Director's cut version of Mina's The Cult of Celebrity Relationships video, featuring discussions on age gap relationships, Machine Gun Kelly + Megan Fox, and an interview with Dr. Kate Kurtin on what we're all misunderstanding about parasocial relationships.



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INTERVIEWS

Brad Pitt talks about Angelina Jolie with Diane Sawyer

Britney Spears - Interview with Diane Sawyer @ ABC Primetime (2003) [TV Rip AI] 



Written by Mina Le, Ella Gray, and Sophie Carter

Edited by Sophie Carter

Music by Olivia Martinez

Cover by Lindsay Mintz