The dark side of celebrity: from Armie Hammer to Jay Shetty

Straight Up

Why have we normalised celebrities abusing their power? This week we are joined by fellow journo and fab friend Olivia Petter to talk about celebrity narcissism, manipulation, power trips and industry open secrets. It's right on theme with her excellent debut novel Gold Rush, which explores the dark consequences of when Rose, a 20-something single woman working in the press office for a magazine publisher in London, spends the night with the most famous man on the planet. It's a gripping exploration of power, consent and celebrity, add it to your summer reading list right now!

Ps: we are taking a one week break next week as Kathleen is getting married! Normal service resumes 18 July :)

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Reccos:

• One Taste, Bloomberg
• One Taste, Netflix
• American Nightmare, Netflix
• Baby Reindeer, Netflix
• Painful Lessons podcast (Armie Hammer)
• Spacey Unmasked, Channel 4
• Jeanne du Barry (Depp film)
• Who Trolled Amber? Podcast, Tortoise Media
• Unbelievable, Netflix
• Freedom, and Corrections, both by Jonathan Franzen
• Joe Alwyn profile The Sunday Times