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Where does the streisand effect come from? ›

In defamation and libel law, this is what is commonly known as the “Streisand Effect.” The term Streisand Effect stems from the unsuccessful efforts of actress Barbara Streisand to suppress a photograph of her coastal mansion and the unintended consequences of those efforts.

Avoiding the Streisand Effect

If you are dealing with a situation and are trying to avoid triggering the Streisand effect or are worried it could happen, the single most important piece of advice we can offer is to stop and think before responding to negative and defamatory online content.

Barbra Streisand was born on April 24, 1942, in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. She met James Brolin on July 1, 1996, when she was 54 years old. The pair married two years later, on July 1, 1998, when Streisand was 56. You really can meet the love of your life at any time!

Other Streisand effect examples: Beyonce

In 2013, Beyonce performed at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Her performance was televised to millions, and during her performance, she made some extremely unflattering faces. Of course, the Internet got to work, and Buzzfeed ran a series of pics of the star looking pretty awful.

When tennis star Peng Shuai disappeared after accusing Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli of raping her, the Chinese Communist Party's censorship of her story and subsequent staged public appearances of Peng drew increased worldwide scrutiny to her whereabouts and safety.

The Streisand effect is an example of psychological reactance, wherein once people are aware that some information is being kept from them, they are significantly more motivated to acquire and spread it.

Streisand effect, phenomenon in which an attempt to censor, hide, or otherwise draw attention away from something only serves to attract more attention to it.

The Streisand effect describes a situation in which an attempt to suppress information actually helps to promote it instead. The effect is named after Barbra Streisand, for her unsuccessful attempt to sue a photographer for taking an aerial photo of her home in Malibu.

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After 25 years of marriage, Barbra Streisand and James Brolin's relationship is stronger than ever. The iconic singer, actress and director and Brolin first met at a blind date dinner party in 1996, when Streisand was 54 and Brolin was 56.

Did Barry Gibb date Barbra Streisand? ›

While the chemistry between the pair is undeniable - despite their decades of collaboration - the duo have never been in a relationship. Streisand has been married twice.

"We sat under the hairdryers, talking, and then every time we remembered where we were, we would start to giggle," wrote Streisand. In Chapter 49 of her book, Streisand wrote about her difficult relationship with her own mother, Diana, an aspiring singer who seemed jealous of her daughter's fame.

Through her marriage to James Brolin, Barbra Streisand is a grandmother to stepson Josh Brolin's four kids: Eden Brolin, Chapel Grace Brolin, Trevor Brolin and Westlyn Reign Brolin.

As a child, Beyoncé started performing in various singing and dancing competitions. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. Their hiatus saw the release of Beyoncé's debut album, Dangerously in Love (2003).

She was invited back and sang at the club for several weeks. During this time, disliking her name, she changed it from "Barbara" to "Barbra". In early days of her career Streisand was repeatedly told she was too ugly to be a star and was advised to get a nose job—she did not.

Among more than 12,000 photographs of California's coast was one photograph in which Streisand's mansion appeared. Streisand, who had in the past been harassed and stalked by fans, sued for $50 million, claiming that the photo violated her privacy and showed how to access her residence.

She said the off-script, on-stage behavior of her "Funny Girl" co-star Sydney Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin's son, drove her into therapy and instilled a deep-seated anxiety about live performances.