Talented, yes. But are actors/actresses really everything we think they are? Of course not. We see them on the silver screen and fall in love with their characters. The movies are magnificently made and usually showcase the stars in a paramount setting. So, how could we not admire them?Well, once the director has called it a wrap, or even during as in the case of filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith where Brad Pitt has an off-screen affair with Angelina Jolie; do stars keep it business or get out of hand? I mean do these people honestly think no one will find out about their faulty actions? So happens Jennifer Aniston had to hear it first from the tabloids. And this is a trend celebrities see more and more, they are finding out information publicly before it is made personal--clearly the opposite of how it should be.
Even prior to its release, Mr. & Mrs. Smith became a highly anticipated film. Why? Because of its controversy? Most likely. Although we were aware of the situation off-screen, we still were anxious to see the movie--possibly even more. After the dust settled, America named them Brangelina as they turned towards humanitarianism; quickly forgiving them of their past which makes us wonder if their goal in becoming humanitarians was sincere or just a publicity stunt to alter media attention.Not just with Brangelina, but with many other movie stars we see off-screen scandal which skews our image of them on-screen and more importantly as people. Can you name one?
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Everyone seems to forget what happened at the Super Bowl in 2004 when Justin Timberlake, now more commonly known as J.T., ripped off Janet Jackson's shirt and exposed her breast to America. I thought it was completely intentional and an incredibly stupid stunt. There was nothing artistically redeeming about what he did, nor did it do anything to enhance the preformance. I still think of that incident whenever I hear his songs or people gush about their admiration for him - I think he is trashy and lame and his music sucks, end of.
i was really upset when i found out that ryan phillippe and reese witherspoon broke up. i thought they would be together forever. but that's how hollywood romances go. i eventually got it with the appropiate counseling, and accepted the fact that reese is dating a guy who played a gay cowboy.
i still root for them and i don't judge my stars. i say, just leave them alone. let them be. they shouldn't be criticized or constantly attacked for tyring to live their lives. leave them alone!
Oh Yeah, I can name many. But this couple really comes to mind cos their break-up is still making news til today. Meg Ryan and Dennis Quaid separated after Meg Ryan had an affair with Russell Crowe while they were filming "Proof of Life".
It made the news recently because Meg Ryan decided to tell the world why she ended up having the affair (Keep in mind that she did this when her recent movie "The Women" was coming to theaters). She says that Dennis Quaid was cheating on her before she had the affair but his extra marital affairs were not a public affair, and that's why he ended up looking like the victim in their relationship.
Umm...The only one I can think of right now is Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey just because while I was on my mission every time we went to the grocery store I remember seeing their faces on every magazine for like a year. I don't really follow all the Hollywood drama, because who really cares? They end up cheating on their spouse or boy/girlfriend and get divorced anyway.
The harder question is, can anyone name a Hollywood couple that hasn't broken up or gotten divorced?
I can't really think of anyone in particular. I don't really pay much attention to what is going on in the world of celebrities though.
I think relationships between celebrities is a great way to get some free advertising for their movies or other events or things they are involved in.
Remember Bennifer? That was J.Lo and Ben Affleck a few years ago, and made that movie Gigli, which flopped bigtime.
They got a lot of publicity after that.
I am having trouble right now thinking of movie stars that do this. This election season has seen a huge number of political scandals, most of them involving extra-marital affairs.
The big difference though, is that after the scandals in Washington, everyone is still married.
lately, i feel that stars' lifestyles off screen is really taking a toll on their career, luckily enough. Really, can anyone take lindsay lohan, paris hilton, or brittany spears seriously anymore? no way!
But one that comes to mind is definitely tom cruise... dude's a crazy, but still we love to see him blowing stuff up as a secret agent who knows some sort of secret.
I don't know if this is appropriate to say, but I really don't care what happens to actors or actresses that break up and get back together. They do it to themselves by going into public light and marrying someone they know won't be true to them, or they won't be true to. It seems like a game to celebrities.
I definitely think that the way we see actors and actresses is skewed. How can we judge these individuals when we see only distinct portions of their lives?
In a way I think that we know what we are seeing is not an accurate portrayal, but we follow the stories and we want to know more about their personal lives.
I can't think of one distinct celebrity couple, the majority of celebrities seems to have unclear moral ideas and they lead their lives in a way that ensures publicity.
