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June 21, 2023 73 mins
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.

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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?
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