PR Relationships, Parasociality, and Gaylor speculations (with Dr. Kate Kurtin)

Director's cut version of Mina's The Cult of Celebrity Relationships video, featuring discussions on age gap relationships, Machine Gun Kelly + Megan Fox, and an interview with Dr. Kate Kurtin on what we're all misunderstanding about parasocial relationships. Keep up with High Brow on Instagram! Subscribe to the Patreon! and keep up with Mina on Youtube, Instagram, and Tiktok! SOURCES Emotional arousal when watching drama increases pain threshold and social bonding - PMC Crazy Love: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton’s Epic Romance | Vanity Fair Burton and Taylor, private lives played out in public | Elizabeth Taylor | The Guardian “ELIZABETH TAYLOR IS WED TO BURTON” New York Times (1923-); 16 Mar 1964. “The Burtons Draw Thousands of Sightseers” By NEIL SHEEHAN. New York Times (1923-); 25 June 1964. Burton and Taylor, private lives played out in public | Elizabeth Taylor | The Guardian The Unsinkable Jennifer Aniston | Vanity Fair | September 2005 Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and Jennifer Aniston’s 2000s tabloid battle, reprise - Vox How Jennifer Aniston’s fertility became everyone’s obsession | Zoe Williams | The Guardian Like A Virgin: How Purity Culture Harmed Britney Spears & A Generation Of Pop Stars Justin Timberlake has finally apologised to Britney Spears, so why did they break up in 2002? Why Are We So Fascinated by Celebrity Love Lives? – SheKnows power couple Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com Baudinette, T. (2023). Idol Shipping Culture: Exploring Queer Sexuality among Fans of K-Pop. In S. Kim (Ed.), The Cambridge Companion to K-Pop (Cambridge Companions to Music, pp. 249-264). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108938075.020 Resnick, Kendall, "When Admiration Turns to Obsession: A Case Study on Taylor Swift Fan Theories" (2021). Student Research Submissions. 439. https://scholar.umw.edu/student_research/439 Taylor Swift fans are upset over reports of her breakup. A psychologist explains why : NPR Sydney Sweeney was living her 'best life' filming with Glen Powell despite drama Was Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson's Relationship Fake? A Thorough Investigation Why Famous Women Marry Gay Men All That Heaven Allows' Examines Rock Hudson's Life As A Closeted Leading Man : NPR Rock Hudson's Wife Secretly Recorded His Gay Confession — Revealed 55 Years Later What Makes a Man: Rock Hudson’s Laborious Life | Vanity Fair FBI Records: The Vault — Rock Hudson Part 1 of 1 Love In the Age of the Celebrity Fauxmance & PR Relationships A Paparazzo Explains How Staged Celebrity Photos Really Work INTERVIEWS Brad Pitt talks about Angelina Jolie with Diane Sawyer Britney Spears - Interview with Diane Sawyer @ ABC Primetime (2003) [TV Rip AI]  Written by Mina Le, Ella Gray, and Sophie Carter Edited by Sophie Carter Music by Olivia Martinez Cover by Lindsay Mintz