8. “Famous People Ruined Fame” | Just Like Us: The Tabloids That Changed America

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The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.2 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2022

⏱️ 43 minutes

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So what does it even mean to be famous today? The tabloids and the paparazzi industry are a shadow of their former selves, and the modern version of celebrity spawned on social media looks nothing like it did in 2000. In this episode, we look at the evolution of celebrities’ interactions with the public and the press, and just how hard you have to hustle now for even a little bit of fame. Host: Clare Malone Producers: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Juliet Litman, Vikram Patel, and Kaya McMullen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I was scrolling Instagram a while back and paused over a post.
0:06.6	It was a screenshot of a quote Timothy Chalamet gave to Time magazine.
0:10.9	He said that the term movie star is, like, death.
0:15.0	It just makes him think about 90s nostalgia Instagram feeds.
0:18.9	God, that made me feel old.
0:21.6	Timothy Chalamet is 26, about the same age that Ben Affleck was during his breakout Goodwill
0:26.7	hunting period, the era that started this series.
0:30.9	Like Affleck, Chalamet is a prestige actor with undeniable off-screen charm.
0:37.0	Here he is with co-star Zendaya doing an interview during their Dune promo tour.
0:42.0	I'm sorry, I can't get over the fact that that's your little name.
0:45.8	Like, what?
0:46.8	How shall?
0:47.8	How shall?
0:48.8	How shall?
0:49.8	Yeah.
0:50.8	Yeah.
0:51.8	It goes French, American, French.
0:52.8	Timothy, how?
0:53.8	How?
0:55.2	How?
0:56.2	How may, shall, may.
0:59.3	In some ways, Chalamet has the 2022 version of Young Ben Affleck's career, or maybe the
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