MSNBC: Psychologist discusses "relationship" fans form with celebrities

By John DellaContrada

Release Date: July 7, 2009 This content is archived.

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An article on MSNBC about why some celebrities such as Michael Jackson become even more popular after they die and the relationship that fans form with celebrities quotes Jaye Derrick, a research assistant at the Research Institute on Addictions, about parasocial relationships.

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