The Death of the Celebrity: The Internet Is Bored, Divorce Is Trending, & Black Women Stay the Scapegoat

 Be honest... when was the last time you cared what a celebrity posted? Not what a blog said about them—but something they shared themselves? Yeah. Exactly.

Celebrity culture is crumbling in real time and honestly? It’s long overdue. The influencer-to-celeb pipeline is broken. The pedestal is cracked. And the sparkle? Dull.

We’re witnessing the fall of the fantasy. No more mystery. No more polish. Just a bunch of public figures publicly unraveling while the comment section eats popcorn.

The Fall-Off Feels Loud Because It Is

We’ve watched celebs become influencers, influencers become celebs, and now... everyone’s just loud online. Oversharing. Arguing. Soft-launching divorces. Deleting posts after doing too much. It's not "fame" anymore—it’s just exposure.

What used to be glamour is now grindset content. Private jets and PR packages. Trauma-bonding turned brand deals. Wealth is aesthetic. Romance is performance. Motherhood is monetized.

Divorce is Trending—But Only Certain People Get Dragged

Breakups used to be heartbreak. Now they're headlines. Custody battles have become clickbait. Keke. Halle. Cardi. Even Rihanna. There’s a pattern—Black women are getting the harshest coverage, the cruelest comments, and the most invasive questions.

Megan Thee Stallion literally won her case and STILL had to explain herself. Keke had to protect herself and her child, and folks still made her the villain. Halle removed herself from toxicity, and the internet called her naive. It’s exhausting. And it’s always us.

Misogynoir Isn’t Just a Bias—It’s a Business Model

Platforms thrive off our pain. Publicly punishing Black women sells. Because we’re not allowed to outgrow mess, set boundaries, or simply exist without being picked apart.

The algorithm doesn’t care who’s right—it just wants clicks. And heartbreak sells. Especially if it’s a beautiful, visible Black woman in the center.

Celebrity Culture is Dead... So What Now?

Gen Z doesn’t want glossy perfection. They want real, flawed, transparent. They want creators, not curated idols. We trust podcasters and micro-influencers more than anyone with a manager.

That’s the shift. And it’s not bad—it’s necessary. The pedestal was never safe to begin with.

So instead of watching the collapse with sadness, I’m watching with clarity. This isn’t loss. It’s liberation.