Invisible Wall: Why Athletes Shock the Media on Vaccines and Other Issues

Sports World Expectations vs. Sports World Reality

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Breaking the fourth wall — when the actor acknowledges the audience — describes an occasional feature in fiction TV and films. You can see a related dynamic on social media, a place where the fourth wall is broken by performers as a rule. On Twitter especially, that barrier is shattered every day, by celebrities such as at…