2026-02-10
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all very powerful famous women yes but they're also all fans of the tell-all documentary you know the type i mean going behind the scenes of day-to-day life giving us a glimpse of what it's like to be super famous do they actually tell us anything new
though or is it more about controlling the public image that's what we're going to be chatting about today let's get into it So there's only one man we could bring in for this,
our Culture King, William Lee Adams from the team, hey?
Hey, Iqro.
OK, so William, before we get into it, there's been a bunch of these celebrity-led documentaries,
docuseries popping up from the movie studios, the streaming sites.
Why is there such a push on them?
So, studios and streaming services,
they're really making a calculation here, balancing money and risk.
The fact is, if you're a big celebrity, you've got a massive following,
and so the studio knows there's gonna be interest before they even start hitting record on the series.
And they know that the fandom for these stars, Beyonce,
Taylor Swift, they're gonna turn up no matter what their star does.
Now, also, there's a cost element here.