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Welcome back for another episode of reality life with Kate Casey.

I hope that you're having a great week.

I'm so excited about today's episode.

But first, I want to make sure that you read the New York Times article,

how Tom Sandoval became the most hated man in America.

It is beautifully written by Arena Alexander,

and I think it really encapsulates the danger in fame specifically for reality stars.

This article talks about what has happened to Tom Sanoval in the aftermath of Schenibald, which is of course the affair that he had

with Rakell-Levis while he was in a relationship with Ariana Maddox.

The affair became the most talked about story probably in pop culture last year and the show which had run for many seasons kind of looked like it was on the Fritz. And then this happened and suddenly their story is part of mainstream media.

So you know you already have somebody who's a reality star who has like a skewed version of their own reality, then you put them into mainstream media and the notoriety,

you know, I always say it's kind of like somebody being compromised by a security system,

Fame spits somebody else in a completely different way,

and not always for the good.

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