Dumped from American Idol – The “
Paula Abdul kicked off American Idol” story is a bit subjective; she announced she was leaving the show, but many suspect that this was probably a bargain made with producers to leave quietly, with generous severance, and less media involvement, than if they had actually fired her. Why fire
Paula Abdul? Well, if not for her constant insipid performance, her wacked behavior, then perhaps for her stormy personal life, paranoid rants, or emotional instability.
3. Christian Bale Taped Yelling/Threatening the Lighting Director on Terminator: Salvation Set - This was a big one for me; I was a die-hard
Christian Bale fan, I -loved- this man, saw all of his films, including his first,
Empire of the Sun, when he was just a kid. I saw the cheaply made movies,
American Psycho b-movie, and everything the guy did was pure gold. But when I heard him go off on that guy, that was it for me. The fake apology didn’t cut it for me either. I never saw
Terminator: Salvation, despite being a big
Terminator franchise fan too. Sorry,
Christian Bale is a big star, sure, but that’s unacceptable behavior. Celebrities caper and act like imbeciles 90% of the time, –but this level of violence, inconsideration, and pure malice made me check my love for the guy, and abandon all affection.
2. Tiger Woods – God, when will the
Tiger Woods scandal end? It score second on the list because nobody saw this coming: the guy was the golden boy of golf. Hell, he almost made televised golf actually watch-able. That’s something no one has ever done before. It’s golf, for god’s sake, the most boring sport in the world, aside from Curling. Then out of nowhere, it turns out, he’s a compulsive sex-obsessed machine, and is on the verge of losing everything. Aside from his money, –but if this is the true face of
Tiger, then maybe he can count the loss of his family as insignificant, as long as his money is safe.
1. Michael Jackson Dies While Heavily Sedated – The death of
Michael comes first, because it wasn’t the scandal involved in the circumstances of his death, but his death itself.
Michael Jackson had many flaws, alleged pedophilia among them, but you’d be hard pressed to find a more influential man in music, –he was up there with the Greats; Elvis Presley, Madonna, Aretha Franklin, and Johnny Cash.
Michael Jackson left a fingerprint on the world that won’t soon be polished smooth, and despite his indiscretions, and trespasses, he was an incomparable human being.
