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Will Smith, The Slap, and the Death of Celebrity with Aisha Harris
Will Smith, The Slap, and the Death of Celebrity with Aisha Harris
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Length:
59 minutes
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
In this penultimate episode of For Colored Nerds, Brittany, Eric, and host of NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour, Aisha Harris, go deep. This week, they discuss one of the most beloved, bankable, and now, controversial Black movie stars of all-time: Will Smith. This isn’t just about The Slap or “the entanglement.” It’s about Will’s entire relationship to celebrity. How his career, desires, and personal branding implicates more about the idea of celebrity as a whole than we previously thought.
Released:
Oct 25, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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