The Price of Grace: Why We Forgive Celebrities Faster Than The Public? | Soyun Lee | TEDxHAFS Youth

Why does fame change the way we judge wrongdoing? This talk explores why audiences often forgive celebrities more quickly than ordinary people, examining parasocial relationships, cognitive biases, and the influence of the entertainment industry. It asks whether celebrity redemption reflects genuine change—or simply our desire to see our favorite stars return. Soyun Lee is a social psychologist interested in the ways fame, media, and human relationships shape our judgments and behavior. Her work explores how paraso...