"DONT CRY FOR THEM ARGENTINA!!!"
“Don’t cry for me Argentina”
By L.T. Dinwiddie
No matter what you may feel for the rich and very well known, the one thing you shouldn't fell for them is sympathy. In recent weeks we’ve seen Britney Spears plead for her privacy. We have seen Brad and Angelina move to a secluded African city to be left alone. And we have also seen Dallas Austin’s weak attempt to garner some anonymity after being arrested for having 1.26 grams of cocaine in his pocket in the U.A.E.(United Arab of Emirates) If you have ears then of course you have heard about the Star Jones Reynolds controversy, and while you may want to empathize with them you must remember one thing. Publicity does more good for celebrities then harm will ever do. Actors, musicians, producers, high profile sports figures, and even reality show wannabes rely on the press to keep their names on the tips of everyone’s tongues. Some have much success with it-Take Jacob The Jeweler for instance: He was arrested last month and charged with money laundering $ 270 million dollars for the Black Mafia Family (BMF). A charge he denies, but the minute the story broke his shoe collection “J & Co. Sneaker Collection” doubled in sales. Who ever said crime doesn’t pay obviously isn’t or wasn’t a celebrity. Kimberly Jones. A.K.A. “Lil Kim” is being released from prison and has already signed a deal to do a second season of her hit reality show “Countdown to Lockdown”. DMX is constantly in and out of jail yet has signed a lucrative multimillion dollar recording deal with Sony. But others don’t- Take Lil Bow Wow for example. The much hyped “relationship” between he and Ciara showed it may have done more harm then good. Bow Wow’s record sales didn’t soar like expected after being linked to the up and coming superstar with their duet “Like You”. If anything it seemed that Ciara being linked to Bow Wow would have hurt her career long-term if she publicly stayed with him. So what h
appened?? They broke up. Does anyone remember when Ray J. claimed that he used to be in a gang? That was a calculated story dropped in hopes it would boost record sales and shed that “Brandy’s little brother” image (it didn’t work). And of course we can’t forget about Brandy lying about her marriage to that producer (what’s his name again?) which spawned a MTV reality show, just to explode in her face as he went on “The Wendy Williams Experience” and blew up her spot claiming they were never married.
Times are and have been changing for a long time now. Whether its good or bad celebrities want to be talked about! They will claim publicly that they don’t. But keeping their names in magazines keeps “us” talking about them and it keeps “us” interested. Nowadays talent alone won’t solidify you as a star. There has to be some scandal, drama, or innuendo surrounding you for you to truly reach that star status. I get emails and comments daily from people asking me why I do what I do. Why do I show a “no holds barred” approach to reporting even the most embarrassing stories about people I barely know anything about? And to that I say: “Because they want me to!!!” People talk about people on a daily basis. But when you’re a celebrity talking about them daily is BIG business, and needed to ensure a certain level of success. Let’s go back to this Dallas Austin situation for a moment. Though the U.A.E. has strict drug laws, I don’t see Dallas doing any hard time. I’m sure he will get the pardon that has been submitted by his defense. He will come back to Atlanta and do a bunch of interviews with local media “CNN” included and he will drop some new music. It will be a hit and “poof” we’re on to the next celebrity story promoting someone else’s mess.
It’s the world we have made for ourselves and hate it or love you come to http://o1lt.com and others like mine to catch up on what’s going on in the world of celebrities. It’s a big business that ultimately satisfies everyone. So again I say:
Don’t cry for them Argentina…..
By L.T. Dinwiddie
No matter what you may feel for the rich and very well known, the one thing you shouldn't fell for them is sympathy. In recent weeks we’ve seen Britney Spears plead for her privacy. We have seen Brad and Angelina move to a secluded African city to be left alone. And we have also seen Dallas Austin’s weak attempt to garner some anonymity after being arrested for having 1.26 grams of cocaine in his pocket in the U.A.E.(United Arab of Emirates) If you have ears then of course you have heard about the Star Jones Reynolds controversy, and while you may want to empathize with them you must remember one thing. Publicity does more good for celebrities then harm will ever do. Actors, musicians, producers, high profile sports figures, and even reality show wannabes rely on the press to keep their names on the tips of everyone’s tongues. Some have much success with it-Take Jacob The Jeweler for instance: He was arrested last month and charged with money laundering $ 270 million dollars for the Black Mafia Family (BMF). A charge he denies, but the minute the story broke his shoe collection “J & Co. Sneaker Collection” doubled in sales. Who ever said crime doesn’t pay obviously isn’t or wasn’t a celebrity. Kimberly Jones. A.K.A. “Lil Kim” is being released from prison and has already signed a deal to do a second season of her hit reality show “Countdown to Lockdown”. DMX is constantly in and out of jail yet has signed a lucrative multimillion dollar recording deal with Sony. But others don’t- Take Lil Bow Wow for example. The much hyped “relationship” between he and Ciara showed it may have done more harm then good. Bow Wow’s record sales didn’t soar like expected after being linked to the up and coming superstar with their duet “Like You”. If anything it seemed that Ciara being linked to Bow Wow would have hurt her career long-term if she publicly stayed with him. So what h
appened?? They broke up. Does anyone remember when Ray J. claimed that he used to be in a gang? That was a calculated story dropped in hopes it would boost record sales and shed that “Brandy’s little brother” image (it didn’t work). And of course we can’t forget about Brandy lying about her marriage to that producer (what’s his name again?) which spawned a MTV reality show, just to explode in her face as he went on “The Wendy Williams Experience” and blew up her spot claiming they were never married.Times are and have been changing for a long time now. Whether its good or bad celebrities want to be talked about! They will claim publicly that they don’t. But keeping their names in magazines keeps “us” talking about them and it keeps “us” interested. Nowadays talent alone won’t solidify you as a star. There has to be some scandal, drama, or innuendo surrounding you for you to truly reach that star status. I get emails and comments daily from people asking me why I do what I do. Why do I show a “no holds barred” approach to reporting even the most embarrassing stories about people I barely know anything about? And to that I say: “Because they want me to!!!” People talk about people on a daily basis. But when you’re a celebrity talking about them daily is BIG business, and needed to ensure a certain level of success. Let’s go back to this Dallas Austin situation for a moment. Though the U.A.E. has strict drug laws, I don’t see Dallas doing any hard time. I’m sure he will get the pardon that has been submitted by his defense. He will come back to Atlanta and do a bunch of interviews with local media “CNN” included and he will drop some new music. It will be a hit and “poof” we’re on to the next celebrity story promoting someone else’s mess.
It’s the world we have made for ourselves and hate it or love you come to http://o1lt.com and others like mine to catch up on what’s going on in the world of celebrities. It’s a big business that ultimately satisfies everyone. So again I say:
Don’t cry for them Argentina…..
posted by IM OVER IT at 7/03/2006
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