Bowen1 Casey Bowen PRCM 2500 – 002 14 November 2016 The Fake Life of Louise Delage: Like My Addiction On August 1, 2016, a new Instagram star made an appearance into the world of social media. Her name was Louise Delage and she was a 25-year-old Parisian...
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Bowen1 Casey Bowen PRCM 2500 – 002 14 November 2016 The Fake Life of Louise Delage: Like My Addiction On August 1, 2016, a new Instagram star made an appearance into the world of social media. Her name was Louise Delage and she was a 25-year-old Parisian girl living a life that appeared to be blissfully filled with friends, fun, boating, and partying, a seemingly appealing life to most young adults. In two months Delage’s account had racked up more than 50,000 followers and each picture receiving thousands of likes (Roberts, 2016). On September 22, Delage posted a video on her account revealing the truth and purpose behind her collection of glamorous posts. The video revealed, “one chilling connection: Every single one of the 149 pictures she posted showed her with an alcoholic drink in her hand.” (Roberts, 2016) Louise Delage was a fake person created by French organization, Addict Aide, for the campaign “Like My Addiction.” The organization works to bring awareness to the many substa
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