The Determined Society with Shawn French
Kanye, Control, & Celebrity Abuse: A Lawyer’s Unfiltered Take
Mon, 07 Apr 2025
In this jaw-dropping episode of The Determined Society, host Shawn French sits down with powerhouse Texas attorney Michelle O’Neil to unpack the disturbing headlines around Kanye West, Bianca Censori, and emotional abuse in celebrity relationships. Michelle brings 30+ years of family law experience to this raw conversation, revealing what the media won’t tell you, how power dynamics play out behind closed doors, and the legal red flags that shouldn't be ignored. Plus, the duo dives into the Diddy trial, the manipulation of media narratives, the downfall of public trust, and why real leadership, in life, law, and politics, has to come from purpose, not performance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chapter 1: What is the controversy surrounding Kanye and Bianca Censori?
Kanye, the Super Bowl thing was an absolute shit show. What the fuck's this guy's deal? Wife wears a naked dress and then there's talks of a separation now?
And here she comes in her beautiful coat and then all of a sudden he like whispers something at her and she drops the coat like a robot. Some media reported, you know, that he said that he has, this is the quote, complete dominion over his wife.
dominion the next day or two it was like she's going to consult a divorce lawyer and then a few days later it's like we're gonna try to reconcile and so you know me i'm like are we trying to reconcile or is he silencing her again as a lawyer who represents women i'm going like who do we need to call to help you leave sharp french what up
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What's up, everybody? Welcome back to another episode of Determined Society. I'm your host, Sean French. I have an amazing guest today, but first, please hit the button to follow the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. I have an amazing Texas attorney today, one of the top attorneys in the state of Texas. She's amazing. She's dynamic.
She has a hell of a resume, and we're so blessed to have her today. Michelle O'Neill, welcome to the show.
Thank you. Thank you for having me. I'm excited to be here today.
I'm super excited. We had a good conversation over the weekend before we recorded. We had a fun kind of off-the-air conversation prior. So the juices are flowing here. We've got the creative juices going right now.
Yeah, I'm ready to talk. What are we going to talk about?
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Chapter 2: Who is Michelle O'Neil and why is her perspective important?
Dude, so what do you think is going on, right? Because we have reports stating that they are not moving forward. There are rumors. We're staying together. We're looking to work it out. Yes, what does that look like, though? I mean, you're a family law attorney. You've seen this many times play out, right? Where does this go from here? Where do you think it goes? Yeah.
Yeah, you know, I'm as much of a media conspiracy theorist as anybody. So it could just be that the media found something salacious to report about because she wore this neck address that was a bad attempt at getting, you know, some media attention where there wasn't any. And so it could be that it was a stunt and everybody's happy at home and the media is blowing some things out of proportion.
Or it could be that there's really something to be concerned about and that Kanye is exercising his dominion. And when women are under this control, this trauma bond or this manipulation, maybe he has manipulated her back into the fold through money or money. or some sort of psychological control.
And she's now kind of brought back in the fold and is either through physical manipulation or monetary manipulation. She's just not able to get out and go see the lawyer she wanted to go see. So I don't know. I mean, I hope that if that's the case, that she's got somebody somewhere that cares enough about her to help her
you know, go get her nails done and then get to a women's shelter or something and get out. But, um, you know, but if, if, um, you know, if everything's fine and she's happy and, and everything's happy there, then, you know, then go be happy and, and the media needs to leave them alone. But I don't think anybody knows the truth except those on the inside of that situation. And, uh,
I guess at the end of the day, we can just send her good, good vibes or prayers or whatever works for you and, and hope that she's okay.
Great points, right? We don't know. Like we, we don't live there. It's not for us to judge. We can only assume and kind of put the storyline together and it's, you know, it's entertainment, right? As well. But how, here's my thought. What if it was just a fucking stunt?
Yeah.
What if it was staged?
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