PR POP

With the popularity of movies like The Parent Trap, Freaky Friday, and Mean girls her career was at its highest. However many of her movies following were total flops and she soon became known for poor work ethic rather than her leading roles. Recently however, Lohan has been strategic about coming back on screen with her new Netflix movie titled, “Falling for Christmas.” In this episode we explore how her past reputation has affected her career and how her comeback might finally stick.

Taylors known for her bad blood with other celebs and for making it clear in her music videos but her fans continue to stand by her regardless of controversies. In this episode the girls get into what worked out so well for her. We’ll cover the highlights of her beef with Kanye West and how she resurrected herself amongst the drama.

In this episode, Abby and PR major Kinnidy Thoreson talk about the controversial career of Trisha Paytas. Specifically her infamous podcast with her real-life frenemie. She's been known for exploring her religion, identity, and mental illness online and is often criticized for it. Kinnidy and Abby dive into this and more on this episode of PR POP.

Famously known for her role as Sam in iCarly, Jennette McCurdy wrote a book in August, 2022 titled, “I’m glad my mom died.” Her memoir gets into the nitty gritty of her life growing up as a childhood star. In this episode we get into the trauma she experienced and the road she paved for other victims.

In this episode, Abby and Caroline cover the manic episode Gabbie Hanna had on the platform TikTok in August 2022. At the time this episode was recorded Gabbie has since deleted over a hundred TikToks that covered her manic episode in real-time. We talk about how the public responded as well as how we think the public should respond to this raw showing of mental illness online. Near the end of the podcast, Caroline and I discuss what Hanna’s future career could look like.

In this episode, Abby and Emerson discuss the scandal Ned Fulmer was a part of in Sept. 2022. Ned Fulmer is one of the four members of the Try Guys. Don’t know the Try Guys? You may remember the members from the online media site Buzzfeed which they separated from in 2018 to create their own company. However, in September Ned Fulmer was forced to leave the group when he cheated on his wife with the assistant producer of TryGuys. Making a bad situation worse, Fulmer was notoriously known for being the “Family Guy” of the group. Breaching trust and his reputation, Emerson and I talk about the conflict he caused and the recovery process for both Fulmer and the TryGuys brand.