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"Right now, what we're seeing is a lot of rhetoric of catastrophe, either overpopulation or shrinking population, which leads to this kind of exaggerated response, and sometimes a manipulative response," says Dr Kanem.

But in a Tumblr post published soon after the sale, the singer said she was "sad and grossed out" by her master recordings being controlled by Braun, who she accused of "incessant, manipulative bullying".

“So that informs my position. He’s so manipulative, I know if I tweeted something in praise of him, I’d have an invite to Mar-a-Lago. But no, thank you.”

Swift had personal objections to the deal, blaming Braun for complicity in the "incessant, manipulative bullying" against her by Kanye West, one of his clients.

During sentencing hearings, Smith was described as manipulative and someone who told "bald-faced lies".