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influencer.

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It's a word that gets

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tossed around a lot these days. But

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what exactly is an influencer.

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Today, what young people want more than

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anything is to be famous. In

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fact, a whopping eighty seven

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percent of kids say so. Anyone

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with an Instagram account, some pretty photos,

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a few hundred bucks and a bot

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army can instantly find themselves

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with a million followers overnight, claim

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their fame, and be labeled an

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influencer. But

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like the fame of old, influence can

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be fleeting. Bear one minute. gone

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the next. Well, there

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is a woman who went the distance, who

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went beyond the dazzle, who broke

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ground as the first, true

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influencer by living a

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remarkable life. She had

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power, real power, and

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longevity influencing generations.

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Her name Elizabeth Taylor.

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And I said, yeah. Tell him I'll do

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it for a million dollars and

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ten percent of the absolute growth.

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You said, okay. That's a deal. It's

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like making love in the afternoon. the

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sunshine.

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To understand how Elizabeth pioneered

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the use of celebrity as influence, We'll

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explore her extraordinary life and

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work from the inside out, bringing you her

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story as you've never heard it before.

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I said, miss Amer unless

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you apologize to my mother

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right now. I am leaving

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the studio. I am leaving your

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office. and I am never

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going to come back in. We'll

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hear from those who are with Elizabeth on

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her epic journey. People she loves

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whose lives were personally influenced and

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changed forever by her.

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I know she was loud.

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I know she was hysterically funny. I

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know she's war, but Elizabeth

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said how painfully shy

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she was.

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Elizabeth was our queen,

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our little queen, and it was really

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cool. she was starting to try

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and take control of her life,

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but then tragedy and life

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kind of got in the way

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She went on perfume tours and

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the places were mobbed just

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to see her to have Elizabeth Taylor

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showing up at your local Macy's people

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came from far and wide. And we'll learn

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what it took for a lone individual

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to be able to step into a moment and force

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political leaders cultural standard bearers

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and a global population to acknowledge

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and act on a desperate crisis facing

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all humanity.

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AIDS, is fear,

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devastating jail, fear

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of death,

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fear of suffering,

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aware of the pain that will be

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experienced by loved ones left behind.

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I'm Katie Perry, and Elizabeth Taylor

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has fascinated, inspired, and

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influenced me as an artist, woman,

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and an advocate. I'll be

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at your side through the ten episode series

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on a journey that goes straight to the heart.

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From imperative entertainment, House

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of Taylor, and Kitty Perry productions.

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This is the story of the original

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influencer. This is

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Elizabeth the first. What

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can we do to make people with AIDS feel

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better?

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love them. Put

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your arms around them.

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Kiss them. Make

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them feel real and warm and

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loved.