Hello and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World.

So I can tell you, as someone who has been in media over the last 34 years, oh my God, it's been such a long time. I have seen the evolution of different

famous people in different realms, music, film, TV, politics, sports. And it's very interesting

because I would say music and sports are the two areas that draw the biggest

most attentive fans, the fans who most identify with the person that they usually adore,

but sometimes the adoration crosses the line into stalkerdom.

And we live in a time where celebrities have never been more accessible.

Whitney Cummings said that social media is like giving everyone in the world your phone

number.

Because if they want to talk to you, if they want to talk about you, if they want to make a cutting remark, they know how to do it.

They know where to find you.

And it has made celebrities more accessible than ever.

And the accessibility and the exchange between fan and superstar feels like a very level playing field because of social media so much is known about everybody.

And it doesn't matter who you are, how long you've been famous, how well known you are, how big your fan base is,

the point really of all of this for many people is to build a brand, to create an architecture

around yourself, a scaffolding that people can climb. So they get to know the real you,

or at least they feel like that.

And it has changed how people think about, look up to, engage with, try and connect with famous people.

So how has this changed? Why has it changed? And has it changed for the better?

Joining now is barstool sports host Kelly Keegan. And Kelly, welcome to Kennedy Saves the World.

Thank you so much for having me. First of all, what you just said, I thought, was very insightful.

And I love something you said about celebrities feeling the need to build a scaffolding around themselves to kind of make them a little less accessible, but accessible to the fans that matter. And I do think that that's a really serious thing. And accessible in a way

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