[Livia]

Some of the nicest, most reasonable people I know have drink driving convictions. Now, I'm not saying that's not a problem, a drink driver nearly killed me a couple of years ago. But let's get it into perspective.... he's a famous face, people filmed the incident and gave or sold it to the press, we watched the footage out of context, he was arrested for failing a roadside breath test but as far as I know he hasn't actually been charged with anything. No one was hurt... he's not the Pope, he's an entertainer, flawed like the rest of us. I can see why they've taken him off air for a while, but talk if his career being over is just wishful thinking on the part of all those people who've lost out in the BAFTAS to them over the last two decades.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Livia

Some of the nicest, most reasonable people I know have drink driving convictions. Now, I'm not saying that's not a problem, a drink driver nearly killed me a couple of years ago. But let's get it into perspective.... he's a famous face, people filmed the incident and gave or sold it to the press, we watched the footage out of context, he was arrested for failing a roadside breath test but as far as I know he hasn't actually been charged with anything. No one was hurt... he's not the Pope, he's an entertainer, flawed like the rest of us. I can see why they've taken him off air for a while, but talk if his career being over is just wishful thinking on the part of all those people who've lost out in the BAFTAS to them over the last two decades.

I was annoyed on the news footage at that woman saying in an excited voice "They just arrested him in front of our eyes,I can't believe it" as though it was some claim to fame.

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I was annoyed on the news footage at that woman saying in an excited voice "They just arrested him in front of our eyes,I can't believe it" as though it was some claim to fame.

I know, I thought that was quite sickening.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I was annoyed on the news footage at that woman saying in an excited voice "They just arrested him in front of our eyes,I can't believe it" as though it was some claim to fame.

Originally Posted by Livia

I know, I thought that was quite sickening.

Well exactly... it is sickening, fame is a double-edged sword. People act like they adore celebrities.. that they are "national treasures"... but when they start falling apart - like ANY human being can, at any time - fame seems to mean being denied the privacy and human decency that most people get. Less privacy to an extent is to be expected when you choose to live in the public eye... but that doesn't mean that people have to treat someone who is struggling like a side-show.

It's getting worse, too, with the rise of reality TV. Reality TV stars deliberately put their lives and relationships "out there" and it's sort of spilled over into people thinking that ALL presenters / actors / musicians etc. personal lives are fair game as light entertainment. People's relationship problems, mental health struggles and addictions plastered all over the place. It really is sick.