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chloe · @StylesFans

3rd Jan 2013 from Twitlonger

LARRY THING I HAVE TO TELL YOU GUYS.



Okay so at college I study business and I study areas such as PR which stands for Public Relations and that basically means anything to do with press releases, media, etc.

I was speaking to my business teacher and she's seriously so clued up on everything, she definitely knows what she's talking about. I was asking her about PR and if this means that a lot of the time things that are released are fake, and we had like a half an hour long conversation and on the whole she said this. (I also never mentioned Harry, Louis, Eleanor or Taylor's names etc. I just simply said celebrities)

Her -99% of the time things that get put in the paper aren't real, yes. If there's something happening with a celebrity that isn't good for their reputation, or would almost ruin them in any way, the PR have to instantly bring out a new story.

Me- So say something was getting said about someone, but their management didn't want it to get released and didn't want people to believe it...they'd instantly bring out a story that would make people not believe it? So like bringing out a story that's completely the opposite of the rumour?

Her - Yes, exactly. They do that to hide the real story, because they don't want anyone to know the truth.

Me- Even if these celebrities aren't necessarily happy with what's going on, they have to go along with these stories anyway?

Her - Yes, they're controlled and it's mostly to get publicity as well, there's a phrase that says 'No publicity is bad publicity' because as long as you're in the papers and people are talking about you, that's all these managements want. They don't care if the story is true or not, they'll go to endless lengths to stop the truth from coming out. If something gets said or rumoured that they don't like, the PR have to instantly bring out another story.

Me- So even if it's bad covering up the truth, it gets these celebrities publicity, and that's all that matters?

Her - Correct. Almost everything that gets said in stories is twisted, they tend to do that a lot..

Me- So...for example say these celebrities didn't want to go along with what was happening, they'd have to anyway?

Her - Yes, because once again it's publicity. For example Rylan on X Factor - he didn't win and wasn't very popular with a lot of people but he's going to do a lot better than the other contestants, everyone knows who he is, even if they don't like him.

Me - So the PR will do anything to stop the truth and rumours from getting out, so they'll bring out a story to make people believe in that instead, no matter what the story may be?...

Her - Yes, like boybands for example. Louis Walsh when he managed Westlife and such. Before anything got released into the papers Louis would be informed first and then he'd be allowed to decide what stories were put in the papers, whether they were true or not. He'd talk with the lads first of course, but you know that didn't really matter. It was him as management that had control.



- So basically that's the overall part of conversation we had, there was a lot more stuff which I can't remember since we were talking for about 30 minutes but what she was saying was making me smile like an idiot and literally tear up infront of her. I had to stop myself because she thought I was just asking because I was interested (Which I am) little did she know she was proving Larry more and more with everything she said.




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