Celebrity Scandals

Q1 (350 WORDS) Watch Anne Helen Petersen’s Webstock talk https://www.webstock.org.nz/talks/what-we-talk-about-when-we-talk-about-brangelina/ According to Anne Helen Petersen, why is gossip and gossip about celebrities important? What do conversations about celebrity scandals, breakups, and behaviors accomplish?According to you, what are the Top 3 celebrity scandals of your life? Identify and describe each scandal for me? What are the larger issues addressed by each of the scandals on your list?Q2 (100-word) Read Alessa Dominguez’s “The Real Tragedy of the Aaron Hernandez Story (Links to an external site.) ,” from Buzzfeed, June 13, 2017. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alessadominguez/who-was-responsible-for-aaron-hernandez Identify and describe at least 2 of the theories put forth by Hernandez’s family, the press, or the police that Dominguez analyzes in her article, “The Real Tragedy of the Aaron Hernandez Story.” Why is Dominguez interested in challenging the theories? Q3 (100-WORD)Read Alessa Dominguez’s “The Real Tragedy of the Aaron Hernandez Story (Links to an external site.) ,” from Buzzfeed, June 13, 2017. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/alessadominguez/who-was-responsible-for-aaron-hernandezWhy is Dominguez critical of the conservative and patriarchal father and son narratives used to frame Aaron Hernandez’s story? What do these narratives support? What kinds of improvements do they prevent?Q4 ((200-word) Watch Nanette Burstein film The Price of Gold (Links to an external site.) from ESPN’s 30 for 30 series.What myths about athletics, economic class, and white femininity did the film The Price of Gold help to unpack when it comes to American’s ideas about sports and the success of individual athletes within the world of competitive sports?For more information on Celebrity Scandals check on:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Scandals