Posted by
Michael on Thursday, January 17, 2008 11:09:19 PM
I usually wouldn't weigh in on a celebrity spectacle like what's going on with Britney Spears, but the urgency of this article really caught my eye:
(CBS)
Celebrity addiction expert Dr. Drew Pinsky is weighing in on Britney
Spears' problems, saying that the pop star could die if she doesn't get
the help she needs.
Although the doctor has never treated Spears
personally, he told Ellen DeGeneres on her talk show Tuesday, "We are
watching somebody who is following the Anna Nicole Smith blueprint to
the letter. She's keeping people around her that allow her to keep
using and that supports her denial.
The ancient
Romans had gladiators which they would watch fighting to the death in a
stadium with wild animals that could easily tear apart human flesh. I
can't help but feel like what we're witnessing with Britney Spears is a
modern day version of that, with the tabloid magazines, TV shows and
websites selling death to a bloodthirsty public. I would hope that when
Spears dies, some of the writers and photographers that stalk people
for a living would rethink their lives, but if Anna Nicole, Courtney
Love, Tupac Shakur, Kurt Cobain, River Pheonix, Princess Diana, Michael
Jackson and a myriad of others serve as any example, people don't seem
to have alot of problems with watching celebrities deteriorate before
their eyes.