Culture
Why Every Celebrity Interview Now Feels Like A Circus Act
Brad Pitt is trauma-dumping on podcasts, Kyle MacLachlan is TikTok-dancing for Zoomers, and suddenly every celebrity press tour feels one chicken wing away from a carnival sideshow.
By Jaimee Marshall5 min read
Why is Brad Pitt talking about his divorce, alcoholism, and regret about missing out on having a “gay experience” on Dax Shepard’s podcast? Why are film auteurs like Paul Thomas Anderson collaborating with Fortnite on a Leonardo DiCaprio film? Why are interviewers asking Pedro Pascal about characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe who are capital D “Daddies”? And why, for the love of Hollywood mystique, does it feel like every legendary actor is being dragged into the meme economy against their will?