{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Laura Richards: What Kanye West, Britney Spears, and Blake Lively\u2019s Cases Reveal About Coercive Control (Part 2)","description":"This episode is sponsored in part by Betterhelp. We\u2019re back with behavioral science expert Laura Richards for Part 2 of our deep dive into coercive control\u2014and how it shows up in some of today\u2019s most talked-about celebrity cases. Laura, who spent ten years at New Scotland Yard and helped establish the UK\u2019s coercive control laws, joins us again to unpack the ways power and control are used to manipulate, silence, and harm. This time, we dig into recent headlines involving Kanye West, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, Britney Spears, and the Depp v. Heard trial. Laura explores the public\u2019s reaction to each case, exposing how gender bias and societal conditioning influence who we believe\u2014and who we dismiss. We also discuss how these patterns connect back to cults, Hollywood, and broader systems of manipulation. And since Laura\u2019s work centers around prevention, she asks Sarah and Nippy to reflect on what might have helped them exit NXIVM sooner. This episode includes a trigger warning for sexual assault, murder, and domestic abuse. If you haven\u2019t heard Part 1 yet, be sure to listen to that first. And for more from Laura, check out her podcasts Crime Analyst and Real Crime Profile, or visit thelaurarichards.com. Also\u2026 let it be known that: The views and opinions expressed on A Little Bit Culty do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of the podcast. Any content provided by our guests, bloggers, sponsors or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, group, club, organization, business individual, anyone or anything. Nobody\u2019s mad at you, just don\u2019t be a culty fuckwad. Check out our lovely sponsors Join \u2018A Little Bit Culty\u2019 on Patreon Get poppin\u2019 fresh ALBC Swag Support the pod and smash this link Cult awareness and recovery resources Watch Sarah\u2019s TEDTalk CREDITS:  Executive Producers: Sarah Edmondson & Anthony Ames Production Partner: Amphibian.Media Writer & Co-Creator: Jess Tardy Associate producers: Amanda Zaremba and Matt Stroud of Amphibian.Media   Audio production: Red Caiman Studios Theme Song: \u201cCultivated\u201d by Jon Bryant co-written with Nygel Asselin   ","author_name":"A Little Bit Culty","author_url":"http:\/\/www.alittlebitculty.com","html":"