Board Thread:Site Questions/@comment-5733573-20181221222735/@comment-24101790-20181221223838

I really wouldn't classify it as fan-fiction just because it references a celebrity/person of note. Fan-fiction is more reflective of inserting a character into a story where the main focus is on the character (_____ as a soldier in a D-Day story, _______ fighting zombies in the post-apocalypse, etc.) and spinoffs are more geared towards the use of another person's intellectual property (a story set in the world of Dark Souls, Fallout, Magic the Gathering, Middle Earth, etc. that may/may not references know characters).

Given that the focus of the plot is on the protagonist's obsession with the celebrity (similar to Selena Quintanilla) in a way that could be used almost interchangeably with another celebrity, actor, athlete, etc. I really don't see it as fan fiction. I can bring it up with another admin, but given that the story was marked for review for a good couple of weeks, chances are they've had an opportunity to gloss it over.