261. PROFILE: DEMI MOORE

Pop Apologists

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🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Lauren and Chan are so excited to bring you the first Pop Apologists Profile on the legend and icon Demi Moore. She’s had the kind of career that is truly one in a million, but the true story behind her life is a mix of triumph, resilience, and heartbreak. From childhood struggles to public relationships that made headlines, Demi’s journey has been anything but ordinary. Hear all about Demi’s tumultuous childhood (3:22), Demi’s shocking earliest relationships (18:55), her big break into acting (22:22), Demi meeting a hot new actor named Bruce Willis, plus all about their 13 year marriage (31:46), Demi’s iconic moments that shaped our culture (40:42), the ending of Bruce and Demi’s marriage (51:02), her relationship with Ashton Kutcher and the difficulties that followed (53:20), and finally, Demi’s stunning second act. (1:11:36) Check out our amazing sponsors: Clean Simple Eats: Shop Clean Simple Eats protein powder and use code POPAPOLOGISTS for 10% off! Earlybird: Click here to try EarlyBird CBD/THC gummies and use code POP20 for 20% off. SKIMS: The Fits Everybody collection is available in sizes XXS to 4X. You can shop now at SKIMS.com and SKIMS New York Flagship on Fifth Ave. After you place your order, be sure to let them know we sent you! Select “podcast” in the survey and be sure to select Pop Apologists in the dropdown menu that follows. To support the show, consider subscribing on Patreon or anywhere you listen to podcasts, where you can get a bonus episode of Pop Apologists every Friday! Please note this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode.

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0:00.0	It's so powerful and it's just clear she's done so much work on herself. You can go through so much in life.
0:05.4	And you can heal. You can get better. You can have the worst things happen to you. And you can grow.
0:16.9	Trigger warning, we are going to be discussing sexual violence and rape and darker subject matter.
0:24.0	So if any of that is not suitable for you, skip this episode.
0:27.1	Well, well, well, we are so excited today because we are discussing the legend, the woman herself, Demi Moore.
0:35.8	I think on this podcast, we haven't really done, you know,
0:38.5	single person deep dives. I don't know. Have we? I know we've done couples. No, we tend to focus on
0:43.4	great American romances, great international romances. We are a global podcast with many global
0:48.8	elites listening. But no, we tend to focus on relationships. And today, we're starting a very new thing.
0:55.2	It feels right. And it feels overdue, frankly, that this woman, you know, gets a moment.
1:00.5	You guys, welcome to the first pop apologist profile. We did actually do a whole thing about why
1:05.4	Anne Hathaway people find her to be annoying, but I don't think that really counts as a pop apologist
1:09.1	profile. Yeah, I don't know.
1:17.2	Yeah, it doesn't count. It doesn't count. So without further ado, we are so excited because right now,
1:23.3	Demi Moore, she is the moment. She is. She is getting so much buzz and hype. And her road to this like glorious moment in the sun, it has not been a smooth glide path. Well, also everyone,
1:28.5	people listening are going to be like, Demi Moore has always been a huge star. Like,
1:31.6	these girls are just like so out of their depth. We realize that. But I think that she's
1:36.9	finally getting like awards for her talent. And she's always been an A-lister. I've always known
1:42.2	who she was. But yeah, I didn't realize that she maybe wasn't getting the accolades that she deserved until right now, maybe.
1:49.0	No. I think we always knew she was a 90s icon, but like you said, professionally, she was not
1:55.1	as esteemed as she really should have been. Yeah. And so it's really fun to see her truly having
2:00.1	this moment. But let's go back to the
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