Now I really want to see that Dov Charney doc, I hope it resurfaces (along with Quibi's crown jewel, Dishmantled). Interesting that it comes from Vice who in the 00s I always associated with the same edgelord sleaze as American Apparel but have matured into a genuinely good reporting source.
Also - suck on that, Sacklers. Makes a solid argument for how true crime can be an activist genre. The Dolph story is interesting (my Dolph moment was St. Stevie Nicks talking about her Klonopin addiction 15 years ago or so); I suspect a lot if performers have similar stories- I remember hearing that Brendan Fraser's career was partially derailed by a torn ACL. And now the pressure on male stars to be super ripped (compare Bruce's physique in Die Hard with any given Fast and Furious star) is going to compound that. There's a knock on effect to that stuff in the culture, and heavy workouts = injuries.
Now I really want to see that Dov Charney doc, I hope it resurfaces (along with Quibi's crown jewel, Dishmantled). Interesting that it comes from Vice who in the 00s I always associated with the same edgelord sleaze as American Apparel but have matured into a genuinely good reporting source.
Also - suck on that, Sacklers. Makes a solid argument for how true crime can be an activist genre. The Dolph story is interesting (my Dolph moment was St. Stevie Nicks talking about her Klonopin addiction 15 years ago or so); I suspect a lot if performers have similar stories- I remember hearing that Brendan Fraser's career was partially derailed by a torn ACL. And now the pressure on male stars to be super ripped (compare Bruce's physique in Die Hard with any given Fast and Furious star) is going to compound that. There's a knock on effect to that stuff in the culture, and heavy workouts = injuries.
Patrick Radden Keefe had an article in the New Yorker foreshadowing this settlement and the ramifications https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/the-sackler-familys-plan-to-keep-its-billions