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Dec 2024
14m 56s

Hollywood’s mind-control games

THE AUSTRALIAN
About this episode

How social media turned the world against Hollywood superstar Blake Lively, who’s launched a bombshell lawsuit to recover her reputation. 

Find out more about The Front podcast here. You can read about this story and more on The Australian's website or on The Australian’s app.

This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet and edited by Tiffany Dimmack. Our team includes Lia Tsamoglou, Joshua Burton, Stephanie Coombes and Jasper Leak, who composed our music. 

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