My sister says I'm not on the computer in the mornings anymore. She's right. I have been so busy lately, with well...stuff, I haven't had time to breathe. I have a nightstand with a stack of books waiting to be read. I have a novel waiting (a little too patiently, I suspect) to be written, and I have at least 10 brand new dvd's still in their wrapping paper waiting to be watched.
My only guilty pleasure as of late has been celebrity magazines (of the People and US variety) and I have decided that all Spokespeople for celebrities are pathological liars. All they do is deny deny, deny. And Lie, lie, lie.
Take the comedy "America's Sweethearts." A total parody of Celebrity life--and pretty much spot on. Most actors are usually...well...a bit arrogant, egotistical, spoiled, and downright weird. Let's face it--if they were anything like the heroes and heroines they play in films, they wouldn't need a mouthpiece.
Case in point--Lindsey Lohan has just come out and said that she got all skinny through drug use and Bullemia last year--and of course her spokesperson at the time said "She's using a trainer--she's getting healthy" etc. etc. Deny Deny Deny, Lie, Lie, Lie.
Take the preturnaturally doomed union of Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson. Their poor publicists are probably off somewhere with their feet up, having a strong drink, or in therapy for all the lying and denying THEY had to do so that the DVD release of "Newlyweds" would at least have a chance at sales.
I could go on, but my point is: its truly laughable how the celebrities in their private lives are mere shadows of their public lives. I mean, look at Rock Hudson. The public always thought he was something else, and he lived a life as a stifled human not able to tell people who he really was.
It's all smoke and mirrors, and we eat it up.
Excuse me while I go renew my "US Magazine" subscription...
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I tell you what, I don't envy those stars. When I was a teen, I dreamt of moving to Hollywood and making it as an actress. Then I really thought about it and even if I had a chance at it, I wouldn't want to live in the public eye that way.
What DVDs did you get?? I got the Shawshank Redemption from Hubby and have yet to take the wrapper of it, also. I need to spend at least a week cleaning, to even be able to find the floor. Still have to unpack, etc etc...
That is right. The only true person that was in Hollywood was JOHN WAYNE!!! I have to agree with you they are liars almost to the person. I watch people get busted for drug use that does not come close to what these people do and the end results are very unfair. What kind of novels do you write?
Cool entry. Have you ever seen the movie Soapdish? Perfect perody (sp?) on the whole celebrity thing. (and on the soaps)
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