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Reality-show confessionals are anything but casual

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Those dramatic solo interviews aren't just casual diary entries. Legally and functionally, they operate like psychological interrogations where producers grill sleep-deprived contestants for hours until they accidentally say something highly controversial that can be taken entirely out of context.

Reality-show confessionals are anything but casual
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