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The sad thing is she was right about the Catholic Church and their cover ups and it basically cost her a career.
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_buffy_summers:
Every single part of his story was incredibly stupid. He claimed he was outside and going for a walk at two o'clock in the morning, during the polar vortex. Most businesses were closed because of the late hour, never mind the weather conditions.
Theincendiarydvice:
I literally only know of him because he did that.
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The legendary Streisand Effect basically refers to the fact that hiding information makes it more popular, instead, because it attracts more attention and curiosity. The antidote to it is openness and honesty, if there’s a genuine problem you’re trying to tackle.
The term itself was coined in 2005 by Techdirt founder Mike Masnick and was the result of singer and actress Barbra Streisand suing photographer Kenneth Adelman for a whopping $50 million back in 2003. Adelman had taken photos for the California Coastal Records Project, one of which accidentally featured Streisand’s mansion in Malibu.
At that point, the image had been downloaded a mere 6 times. Later, it got over a million views and was reprinted many times. Meanwhile, Streisand lost the lawsuit. Though Streisand had had bad experiences with being stalked, in this particular case, it would have been better for her if she hadn’t escalated things.
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SweetCosmicPope:
I can't believe this isn't the top choice! The whole topic is literally named after her. lol
For those who don't know, she got a bunch of bad press because she tried to bully a photographer into taking down photos of her house that happens to be on a public beach.
#5
We’d all go to space and get lots of publicity if we had that kind of money.
I found the whole thing insulting because all it proved was that to go to space you either had to be an astronaut, Rich, a celebrity, or a billionaire.
It mostly affected Katy Perry and her public persona. And possibly ticket sales for her tour.
Dulcinea80:
Katie Perry and her tone deaf trip to space.
#6
Oh wait, he still has a career.
Another example of the Streisand Effect has to do with Beyoncé. After she performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2013, BuzzFeed shared some photos from the middle of her routine. The star’s publicist reached out to the outlet, demanding to take down some of the “unflattering photos.” This prompted BuzzFeed to publish a second article titled, ‘The Unflattering Photos Beyoncé’s Publicist Doesn’t Want You To See.’ The photos went viral on social media and led to the creation of memes.
The Streisand Effect can impact individuals as well as companies, damaging the reputations that they have carefully constructed over the years. Trying to suppress certain information can leave a lasting impression, painting the person or business as dishonest and untrustworthy. The result is a tarnished public image, media scrutiny, regulatory attention, decreased sales, and lower customer loyalty as your brand has been affected.
Transparency, politeness, professionalism, quick responses, emotional regulation, and avoiding lawsuits are your best strategies if you want to avoid the fallout from this effect.
#7
Cruise fired his excellent publicist who told him to keep that weird stuff quiet…. and put his sister in the role. He then went public….
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What are the biggest PR nightmares and disasters that you’ve seen stars and public figures construct with their own hands and words?
Have you ever witnessed someone fall prey to the Streisand Effect, where the information they tried to hide ended up going viral?
Who are the biggest celebrities that you love to hate and hate to love?
Share your thoughts in the comments.
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FranciscoGarcia69:
That was the most tone deaf, cringey thing I’ve ever seen.
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xv_boney:
Kendall Jenner resolves institutional racism and police brutality with second-place soda.
OkArmordillo:
Pepsi made an ad during the height of the 2020 BLM protests where Kendall Jenner walks into a protest, hands out pepsis to the protestors and cops, and they all drop what they’re doing to start partying together and have a good time.
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Jambonito:
It had a big effect imo. The general public seems to have lost all respect for him, and Will Smith is completely blacklisted now. I’m pretty sure he hasn’t been in a movie or a show eversince. And if he has, it clearly hasn’t been promoted to the level it would have been if he was still in the good graces of the industry. I believe from time to time he goes on a radio show or releases music to try to regain his image, but imo it’s done in such a cringey way that he has become a laughing stock now :/
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He was then arrested and formally charged with committing war crimes.
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