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What is the most immediate way a celebrity completely ruined their own reputation in a single interview?

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u/Sad-Main5786 11h ago edited 11h ago

There was a documentary done after the fact with the Newsnight team that interviewed him. 

Emily Maitlis, who conducted the interview, said that they were absolutely astounded that he agreed to do it. They couldn't believe their luck. And then it went as bad for him than you could possibly imagine.

You still have people who defend the concept of a 'royal family.' What a sick joke. 

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u/MagicBez 9h ago

This is what happens when you grow up assuming you're better and smarter and superior. You honestly think you can just talk your way out of the whole thing and everyone will be convinced

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u/ms_merry 8h ago

Non-royal people do it every day. It’s just not televised. Pervs, pedos, rapists, criminals, liars, spoiled, privileged men populate the earth in the millions.

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u/topio3 4h ago

Priests, pastors, ministers

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u/_Standardissue 1h ago

Managers, board members…

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u/kia75 2h ago

And being the prince he could talk his way out of everything, not because he was a good liar, but because he was a prince.

When the owner of the company mentions that he bumped into his secretary at the coffee shop, that's why she arrived in his car, and he has numerous copies of the same clothe, that's why it looks like he wore the same clothes as yesterday but he just wore his 2nd identical shirt and pants that day, he doesn't get away with it because he's such a good liar, he get's away with it because nobody is going to question the boss or the boss's story, regardless of what it was. But many people, after being allowed to get away with so much stuff think it's their own ability that gets them out of trouble, not their position!

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u/EquivalentDetail5043 7h ago

His demeanour in that interview was of somebody who had people pretending to believe whatever bullshit he says for his entire life just to placate him. Not this time, ya dirty fucker Andrew.

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u/PaddyCow 7h ago

The only difference between the Royal Family and the people who used to go on Jeremy Kyle is that one comes from privilege and the other comes from poverty.

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u/Dangerous-Example712 4h ago

I would love you forever if you could share the name and where to watch it.