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"Celebrity" just isn't hitting like it used to...

"Celebrity" just isn't hitting like it used to...

It's Been a Minute vor 1 Jahr

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When twitch streamers can sway elections and viral videos can turn
fifteen seconds of fame into hundreds of millions of dollars, it
kind of makes you wonder: who's a real "celebrity" these days? And
do they matter like they used to?

With fans fed up over ticket prices and endless product pushing,
capital-C "celebrity" seems to be in its flop era. But is it gone
for good? And, do we even want it back?

Brittany gets into all of it in front of a live audience at the
annual On-Air Fest in Brooklyn with Vulture's Rachel Handler and
Vox senior correspondent Alex Abad-Santos.

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