Celebrity Trends
Drugs, Booze and Jail
I find myself wondering if it has always been this way or not. I remember when stars were stars and expected to be role models for the rest of us. A celebrity going to jail was virtually unheard of. Perhaps it is just because of our access to news these days.
Paris Hilton parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, and had to forgo her high fashion wardrobe for prison stripes for about 45 days. The ironic thing is that she demands a higher appearance fee now than she did before that publicity. Hilton told Fox News Magazine that she now collects $500,000 in fees just to show up at parties and other events from Las Vegas to Tokyo.
The latest star to go behind bars is Kiefer Sutherland. He was sentenced Wednesday to 48 days in jail for his latest DUI arrest and for violating probation.
It appears that there is a whole new legal category; star defense. Sutherland hired attorney Blair Berk, who is also currently representing Lindsay Lohan. I think that Johnny Cochran started something when he manipulated the jury into allowing wife killer O.J. Simpson to go free.
December 7th, 2007 at 2:45 pm
My bet is that Paris Hilton looked a lot different than she does in this photo when she was actually in “The Joint”.
December 7th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
Yeah; post that photo!
December 9th, 2007 at 3:46 pm
I think it’s the media. Celebrities are just people, and if you followed ordinary people around publishing stories about their problems, many of them would look just as bad. More than one past president of the United States did things that today would get them thrown out of office, but in days gone by the media would turn a respectful head.