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Nostalgia likely had a hand in driving Gen Z and millennial support for a potential presidential run from former First Lady Michelle Obama, a popular public figure from their early years.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024
Since it had already been determined that Gino was a public figure due to her high-profile academic career, this does not rise to the standard of defamation.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Every August 31—the tragic anniversary of Princess Diana’s death—photographs of the late royal emerge across the news, social media, and pop culture platforms, a visual ode to the royal and public figure who touched the lives of so many.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
Joker is a public figure, and so his fans assume that Arthur belongs to them too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2024
Since it had already been determined that Gino was a public figure due to her high-profile academic career, this does not rise to the standard of defamation.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
Every August 31—the tragic anniversary of Princess Diana’s death—photographs of the late royal emerge across the news, social media, and pop culture platforms, a visual ode to the royal and public figure who touched the lives of so many.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
Joker is a public figure, and so his fans assume that Arthur belongs to them too.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
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“Public figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20figure. Accessed 24 Sep. 2024.
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