I think that it may be going a little far to say that their humanitarian efforts aren't merited, but simply a PR stunt to boost their popularity and erase the mistake.
I think that it's pretty sad that a celebrity can't have a private life that isn't plastered all over media. I like the comment that was made eariler...leave them alone.
Wow, I didn't know that my grade would depend on my loyalty (or lack thereof) to Entertainment Tonight.
I don't follow entertainment "news" at all, but there must be quite a few out there who do judging by how many Hollywood/entertainment shows are adulterating the airwaves.
If these shows are as popular as they seem to be, then why not jeopardize your moral integrity (not to mention your eternal salvation) to bolster ratings and box-office sales?
When I was a teen I had this huge crush on Lindsey Lohan and her character on Parent Trap. Now she is openly homosexual, uses drugs, uses alcohol, and has destroyed her life. Her little moment of fame has destroyed her life and her career. Or has it helped create the career? We are so used to drama in their lives that we just take it in stride and move on. When was the last time you heard someone boycott a movie because of the actors recent actions? When we keep going to the movie they keep making them.
Of course I can! I am a big fan of may Mel Gibson movies, such as "Braveheart." This is of course why I was disappointed to here of his tirade against the Jews when he was pulled over for drinking and driving. Why, William Wallace, why?
agreed. we are so quick to forgive stars of the crazy things they do. i watch pro sports, and leonard little, a guy in the nfl, killed someone whilst drunk driving. suspended 4 games and he's all good now. weird, people just remember and forget what is convenient to them.
I can't think of a certain scandal right now, which is shocking to me considering that you can't go the the grocery store, gas station, or even get on the internet without having to hear about one. And this makes me wonder...what has made us such a celebrity scandal and gossip loving society? I think part of it has to do with how we have placed celebrities on the icon pedestal and almost love to watch them come crashing down. Maybe it makes them seem more human.
That's so true. I never really thought of that. Maybe they started all their humanitarian efforts were because of the affair. But I guess that it was a good thing because they have kept doing it. The only scandal I can think of is what happened to Mel Gibson after he made fun of Jews. It seems like he hasn't really done anything since then. I know that he came out and apologized, but I still think he has received tons of criticism for what he said.
sometimes i think co-stars dating is only a ploy to boost box office earnings, but sometimes i do think it is legit. take goldie hawn and kurt russell for instance. they met on a movie set over 25 years ago and are still together (albeit not married).
on-screen/off-screen couples only skew my personal perception when i know BEFORE i see the movie that they're actually dating, because then it's just awkward (for example, zac efron and vanessa hudgens). if it comes out after, i don't think it's that big of a deal.
I agree with my wife on the Justin Timberlake comment. Didn't Jennifer Garner leave her husband for her co-star on Alias, who she eventually left for Ben Affleck?
I think that sometimes the things actors do are done as publicity stunts. It seems like every time Tom Cruise is about to release a movie, some contraversial event happens, he jumps on a couch and attacks Oprah, he basically tells Matt Lauer that he's a psychologist. Stuff like that happens a lot lately.
Just look at Lindsay Lohan, if she's in the tabloids all the time for her alternative lifestyle. what I think is interesting is when stars get in trouble or do something right before their CD or movie comes out. Scandals are often times used for publicity and marketing.
I can't think of examples for this, but I think that "stars" do it for the publicity. Just as you mentioned with Mr. & Mrs. Smith, more people wanted to see it, possibly become of the scandal behind it.
I think to some degree, celebrities create scandals in order to bring more attention to themselves or something they are a part of. Although they are getting attention for the wrong reasons, the press is giving them all the attention they wanted.
I don't really care about celebrity happenings. I don't think it matters if they do things sincerely or for publicity. They get publicity for it regardless so they're either accomplishing their objective, or benefiting from unanticipated fame. Celebrities do stupid things, but a lot of our friends do stupid things...we're just not cool enough to be in the tabloids.
When Lance Bass from NSYNC announced he was gay my image of him changed a bit. I think he also said he was going to the moon.
I think celebrities get desperate in trying to make more money, so they come up with these publicity stunts. Some work, some don't.
