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One BuzzFeed story quoted an Instagram comment from a user who is not a public figure, just a person with 119 followers.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
Halle Bailey, the talented actress and angelic voice behind our favorite Disney Princess, has for better or worse lived a majority of her life as a public figure.
—Essence, 16 July 2025
Being the spouse of the Patriots starting QB – especially one such as Maye who has been given the keys to the franchise – makes one a public figure.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
There was a push to be a public figure because her voice helped sell books.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 July 2025
Halle Bailey, the talented actress and angelic voice behind our favorite Disney Princess, has for better or worse lived a majority of her life as a public figure.
—Essence, 16 July 2025
Being the spouse of the Patriots starting QB – especially one such as Maye who has been given the keys to the franchise – makes one a public figure.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
There was a push to be a public figure because her voice helped sell books.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 June 2025
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“Public figure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20figure. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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