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Topic: Parasocial Relationship

Tegan Quin and Sara Quin on "Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara" (Hulu/Disney)

Tegan and Sara catfishing doc bombshells

Nardos Haile
Chappell Roan performs at Outside Lands at Golden Gate Park on August 11, 2024 in San Francisco, California. (Dana Jacobs/WireImage/Getty Images)

Chappell Roan sets boundaries with fans

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Singer Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, "Britney: Domination" at Park MGM on October 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Let's leave Britney Spears alone – again

Nardos Haile
Singer Chris Brown performs onstage during the 'One of Them Ones Tour' at The Kia Forum on August 26, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)

The Chris Brown problem that never dies

Nardos Haile
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Tabi shoes, Timothee Chalamet, and a broken heart on a phone (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Our digital disillusionment with dating

Nardos Haile
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Lionel Hahn/Getty Images)

When fans mourn a celebrity breakup

Nardos Haile
Author Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat Pray Love, Committed: A Love Story speaks on stage during the Opening Night of Texas Conference for Women 2019 at Austin Convention Center on October 23, 2019 in Austin, Texas. (Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Texas Conference for Women 2019)

Eat, pray, brand yourself accurately

Laura Guidry
BTS performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. (Manny Carabel/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

The impact BTS had on my mental health

Lily Doton
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Heather Armstrong talks about her career as a professional blogger during an interview in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, July 18, 2008. (Paul Chinn/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)

Mom interrupted: Dooce's cautionary tale

Sara K. Eskridge
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