“Inside an American Tragedy.”
That’s some pretty heavy stuff.
And I like how the very dead Heath Ledger has to take second billing to a very alive, very crazy Britney Spears, who is, apparently, the true tragedy here.
“Inside an American Tragedy.”
That’s some pretty heavy stuff.
And I like how the very dead Heath Ledger has to take second billing to a very alive, very crazy Britney Spears, who is, apparently, the true tragedy here.
your sentiment is laughable. as tragic as heath’s death is, if you are truly claiming that his life & career ever resembled the complete unraveling of britney’s, you’re nuttier than i thought.
britney!circus is taking place right in front of our eyes, with not a single person in her life that has her well-being in mind. there has never been anything sane about the world she inhabits. that, i think, is a true american tragedy.
As well, Rolling Stone is a music magazine.
Heath Ledger was on the cover (I think) after Brokeback Mountain and it included an interview with him. I hate to speak ill of the dead but I found him insufferable and although I never had an opinion of him before, disliked him after that.
britney’s celebrity is up there with elvis’s and other great celebrities, not so much based on her talent but just that so many people LOVE HER, and she has only been on our radar for ten years. they say the brightest stars die out the fastest.
i’m not a fan of britney’s music. just of the way she has crafted her success into something so huge based on a singing voice that’s so crappy. ive been reading these news articles for the last year in part fascination and part sadness as you could tell the girl was losing it. and people would write such awful things. Awful. Remember when she let Matt Lauer interview her and her boobs were hanging out and her fake eyelashes were falling off? she was teetering on the brink THEN, she seemed to be begging for peace from people THEN, and she didn’t get it.
It’s all sad. It’s also sad that the paparazzi have taken over Hollywood. None of these stories are new about rehab and drug overdoses and teen pregnancies. This shit has been going on for decades. It’s just in our faces now thanks to these creeps and the methods they use to get their material has become sickening.
Tired of hearing about those kids and their custody battle too. What about their privacy rights? Why are we all allowed to know intimate details about their court case? If I see one more picture of them crying and staring at the paparazzi with little tears in their faces I swear II’ll lose it. Tired of hearing about the whole thing. Hope she gets better, but she’ll likely wind up like Margot Kidder and found panhandling somewhere with no memory of what happened to her, and those boys will grow up with fame they did nothing to earn, attention they didn’t invite, and the legacy of a loony mother that they will never shake.
I think you need a reality check, lollylicious. Spears is wholly responsible for the papps BS. She can’t do w/o the attention!
I doubt she’ll end up like Margot Kidder. BS is a spoiled brat who’s never known self-discipline (just Disney-imposed discipline) and who allowed her drug habits and insatiable thirst for attention dominate her life, to the detriment of her mental health and stability. If anything, she’s more like a drugged out Anne Heche than Margot.
To Rolling Stones (dubious) credit, she’s a music “artist” (using that word very loosely here), so it’s somewhat understandable that she be on the cover and not Ledger.
Whoa! People sure did have lots to day about this…all I have to say is yes, Rolling Stone is supposedly a music magazine, but I have seen lots & lots of actors, actresses, & just full out idiots on the cover that weren’t musicians.
How many times has Johnny Depp been on the cover? I’ve lost count. Last time I checked, he wasn’t a musician-he might try to be in his own time, but in reality, he’s not.
Britney is a crazy ass who got herself to where she is today. She’s still alive, Heath is not. He should have DEFINITELY gotten the cover. It’s bullshit.
An American Tragedy? I hardly believe that this qualifies as a dyed-in-the-wool Great American Sob Story. The girl is worth 40 million. She can certainly afford the best psychiatric care money can buy. I’m sure that all of the pressure of being famous (or infamous, as it is in her case now) can certainly drive someone batshit, but here’s an idea: If you don’t want or can’t handle all of the attention, stay home and watch a movie or do your kids’ laundry instead of driving around at 3:30 AM to try on underwear and then shit your pants in the aisle at Rite Aid. She is not a little girl- maybe she should just make better choices…
i think you need an enema, paul.
i didnt say she doesnt enjoy the attn, but she’s not responsible for the paparazzi. the overkill of the celeb media in general (no offense to you, dear beet) is responsible. it seems like the more that’s going wrong with the rest of the world, the more insane the celebrity media hype gets. i find it quite strange, and i am tired of reading about people’s personal info. tired of the interest in these stupid pop tarts and their trumped up addictions. tired of not being sure if what i am reading is even true anyway.
and i think it’s funny you mock Rolling Stone as a credible source on music. You’re posting online on a gossip weblog just as I am. I guess that makes you the authority on EVERYTHING.
I like short comments best. Yup, short.
Only the same tabloid scum that helped exploit her image for profit would have the temerity to declare what’s happened to Britney is a ‘tragedy’ and keep a straight face.
sorry i didn’t have the strength to read the looooooong posts, so anyway. She is NOT an american tragedy, and i noticed that they stuck a photo of her in her prime, why didn’t they put one of her lookin all raggedy to make thier point?
Rolling Stone seems to have hit the nail on the head! Though they don’t say so, Britney’s complete disregard for the feelings of other people seems to have worked its way inward into her own psyche, she doesn’t really seem to like who she is presently! Obviously, she is self loathing! Her likes and dislikes are almost instantaneous, she likes someone in the morning, dislikes them by evening. Looks in the mirror, dislikes what she sees, changes clothing as rapidly as her personality does. Frankly, how do you help someone like that! Quite a quandary! That mental ward she was in, when she left, must have thrown a rollicking good riddance party!!!
ahh… her self-worth is in the shitter.
Rolling Stone has a superb journalistic investigation group. Its been known for years that they are thorough, and they can really write in a very effective manner! If you are just coming on scene as a sometime reader, you will soon see that the music business is not paramount! Rather, the entertainment business is! They are very successful because they cater to everything, i n depth, with a high degree of intelligence, in fact, they are virtually the English speaking version of Paris Match!…if you also speak French you would know that P.Match is Europe’s top weekly magazine! Rolling Stone is quoted in France in Le Figaro, frequently! Little Alice Springs, in the Outback of Australia, with barely a thousand readers of its weekly, occasionally quotes Rolling Stone!… Its influence is worldwide!!!
I hope Britney does come back, she is an amazing singer. Though, she definitely is bibpolar and might have severe “scitsofrina”
I don’t think anybody except other famous people can understand really what is happening here. It’s not like we are all the cover of “Rolling Stone” every other month.
How can a PERSON cope with being followed Everywhere by the papperazi anyway?? AT First it would be glamourous and fun, I think, by then wouldn’t u just want to go back to your place ALONE and watch tv or something?? Go out with some girlfriends to a coffee pub? It seems one cannot have FAME without having SPACE.