I am so over the Lindsay Lohan bullshit. She must live by the mantra "negative publicity is still publicity." And get this- she's not convinced that her career is over. She still thinks she has a chance to get back on the big screen. My thoughts? That bus left the depot a long time ago.
Making movies is still a business, and for those of you who don't know how making movies work, the studios don't just have several millions of dollars laying around to hand over to these already over-paid actors. Sure, they've got part of it. But a good majority of the cash is provided by investing companies and sometimes the people actually working on the movie, in exchange for a salary and a percentage of the sales. It is a for-profit business, period. Now I don't know about you, but if I had tons of money (that's a nice thought, let me sit on that one for a minute......... ok, I'm done) and were approached to back a movie production, I'd take a serious look at the factors, like any responsible investor. Timeline, a good plot and reliable employees would be the first thing I'd look at. Lindsay Lohan would be a name that would scream "HEAD FOR THE HILLS!!!" Bottom line? Who is going to want to hire this hot mess who has made a career out of being, well... a hot mess. I just don't get it. Why would she think anyone is going to want to hire her after all that she's been through?? I can't speak for the rest of the population, but the only factor influencing me to see a Lohan flick is curiosity.
How do you solve a problem like Lohan? I know, I know!!! Cut her off. Seriously, if I had a downward spiraling celebrity relative or friend, I would cut that bitch off. Her agent, her family, her manager, everyone needs to just back the &*$% off!!! Oh, and step the paparazzi up a notch. A big one. Think about it, losing all your resources and probably your money in the process and still having to deal with those idiots running around with cameras? OOOO that'd be funny! To quote a favorite reality show of mine, Intervention, an addict has to hit their rock bottom before they are put in a position to change. How does someone with money and celebrity status, albeit bad celebrity status, hit a rock bottom? I guess they can't. My idea is now flawed. Bummer.
Seriously though, what is it with these nuts in Hollywood practically seeking out rehab? Lindsay Lohan- drug addict, Jesse James- sex addict, Demi Lovato- eating disorders, David Arquett- alcoholic... it's almost considered a career boost when you start to fade into the background. Again, I guess negative publicity is still publicity. The only celebrity I've ever seen (that I can think of at the moment) literally go from the very bottom to the very top is Robert Downey, Jr. He really had it bad for a while, but he cleaned up, disappeared for a while, and now he's making top 10 movies left and right. But it's taken him over a decade to go from one to the other!! So this is clearly not a career booster!! Had he not gone through the issues that he did, he'd have 10 years of good work that he doesn't have now. I just don't understand why people expect the opposite these days. Or maybe it's just the cool thing to do... maybe Miley Cyrus will be the next to go and I can have a break from that bitch for a while.
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