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Manosphere influencer’s ex ‘begged’ to be cut from Louis Theroux’s documentary

Manosphere influencer’s ex ‘begged’ to be cut from Louis Theroux’s documentary

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter The former girlfriend of Myron Gaines has claimed she “never wanted” to appear alongside the controversial podcaster in the new Netflix documentary, Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere. The documentary follows British journalist Louis Theroux as he investigates a loosely connected, global network of online influencers, podcasters, and content creators who promote “red pill” ideology, ultra-masculine values, and, at times, a hateful worldview towards women. Theroux says people in the manosphere have “swaggering machismo that is at turns homophobic, antisemitic, and racist.” In the film, Gaines, who hosts the Fresh and Fit podcast, talked about having multiple wives in the future, with his then-girlfriend, influencer Angelica Camacho, looking unimpressed. It was revealed later in the documentary that the pair had broken up. Camacho is now speaking out about the documentary, which came out March 11. In a recent TikTok video, she claimed …

Louis Theroux’s Unnervingly Personal Journey Through the Manosphere

Louis Theroux’s Unnervingly Personal Journey Through the Manosphere

Published by Sam Flores

For writers and documentarians, part of the challenge in covering the manosphere is its sheer sprawl. Theroux zoomed in on a select slice of some of the defining voices of the day. In an interview with Vanity Fair, which has been edited and condensed for clarity, he discussed the nature of this particular performance, the sorts of folk traditions that the Tate class has engaged in, and the extent to which we should panic about it all. Vanity Fair: We’ve all read a lot about the manosphere. This, as I took it, was the most humanistic document of this world to date. How did you arrive at the choice to look at these figures’ family backgrounds, and their father figures or lack thereof? Louis Theroux: I’ve been doing these kinds of documentaries for nearly 30 years and I often see projections of strength as confessions of weakness. I did a thing about pro wrestling in 2000. I’ve done documentaries about pimp culture in Houston, the world of pornography, and a lot of the performance of …

Ruby Wax says Louis Theroux’s name used to want to make her ‘throw up’

Ruby Wax says Louis Theroux’s name used to want to make her ‘throw up’

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Ruby Wax has spoken of how she once felt Louis Theroux had “stolen” her career, before she met him and found him to be “generous and kind”. The American-British comedian and actor, 72, was once famed for her high-profile presenting work, interviewing figures such as OJ Simpson and Donald Trump on her BBC show, When Ruby Wax Met… in the Nineties. Theroux, meanwhile, first rose to attention as an on-the-ground BBC presenter in the late Nineties and early Noughties, attracting praise for his engaging style of questioning that led to him landing a higher calibre of interviewee. Wax has previously admitted to her resentment of the younger star, believing that he was muscling in on her territory while her own profile was seemingly diminished. She was also diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1993 and was admitted to hospital with the condition …