February 26, 2005

Jaxckson Being sued by family of woman who died after being displaced by Jackson's admission to hospital for flu symptoms

This,if true, raises particularly sensitive hackles on me. What is it about the mindless celebrity worship in this country (well, others too, I guess)? Hardly anything annoys me more than the unearned special treatment afforded the rich and famous. I was once on a plane with a-hole, er.. I mean a-list celeb, Larry King and I watched him bully his way right into first class despite the lack of available seats- it was sold out. He actually said when he encountered the initial token resistance, "Don't you realize who I am?" Yeah, I thought, you're an overpaid untalented egostistical blowhard who should sit in coach with the rest of us. On another occasion I witnessed Sen. Pat Leahy un-cancel a US Air flight because he had to get home. Unfortunately, through my involvement as a musician who has played on a number of TV shows, I have personally seen more than my share of this drooling Celebrity worship firsthand and it makes me nauseated. But (again, if true) this Jackson example is the worst since the Mickey Mantle flap from a few years back. Any of you out there have any particularly egregious celebrity accomodation stories?

posted by kamus 19 years ago
  • Why, despite repeated proofreading, is it only possible to see certain errors until your post is actually posted? (Jaxckson= DOH!) Could be the subject of a thread of its own.
  • Who the hell stays at the hospital for flu, besides the elderly?
  • That's what I was thinking - he went to a hospital for 'flu-like' symptoms? However, we do have unnecessary expectations of people in the public eye, although that doesn't give anyone the right to be obnoxious.
  • Here's one that could well be an urban legend but is neat to think about anyway. A friend of a friend of a friend had reservations for a non-smoking room at a posh hotel. When he arrived he was told his room was unavailable because a VIP wanted to block off the entire floor and maintain his privacy. The guy stood his ground, refused to give up his room and said it was ridiculous to be treated that way. The manager agreed to ask the VIP if an accomodation could be made. Lo and behold the VIP was reasonable, apologized, and asked the guy to join him in the bar for a drink. The guy went into the bar and found himself face to face with a very pleasant and charming Stevie Wonder.
  • Shinything, I bet it's true. I was once asked to create a separate entrance (!) and separate facility (!) so Stevie and his wife could taste wine at the tiny winery I worked for. It's his security guy who made the request, he seemed to think it was a lot of fuss over nothing.
  • Stevie Wonder is just nervous over all those death threats I keep sending him. It's nothing really.
  • I mean in Michael's defense, I imagine if you have no nose, the flu can be a real bitch. All that snot running out a hole in your face.
  • Plus being uncapable of dealing with reality. He probably thought he was dying.
  • Hey -- *I* have the flu (and bronchitis, dammit -- I think the two are going steady this year). Why can't *I* get some special celebrity treatment?
  • *kicks some old lady out of her hospital room for meredithea
  • You mean Pipecock Jackxon?
  • Thanks, LokiSpeak *cough, cough* Now I want Jell-o! my, I'm surly!
  • kamus: I rather like the typo actually, as I find the concept of a "Jackson Being" rather appropos. I think that's the best description I've read of him recently.