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A lot will depend on her thinking at the precise time she posted on Instagram.
Elton John has retired almost every year in the last half decade. The words are meaningless and often designed to stoke up interest in some future potential ticket sales war and boost live performance fees, where the real money is earned. Taylor Swift is proof if proof is needed. Spears is merely resting and not retired.
Jaymailsays (
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15:37, 4 January 2024 (UTC)reply
"Retired" would add little value to the article, even if she never works again. These things rarely have much concrete meaning. Instead just report what she/reliable sources say.
If Spears says she will never return to the music industry, then report that Spears said she will never return to the music industry. Keep it simple.
Popcornfud (
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16:30, 4 January 2024 (UTC)reply
Right! She is still active as a songwriter, and she can sing whenever she wants on her own terms. Don't say "former singer".
[1] Don't limit her career activity to 2023
[2][3] or 2024.
[4] Don't predict which piece of music will be her last.
[5] Keep it simple, and stay just a bit skeptical about anybody famous saying that they are retiring.
Binksternet (
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19:00, 4 January 2024 (UTC)reply
She's released two singles and a book since the first time she said she was done with the industry. I don't know why people are making such a huge deal about it this time around.
Pokémon Spears (
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02:04, 5 January 2024 (UTC)reply
For example, Nicki Minaj claimed she was retiring and has released 14 songs and album since that time, including 2 number one singles. With Sagittariuses you never know what the truth is. We are not truly clairvoyant.
Trillfendi (
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23:26, 4 January 2024 (UTC)reply
A person can have only one maternal grandfather. "one of Spears' maternal grandfathers was Maltese" should be changed. Probably to "Spears' maternal grandfather was Maltese" as that is what is supported by the associated reference... — Preceding
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122.148.196.60 (
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12:27, 5 April 2024 (UTC)reply
The source in question was a memoir written by
Lynne Spears, the mother of Britney Spears. I’m assuming (unless otherwise stated) that Lynne was describing her own family history, so her Maltese maternal grandfather would be one of her daughter’s great-grandfathers.