After a certain point in popularity it is assumed the celeb is going to sooner or later:
Be doxxed
Have death threats thrown at them
Be sexually harassed
Have police called on them
Then we have all the Vtubers who are Hannah Monatanning it up and straight chilling. Ironmouse has never been swatted, but by God some people would if they could, and others would probably show up at her house to show their “love”.
Dream is an example of someone who shouldn’t have let out who he was IMO because the attacks against him seemed to become a lot more real once there was a real human name, face, and location. Like I would have gone to the grave as Dream with how many people hated him before his face reveal.
We also have hand youtubers! Or animators abimate their avatars.
A few like legit musicians also hide their face while performing to make it hard to be recognized, but don’t go full Hannah Montana and their real names are known.
Last part: Ado does it.
Live performance on stage but the lighting is set up so the face isnt revealed.
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And she absolutely kills it.
Slow Magic does it a lot. He wears LED masks and keeps his identity secret