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Topic: Stan Culture

"Lurker" (MUBI)

To be a fan is to be a parasite

Coleman Spilde
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

Nardos Haile
Jungkook, Beyoncé and Taylor Swift (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How loneliness is fueling "stan culture"

Nicole Karlis
Johnny Depp gestures to his fans during a break outside court during the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard civil trial at Fairfax County Circuit Court on May 19, 2022 in Fairfax, Virginia (Cliff Owen/Consolidated News Pictures/Getty Images)

Johnny Depp, the pirate of pandering

Joy Saha
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