Social media has ruined celebrity relationships and built empires— from Chris Pratt to Kim Kardashian, tabloid culture has risen to explosive, new heights via Twitter and Instagram.
When revealing images of celebrities are shared without permission, the limits of the law can mean their intimate privacy is just another sacrifice of fame.
After James Charles, Tati Westbrook, and Jeffree Star presented their sides of the story, each called to lay the drama to rest. Now, fans are beginning to question who won the war — and if the cease-fire will last.
A reality check for the selfie generation: “The subject of the photo doesn’t have any rights to the picture as long as it was taken in a public place.”
Series like Making a Murderer and Serial place crime in the eye of Millennial culture, transforming true crime into a participatory study of society, our psyches, our fallibility, and our strength.