[prepend]

I’ve seen TikTok videos of her recently and was wondering about why as she’s not famous or talented.

I think it’s bad that she defrauded so many people but still has massive enough cash that she’s paying a PR firm while she’s in prison. So the lesson here is to suck, lie, and be a mean person and you still walk away with cash.

If she ends up launching a Gwyneth Paltrow-type style brand after release, I’m going to weep a little bit.

[BoxFour]

> wondering about why

It’s likely a mix of several things:

1. Society’s fascination with “big crime”, especially fraud—figures like Frank Abagnale, Anna Delvey, Jordan Belfort, and obviously Holmes herself have all been turned into popular films or TV series.

2. She has a knack for “branding” and generating a cult of personality, even if (maybe because) her ethics are nonexistent.

3. She seems to have landed on some financial stability through her spouse, which I’m sure is being used in small amounts for things like this.

4. In a strange way, she appears eager to redeem herself. An ethical person might do this through charity or similar means, but for her, being seen as a “titan of industry” likely equates to redemption.

Your observation isn’t off—I wouldn’t be surprised if she launches some kind of lifestyle brand after her release.

[plagiarist]

> An ethical person might do this through charity or similar means, but for her, being seen as a “titan of industry” likely equates to redemption.

She knows what country she is in, at least.

[kasperni]

> I think it’s bad that she defrauded so many people but still has massive enough cash that she’s paying a PR firm while she’s in prison.

Pretty sure she doesn't have any money herself as she has been declared insolvent. However, her husbond is heir to 3 luxury hotels. And she doesn't come from a poor background either.

[1vuio0pswjnm7]

"So the lesson here is to suck, lie, and be a mean person and you still walk away with cash."

Only a person who themselves exhibits those qualities or someone cynical to the point of foolishness would conclude that is the lesson. Nothing indicates that walking away with cash cannot be achieved without sucking, lying and being mean.

The lesson is that a person who does what Holmes did may get caught and may suffer consequences. She has two young kids. She sits in prison as they grow up.

[belter]

Her life is like a Hallmark movie: Convicted to prison, meets a 10 years younger partner just on time, and surprise, surprise, he happens to be a Hotel chain heir... :-)