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Celebrity Culture | Max Clifford | Oxford Union
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4:33Now PlayingMax Clifford talk about how celebrities are a creation of the media and how every celebrity has a shelf life.
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Max Clifford explains how modern day celebrities are mostly talentless and how talent is open to interpretation. He goes on to talk how Jade Goody was talented in her self-awareness of whom she was and the amazing work she did for cervical cancer. He concludes by saying celebrities are people who serve a purpose until their media shelf life expires.
Filmed on 7th November 2012
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ABOUT MAX CLIFFORD:
Max Clifford, described as "the highest-profile and best-known publicist in the United Kingdom", has propelled aClifford wide range of clients to fame, including David Copperfield and Cheryl Cole, and promoted The Beatles in their early days. He has also dealt with more controversial subjects, including homophobia in the football world and tabloid harassment. He is known to have worked for unpaid cases out of sympathy and is an outspoken Labour supporter.
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