Art vs Artist

Can people separate the art they enjoy from the artist who made it? When a celebrity we like does something terrible, can we accept it, or do we make excuses for them? What does science say about this? Patreon:   / georgrockallschmidt   Leave a tip: paypal.me/GeorgRockallSchmidt Twitter:   / grockallschmidt   Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/grockallschm... Sources Followers Forever: Prior Commitment Predicts Post- Scandal Support of a Social Media Celebrity – Social Psychology Bulletin (PDF) https://spb.psychopen.eu/index.php/sp... Belief in a Just World – Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... When the ones we love misbehave: Exploring moral processes within intimate bonds. – Psych Net https://psycnet.apa.org/doiLanding?do... Motivation alters impression formation and related neural systems – Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/scan/article... The dark triad, emotional regulation, and celebrity admiration – Springer Nature Link https://link.springer.com/article/10.... FANatics: Systematic literature review of factors associated with celebrity worship, and suggested directions for future research – Springer Nature Link https://link.springer.com/article/10.... Belief in a Just World Decreases Blame for Celebrity Infidelity - PubMed https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... Why the Celebrity Cult? – Springer Nature Link https://link.springer.com/article/10.... Belief in a Just World – Research Gate (PDF) https://www.researchgate.net/profile/... Separating art from the artist: The effect of negative affective knowledge on ERPs and aesthetic experience – PubMed https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles...