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Is the celebrity tell-all getting tired or not?  As we see the idolatry of celebs start to shift, we see that tell-alls are beginning to be viewed in a more skeptical manner or a bit trite and ubiquitous.  As many in society wrestle with their own demons and pull themselves out of the abyss, there may be more critique than sympathy.  Further, watch for more and more people start to question the brand deflated guru of yore for playing on what could be seen as sensationalism.  The thing here is this:  the new era values transparency and truth, but in a meaningful manner that has widespread relevance.  If the proper criteria isn't met, one could experience a boomerang effect.  Keep your eye on this one, ladies and gents!

Biopic casting almost always means drama.  Remember the most recent one regarding Zoe Saldana and Nina Simone?  But what's really going on here?  This all seems to be more about truth versus meaning.  George Custen, a communications professor at CUNY, wrote a book examining biopics and discusses how such films shape public consciousness.  However, as public consciousness is going through major upheaval; what we see is a tug of war in the comment-sphere over essentially larger issues: what is privacy, how do we handle it, who are the proper avatars?  One thing is sure, Lenny will def have no problem pulling off the steamier side of Gaye, that is, if production isn't shut down.  Let's see....

What will Kimye think of next in order to gain more publicity?  Seems like the comment-sphere has some pretty negative vibes about this one perhaps given Kim's ...er...history.  A cool sociology student has noted that the music industry is actually one of the key areas that is a major amplifier of gender inequality in our society.  Is this whole incident part of male control and female objectification?  If so, the comments show that people are beyond the buying of such a sale, at least in this case.  But language is a tricky thing, particularly when observing it within subcultures.  Depending on the context, some women have said that the word bitch makes them feel strong and in control.  The real issue just may be more about gender dominance and inequality in the board room rather than on the iTunes playlist. Let's see celebrity start to tackle that one next time!

Do the comments show that the public is simply over celebs-behaving-badly, particularly when there is so much more at stake in today's challenging times?  Perhaps.  What is curious, however, is how race - subtly or overtly - seems to come into play into not just the highlighted comments we found below but through the many that we did not post.  Different standards?  Heightened racial times?  One could speculate in many ways.  But the real statistic that we'd like to know is how many meals could have been bought for the homeless based on the amount of Ace of Spades premium champagne bottles that were hurled and wasted?  Yikes!