The Kitchen Disco of British popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor was an early lockdown hit for exactly this reason — with the sequin-clad singer performing live tunes from her West London home, menagerie of children occasionally dancing into shot and husband dutifully filming. It was low key, home-made and entertaining but also a reminder of her considerable talent and no bad thing for her career — a Kitchen Disco spin-off album and live tour are now in the pipeline. Substance has been key to maintaining relevance.
Comedian Sarah Cooper is one of the new stars to have emerged from this period with her lip-sync impressions of Donald Trump Credit: Getty Images. What should be intriguing — a glimpse into the inner sanctum — has been diluted by a celebrity culture that has been built on false intimacy.
Of course there are some things that are just objectively good fun: Stanley Tucci making a Negroni or Patti LuPone giving an energetic tour of her basement.
These are famous people understanding their place in the grand scheme of things: providing fans with glimmers of amusement or escapism to distract from boredom, loneliness or stress, but not claiming any grand importance.
Instead, the global pandemic coinciding with both political unrest and, in Black Lives Matter, one of the most sustained social activism movements in recent years, has opened the door for celebrities to make any number of public blunders and corresponding apologies. With most of us sitting at home for weeks, we were more engaged with what was going on online, making it hard to slip mistakes under the radar. Instead we had plenty of time to follow celebrities and their bad behaviour down internet rabbit holes.
Both late night talk show Jimmys Fallon and Kimmel have publicly apologised for past occasions when they appeared in blackface, while actresses Kristen Bell and Jenny Slate have left their respective voiceover roles as animated black TV characters , and Glee star Lea Michele was forced to address multiple accusations of unpleasant on-set behaviour while starring on the hit show.
If the attention given to the libel trial involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is anything to go by, interest in celebrities remains undimmed Credit: Alamy. Current high levels of schadenfreude when it comes to the rich and famous may be one factor in the success of comedian Ziwe Fumudoh.
In turn, the series has made Fumudoh herself something of a celebrity, with profiles in the New York Times and Vanity Fair, among others. The question is whether or not there will be long-lasting effects. But some public figures are better suited to it than others. For people like Priyanka Chopra or Vanessa Hudgens, that kind of unmediated exposure can be a liability. Chopra filmed herself clapping for coronavirus first responders, a gesture of solidarity in a crowded city rendered a parody of itself in a cavernous celebrity compound.
Without a spotlight already aimed at them, celebrities have instead trained one on themselves. The stunt seemed to be poking fun at the attention de Armas herself had courted aggressively. They want to be photographed. When celebrities started ministering to the public from their huge mansions, it bred a lot of resentment and put even more of a spotlight on the inequality everyone was feeling very acutely at that time.
We need access to healthcare. We need access to due process and lawyers and healthy food. Held up against the national outpouring of grief and rage at the killings of Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, the concept starts to look positively useless.
Flat-out bad judgement is certainly to blame. But celebrities have also struggled to rise to the occasion in part because traditional means of celebrity activism are increasingly outdated. So instead, what they may be doing is taking attention away from other people who may be discussing this issue and putting it on the celebrity. Comedian Dave Chappelle dedicated the entirety of his latest special — , hosted for free on YouTube—to this exact conundrum.
Do we give a fuck what Ja Rule thinks? The campaign had white volunteers, including Elizabeth Warren, Chelsea Handler, and Gwyneth Paltrow, hand over their passwords for 24 hours, allowing the partner they were signal-boosting to post whatever they wanted. Paltrow, for instance, temporarily ceded her platform to Latham Thomas, another player in the wellness space.
As cathartic as it can be to project our own sense of futility onto celebrities, it may not be that empathetic. They can just hide in their yacht or wherever it is they are. Others have learned from his example. What purpose do they serve?
The idea that a celebrity is there to entertain people, as opposed to using their position in some social way, is more attractive than ever. I love this. When they can tap into that self-awareness, good things can happen. A post shared by badgalriri badgalriri on May 7, at pm PDT. As pandemic-related restrictions start to ease, some of the existential questions surrounding celebrity may be rendered moot.
People enjoy the escapism of celebrity gossip and bond with others over a favorite star. Next, there's a shift. The person starts thinking of the celebrity constantly, withdrawing from family and friends. Addictive and compulsive behaviors come into play. Finally, a very few people reach what's known as the "borderline pathological" stage, in which they believe they have a close relationship with their favorite celebrity and take that belief quite seriously.
When asked if they'd do something illegal at the request of their favorite celebrity, these people say "yes. Personality plays a role in pushing people along the path to celebrity stalker-hood, Houran said. People who are egocentric or who have personality traits such as irritability, impulsivity and moodiness are more susceptible. The environment matters, too. People are more susceptible to over-the-top celebrity worship when they're in a phase of identity adjustment.
If a person is going through a divorce, loses a job or is having relationship problems, celebrity obsession may be a life raft they cling to. This identity factor may be why teenagers are so susceptible to worshipping Justin Bieber or their favorite sports star. Younger people, who are still establishing their identities, are more susceptible to celebrity obsession, Houran said. It feeds a psychological need. Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter livescience and on Facebook.
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