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Art, Fame, and the One-Sided Deal: How to Protect Your Art from Celebrity Entitlement
When celebrities expect free art without offering payment, credit, or support, artists lose. In this blunt and personal post, special effects artist Russ Adams exposes the dark side of fandom fame, sharing real-life stories of exploitation—and the hard lessons that taught him to stop giving away his worth.