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Dean Lewis’ apology after fan allegations + The ‘real’ witches on your FYP

Dean Lewis’ apology after fan allegations + The ‘real’ witches on your FYP

Update: 2025-10-30
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Friday Headlines: Fresh search for missing four-year-old Gus Lamont, prison guards ordered to return to work after snap strike over violent assaults, ARIA-Award-winning musician Dean Lewis issues apology to fans for ‘inappropriate behaviour’, five new suspects arrested over Louvre crown jewel heist, and dictionary.com confirms “word of the year”. 

Deep Dive: Witches have re-entered the mainstream through the power of social media, which has also catapulted the prevalence of the Etsy and DIY witch.

But with so many witches entering your TikTok feed or telling you about your future through a screen, how do we know if what they’re selling us is magic or marketing?   

In this episode of The Briefing, Helen Smith is joined by Dr Caroline Tully, a scholar of modern Pagan religions, who explains the rise of the modern witch and why, for many, witchcraft is more than just a trend.

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Dean Lewis’ apology after fan allegations + The ‘real’ witches on your FYP

Dean Lewis’ apology after fan allegations + The ‘real’ witches on your FYP

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