Brad and Angelina definitely had to make up for all the negative publicity. The fact that they keep adopting/having children and traveling around the world for humanitarian efforts is great, but it done for the wrong reasons. Now everyone pretty much is obsessed with their lives. Crazy how media changes things! One example that I thought of was Bill Clinton and Monica. So interesting how the President of the United States even cheated on his wife! And then of course denied it until later. But I think he stayed with Hillary just to be a "good example" to the rest of the country, and to stay on everyones good side. Its funny how the truth eventually comes out after all is said and done.
I could stand in line at the grocery store for three minutes and probably find out about at least three new celebrity scandals.
I think most have already been said... There are actually dozens more of smaller celebrities we are forgetting who are quietly mentioned, but they don't demand the media attention. One that isn't too well known is Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz on the set of "Vanilla Sky." He had just split with Nicole Kidman and it was often said it was because he was hooking up with Penelope on the set. They had a "steaming" romance in the film and it carried over just like what happened to Brad Pitt. It happens so much they say because you spend so much time with that person on set and off - you may be on shoot overseas with time in your trailers, time to go out to eat - there are many stories each year, most of them quiet, of stars dating, falling in love, etc. Kate Bosworth and a lot of young actresses are actually known for hooking up with actors during nearly every movie. Weird, but kind of natural - they are in a fishbowl of sorts with other people just like them. But I agree it's annoying and often has bad results when they become a media sensation like Bennifer.
I think most have already been said... There are actually dozens more of smaller celebrities we are forgetting who are quietly mentioned, but they don't demand the media attention. One that isn't too well known is Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz on the set of "Vanilla Sky." He had just split with Nicole Kidman and it was often said it was because he was hooking up with Penelope on the set. They had a "steaming" romance in the film and it carried over just like what happened to Brad Pitt. It happens so much they say because you spend so much time with that person on set and off - you may be on shoot overseas with time in your trailers, time to go out to eat - there are many stories each year, most of them quiet, of stars dating, falling in love, etc. Kate Bosworth and a lot of young actresses are actually known for hooking up with actors during nearly every movie. Weird, but kind of natural - they are in a fishbowl of sorts with other people just like them. But I agree it's annoying and often has bad results when they become a media sensation like Bennifer.
I think that this often works oppositely in that when we hear great things about what stars are doing, it changes the way that we think of them on screen, and therefore making us think differently of the character in the story. For example, imagine if britney spears had played the main girl in a walk to remember rather than Mandy Moore. These two singers/actresses live their lives very differently and this off-screen life changes how we perceive their characters on screen.
How about Jude Law hooking up with his kids' nanny? With all of this gossip and the extramarital affairs we hear coming out of Hollywood, I wonder if it's just the fishbowl idea and they're under so much pressure or if the percentages are generally in line with the rest of the public. Is the rest of society just as likely to have affairs only we wouldn't hear about it?
I'm not very educated in the world of stars and their lives. It seems tragic that so many have relationships that don't seem to mean anything, other than publicity. But I suppose it's hard to really tell. Their whole life is in the spotlight and magazines will report what they want. Who are we to judge, especially when we don't know the whole story?
Sharon Stones, saying that she has no sympathy for people in the earthquake in China this year. And she's considered to have the highest IQ in Hollywood...
There are tons of scandals off the camera. It seems there is almost an expectations for stars to never remain married. One that comes to mind is Madonna and ARod which seems to be a hot topic right now. It is funny to think that some people fall in love with famous people on screen characters and don't tie it together with the real life people they are with broken homes and sad lifes.
I can't think of one off the top of my head that hasn't already been mentioned. But I must applaud those celebrities who have managed to keep their personal lives outside of media attention. When's the last time we say Christian Bale or Johnny Depp on the headlines because of relationship drama? I have to respect people who can be popular based on their acting talent and not their personal life drama being lived out through the tabloids.
Not to sure, but I know that Hulk Hogan found out that his wife wanted a divorce first by a news reportee. She asked hom hpw he felt about getting a divorce and he had no idea what she was talking about but it was true.
I don't follow the celebs- Maybe I am a social outcast but I couldn't care less! My theory is that their behavior and apparent scandals are all controlled by the big bosses who know as the writer so eloquently put it, "Even prior to its release, Mr. & Mrs. Smith became a highly anticipated film. Why? Because of its controversy? Most likely." The movie bosses ensure a good following about some juicy story about the actors in the movies just before it breaks to get some extra and free media attention. Profit hungry thieves- I warn you don't let that make-believe world fool you!
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