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S1E49: Naomi Osaka and celebrities' media dilemma: #PopVultures Ep 49
#PopVultures Ep 49: Naomi Osaka and celebrities' media dilemma
37:42 mins
Synopsis: The Straits Times examines the ins and outs of pop culture in the Asian entertainment and Hollywood scene.
This week, the #PopVultures Jan Lee and Yeo Sam Jo talk about A-list tennis player Naomi Osaka and her declining to speak to the media and attend press conferences during the French Open, citing mental health concerns, which set off a firestorm of reactions. She was fined for refusing her press obligations and eventually pulled out of the competition.
She is hardly the only star to have had media woes -…
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