Sort of a branch-off from a similar convo on FB, so I can comment to both of you over here.
If most of the celebs behaving badly would own up to their behavior, the whole shitstorm would die a lonely death after a few weeks. David Letterman is a perfect example of this. When it came to light that he'd had affairs with his employees, he made a public acknowledgement and apology on his show one night and admitted he had a lot of amends to make. His TV ratings actually went up after that, and within a couple of weeks the whole thing was a non-issue because it was out in the open.
Compare that to Bill Clinton, who went on "lyin' and denyin'" when it was pretty obvious that the story was more than rumors. The press and the public were out for blood after that.
Yes, there are sleazy journalists, but I feel the main responsibility lies with the person who did the deed and how they handle the consequences.
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Date: 2011-05-24 06:50 pm (UTC)If most of the celebs behaving badly would own up to their behavior, the whole shitstorm would die a lonely death after a few weeks. David Letterman is a perfect example of this. When it came to light that he'd had affairs with his employees, he made a public acknowledgement and apology on his show one night and admitted he had a lot of amends to make. His TV ratings actually went up after that, and within a couple of weeks the whole thing was a non-issue because it was out in the open.
Compare that to Bill Clinton, who went on "lyin' and denyin'" when it was pretty obvious that the story was more than rumors. The press and the public were out for blood after that.
Yes, there are sleazy journalists, but I feel the main responsibility lies with the person who did the deed and how they handle the consequences.