlestonCredit: Rex FeaturesBoyfriend: Actor Tom Hiddleston, who she had a  three-month romance with in the summer of 2016.Lyric: I never trust a playboy but they love me. So I fly him all around the world and I let them think they saved me.Song: I Forgot That You ExistedTaylor says she has no feelings now for DJ Calvin HarrisCredit: BackGridBoyfriend: DJ Calvin Harris, who she dated for 15 months, from 2015.Lyric: I forgot that you existed. It isn’t love, it isn’t hate. It’s just indifference.Song: The Smallest Man Who Ever LivedShe had a brutal dig for long term lover Joe AlwynCredit: GC ImagesBoyfriend: Joe Alwyn, who she broke up with last year after six years.Lyric: You didn’t measure up in any measure of a man. I would have died for your sins but instead I just died inside.Song: I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)She really wanted it to work out with Matty HealyCredit: SplashBoyfriend: The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. They dated for a month last summer.Lyric: The jokes that he told across the bar were revolting and far too loud. They shake their heads saying, “God help her” when I tell them he’s my man. But your good Lord doesn’t need to lift a finger. I can fix him, no really I can.I don’t get what the big deal is anywayBy Rod McPheeIN the world of pop she is the ultimate digestive biscuit, when what we really want is a party ring.I appreciate I’m one of a very small minority of people   who can’t stand the Taylor Swift phenomenon, but I’m standing my ground here.I’m utterly bewildered by our fringed friend whose army of sycophants hail her as the musical messiahCredit: AFPNot because I’m a misogynist who can’t stand to see a powerful woman call the shots in a male-dominated industry, but the opposite.I refer you back to the Eighties, when the changing world of rock and pop became dominated by divas strutting around stages with bouffant hair, giant earrings and towering high heels.And that was just the men. The women were even wilder. Tina Turner, Madonna, Annie Lennox  – they were gender-bending, trendsetting, rebellious trailblazers who took the planet by storm.They broke taboos regarding race, class, religion and, of course, sexism. No one had ever seen anyone quite like them before.Which is why I’m utterly bewildered by our fringed friend whose army of sycophants hail her as the musical messiah.I will acknowledge that Tay-Tay writes great lyrics and has knocked out some sensational pop songs.She’s also clearly very shrewd and strong-willed and isn’t pandering to anyone’s perceptions of how she should be.Good for her. She’s a decent pop star. But she’s not, as so many claim, an iconic one.In order to earn this iconic status, and the smoke constantly blown up her backside, she ought to be serving something more than a few brightly coloured leotards, which, let’s face it, is the sort of get-up Madonna would wear to nip for a loaf  at Tesco.Madge tackled head-on sexuality, male chauvinists and just about every other form of bigotry imaginable.Those of us of a certain age will recall  her Like A Prayer video, which took a swipe at the Catholic Church and featured a black actor playing Jesus Christ, who she snogged . . . oof!And my scepticism isn’t just because I’m a child of the Eighties, either.Look at all the amazing performers who have emerged since then – Britney Spears, Beyonce, Amy Winehouse.They’re all incredibly distinctive, talented women who, 30 years from now, will still be impersonated and revered. READ MORE SUN STORIESBut will we be able to say the same thing about Swifty? I doubt it.And for all parents who think she’s an inspirational role model, do you really want your kids to grow up coveting a career washing their dirty linen in public? More