40-minute wedding vows
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Fame Multiplies Itself: What Taylor's Wedding Says About Celebrity Culture
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The hosts zoom out from the guest list to what it reveals about the nature of celebrity. Richard Osman argues that celebrities don't congregate together merely because they understand each other — they do it because fame multiplies itself through proximity, exactly as wealthy people in finance surround themselves with other wealthy people to compound their returns. Almost everything written about the wedding, he notes, was essentially a list of who was there. Marina coins the episode's sharpest verdict: the world's biggest star is still a 'massive starfucker.' The hosts note the remarkable power dynamics of the event — Steven Spielberg queuing to show a QR code, Jay-Z's phone being confiscated, guests drinking Ace of Spades champagne at Jay-Z's brand. The segment ends with Richard's observation that the three most recent guests on The Rest Is Entertainment — Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Paul McCartney — were all present.
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