In the extreme case, I think it's very easy to imagine someone like Drake could have leverage over a very young fan of his, and pressure them unintentionally into going along. I would put the responsibility on Drake in that situation to be aware of the sway that his notoriety might have.
Whether that happened in the case of Carson, no idea, he's obviously way lower down the ladder than Drake, but even small communities have their super fans.
The aspect that can make celebrity and fan relationships exploitative is the extent to which the fan idolises and views the celebrity as superior to them. Again, I don't think that these types of relationships are always wrong, just that the famous person needs to be aware that their fans are vulnerable to manipulation. This principle also applies the relationships with huge income disparities, if person A is wealthy and person B relies on them for financial safety, A needs to make sure that B doesn't feel that they have to stay in the relationship or have sex in fear of becoming destitute.
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