Per the Entertainment Tonight Web site, “Out of respect for Heath Ledger’s family, ET and The Insider have decided not to run the Heath Ledger video which has been circulating in the world media.”How big of them. I’m sure “respect” played a big part in the shows’ decision-making process.
It’s rather disgusting what has been and is going on in entertainment news these days.
The bar has been lowered so much it’s just a stick on the ground.
Granted, celebrities don’t help the situation any, what with their drunk driving and their flashing of the crotches and their overall disregard for propriety, but journalists have a responsibility when it comes to reporting.
Paparazzi not so much – I get that.
When the ETs and the Insiders of the world media get to run a horrifying promo, though, sensationally touting old footage of a recently deceased actor, only to be granted access later on at, say, the Oscars – you know that’s going to happen – well…there’s just something wrong with that.
Whatever happened to class?
Why is this sordidness happening? Why is an after-the-fact statement saying a show no longer intends to do something that’s just ethically, morally, and socially questionable, even an option? Why can’t Ledger rest in peace?
And by the way, world media, I don’t care about Britney Spears. I stopped caring about her two CDs, 13 meltdowns, and one intervention ago. Let it will be, already.
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