The couple tied the knot in New York on Friday, and as always, mainstream media was all over it—like vultures circling a fresh carcass. You know the drill: CNN, with their overblown melodrama, framed it as a ‘fairytale wedding,’ squeezing every last ounce of romance out of the affair. Meanwhile, you had tabloids like People and Us Weekly throwing in their sensationalized ‘exclusives’ that are more fiction than reality. They thrive on speculation, remaking a simple union into a soap opera for clicks.

Let’s face it: these networks don’t prioritize the couple’s happiness. Their focus is on headlines and engagement metrics. The New York Times may provide a more balanced view but even they can’t resist the urge to spin a narrative that keeps the clicks rolling. They’re in a perpetual competition to outdo each other in tears and cheers, while the actual love story gets drowned in a sea of commercialism.

What’s striking is how they completely ignore the true implications behind such public unions. It’s less about romance and more about branding. Like we need another celebrity wedding to distract us from real issues. The public has been fed this narrative that celebrity love equals fairy tale life, while behind the scenes, it’s often an engineered spectacle. Corporate media will coat it in glitter, but let’s not forget the manipulation at play.