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Pop culture has always been something that fascinated a lot of us. How does one define celebrity? Who is worthy of fame? Are celebrities really like normal people? Spoiler alert: yes, they are. It's uncertain how society became so obsessed with celebrity culture and the various gossip and rumours surrounding it, but one thing's for sure: its impact in our lives is undeniable.
With the overwhelming upsurge in various types of mass media today, it's become even easier for endless reality TV shows, celebrity gossip magazines and websites with an annual revenue of more than $3 billion, to market and make profit out of these innocent celebrities. We have a desire to idolise, and we compulsively follow the everyday lives of the glitterati, from the tragic, like their heartbreaks and deaths, to the mundane, like what kind of coffee they drank that morning. The personal aspects of people's lives matter more than their professional achievements. But is everything we read about them true?
Not only is the spotlight filled with strange, random paparazzi, there are many gold-diggers and fame-chasers out there. People who are there only to garner attention and exploit the people they meet for a quick buck. They'll use celebrities to their advantage, and once they're in a comfortable position, they will sell out their info (sometimes false) for their own advantage. It's truly why you can never trust anyone in Hollywood.
All of you, being celebrities yourselves, have surely experienced or gone through a similar experience to this. It can be very hard to take in and you need to have very thick skin in order to be able to handle all the vicious gossip that will be thrown at, and / or about you. So, we would like you to get a taste of just that...
Prior to today, you were asked to pick two team leaders and to order the entire cast from who you would want on your team the most to the least. For this task, you will be divided into teams of five, and each team will be writing shocking gossip articles that involve all five of the celebrities on the opposing team.
With five votes...
Hillary is the first team captain!
With three votes...
Joanne, Taylor and Tom all tied for second team captain.
And so, we randomised who should become team captian, and...
Tom is the second team captain!
As for the teams, they will be...
On Hillary's team:
Danny, Farrah, Jeff and Joanne.
On Tom's team:
Bella, Kesha, Mike and Taylor.
You have until tomorrow, June 12, at 9 pm EDT / 2 am BST, to write your article and for the team captain to send it to us in their confessional thread.
You will not just be competing for immunity, but also for safety, as the ENTIRE losing team will be facing the block – this week being a double eviction. Failing to submit will result in the entire team automatically facing elimination.
Due to the changed format, the winner of the previous Star Task, Bella, will be eligible to play in this week's Star Task.
CUT!