GIVEN that the world of academia ain’t what it used to be (a degree in Taylor Swift anyone?) someone should do a thesis on how various celebrities behave in the immediate aftermath of a very public cheating scandal.
Trust me.
As someone who’s been in the observation and opinion game for eons, it’s a fascinating study of human behaviour.
Damage limitation specialists always advise “business as usual” to their clients in the eye of a media storm, which translates as “suck it up for now and we’ll deal with any fallout once the headlines have moved on”.
But while some have obliged, others have famously flicked a metaphoric V sign to that suggestion and let their displeasure be known, such as Matt Hancock…