Billy Bob Thornton not used to real journalists? Globe and Mail admits we all pander to celebs occasionally to get the interview
April 17, 2009 by Richard Budman ·
Leave it to The Globe and Mail to put the whole Billy Bob Thornton interview kerfuffle into a better perspective. Russell Smith gets down to what this whole thing was really about in Billy Bob’s tantrum raises new questions – and its not whether Billy Bob had any sort of meltdown. What celebrity isn’t a little crazy. This thing has always been about some of the publicists perceived grasp on the messaging machine. Writes Smith:
“Thornton was obviously under a misconception about the kind of broadcaster (CBC) he had agreed to work with. He’s a guy who is used to dictating terms to the media. His publicists no doubt don’t really think of the media as media at all, but as a branch of the marketing department. ” – RUSSELL SMITH
But we would maybe argue with Smith’s stance that Billy Bob is just best known for being a “celebrity.” Actually, Billy Bob has often been the furthest thing from a typical Hollywood celeb. You can’t deny the guy has done some quality movie parts. Mm-hmm.
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