What the h$!!

I just read an online article about a scene in the new Hannah Montana movie (I'm too old to understand why HM is newsworthy in the first place, but that's a different story). Apparently, during a scene, Haley Cyrus and her father Billy Ray drove to a location and forgot to wear their seatbelts. Consumer Reports took umbrage to this scene because of the rise in teen motor vehicle fatalities.

To quote "It seems to us that Miley, her father, and Disney had a perfect opportunity to help influence teens and counteract – rather than encourage – this trend. "

This prompted an apology from Billy Ray and prompted me to wonder why he had to.

IT WAS A MOVIE, NOT A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT. CELEBRITIES WILL NOT SAVE THE WORLD.


I'm getting frustrated at the prevalence of frivolous celebrity news stories on-line, on the radio, in print, on TV news, etc.

I neither need nor want to know about Britney Spears' problems. Please stop telling me about them.

I don't give a rat's a$$ what Tom Cruise thinks about post-partum depression or medication (By the way, F@#* L. Ron Hubbard). If he really wants to preach, become a minister (or whatever they have) and get out of the entertainment business.

I don't care if Heath Ledger was a raging crack-head. He had the good taste to keep it out of the spotlight. Shouldn't entertainment news channels and magazines do the same?

I am not trying to disparage actors, singers or athletes (or anyone else that is considered a celebrity). I particularly appreciate the work that Brad Pitt has done in New Orleans and that he and Angelina Jolie have done in Africa. However, it seems that I can't go five minutes without hearing about some superstar train wreck.

Can I please see headlines about other topics?