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This week the stories all share the same fingerprint: people who think the rules don't apply to them. Crisis-communications expert Molly McPherson breaks down why the Mike Vrabel–Dianna Russini saga still has legs months later (hint: it's not the affair — it's the contempt), how ...  Show more

Five scientists were escorted out of a diabetes conference by police for handing out a scientific paper — published in the host's own journal. By the time the American Diabetes Association finished explaining itself, its president and president-elect had resigned, and the editori ...  Show more

Johnny Depp’s personal life has been splashed across the headlines thanks to high-profile defamation cases against his ex-wife Amber Heard. Now, the latest trial is playing out in real time, live streamed to audiences across the world. What does this case tell us about their f ...

Daughter of a science professor and an IRS agent, a double-graduate of Columbia herself, Janice Min turned her talents in the early 2000s to the glossy magazine Us Weekly. Celebrity journalism has never been the same. In its pages, she revolutionized pop culture as we ...

Joining the Deux U classroom this week are Vanessa Grigoriadis and Natalie Robehmed, hosts of the hit podcast, Infamous! We're discussing the hottest topics, including: Natalie talks about covering the infamous Kylie Jenner Forbes article Beyoncé at the Sphere The White Lotus Sea ...  Show more

Joining the Deux U Classroom this week is the “Celebrity Whisperer,” Taylor Ferber. She spent years disarming countless stars at Hollywood's biggest events as a red carpet reporter for outlets like Us and Vulture, and now hosts the provocative podcast "Cancel Me, Baby!" We’re dis ...  Show more