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There are a lot of documentaries that aren’t from the family, that are sensationalized — thankfully the power and the reputation of the movie has superseded all of those things.

“No number of lawsuits, sensationalized allegations, or media theatrics will change that reality.”

Variety reported in July 2024 that after more than four years of development, the estate and the streamer were clashing over the estate’s claim that the documentary “sensationalized” versions of the singer’s life events.

The media certainly has the incentive to sensationalize drug use, followed by calls to ban this “sick filth,” but prohibition certainly offers no solutions to the mental health crisis or actually stops drug use.

What the sensationalized news coverage of the fire doesn’t capture is that this is not a freak event — this is the new normal.