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Speaking Of Public Relations

JaneMarple — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:14:11 GMT

They really do their jobs well and tend to keep their clients bad news out of the lime light so to speak.

My question is who or what disappointed you when you found out the ugly truth about them? Whether they were drunks, drunk addicts, law breakers or plain old rotten to the core star.

My first let down as a kid was Judy Garland.

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deepwaterdotter — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:20:24 GMT

The first letdown I can remember was President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal. I had always held the man elected to that office to the highest moral and legal standards.

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raven-blackbird — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:21:01 GMT

none actually............I don't get that vested in people I don't personally know..........................raven

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JaneMarple — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:24:26 GMT

I picked Judy Garland because I had pictured her forever as the character of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. I was let down when my Mom pointed her out on a tv show before she died. What a difference.

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mgm2 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:24:30 GMT

I think mine was Rock Hudson. I had a crush on him, loved all of his movies and thought I would grow up and marry him.

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mgm2 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:26:13 GMT

Okay, here's another one, W.C. Fields. Ugh.

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Chloe Piper — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:26:28 GMT

On 2/28/2014 blackbirdraven said:
none actually............I don't get that vested in people I don't personally know..........................raven

Exactly. Whoever does is sure to be disappointed.

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JaneMarple — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:26:42 GMT

Another let down was Nolan Ryan, when he pitched for the NY Mets, he was my hero. So when he left and later said how he and his wife didn't like the NY area I was crushed.

His PR firm should have squelched that.

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PIT-HAG Melissa — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:30:15 GMT

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SydneyH — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:30:56 GMT

Elvis Presley and Princess Di come to mind. I was horrified to read about some their antics.......

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pinkskates4 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:31:19 GMT

So why is it OK to be disappointed in Nixon, but my being disappointed in TK's leaving MJK to drown is not OK?

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mgm2 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:31:32 GMT

IT""S FRIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY FOLKS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0IAWjuyVZE

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pinkskates4 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:33:58 GMT

On 2/28/2014 mgm2 said:
I think mine was Rock Hudson. I had a crush on him, loved all of his movies and thought I would grow up and marry him.

So would you have been as disappointed if he had gotten involved with a woman?

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mgm2 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:40:28 GMT

On 2/28/2014 Dagna said:
On 2/28/2014 mgm2 said:
I think mine was Rock Hudson. I had a crush on him, loved all of his movies and thought I would grow up and marry him.

So would you have been as disappointed if he had gotten involved with a woman?

Dagna, you're reading more into this than what was intended. To a young girl who was "in love" with a handsome movie star and find out there was no way a childish dream could come to fruition was disappointing. In the mind of a movie star worshiper, he could always divorce his wife..but things didn't work out that way.

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Chloe Piper — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:42:06 GMT

""Movie star worshiper""

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SydneyH — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:42:43 GMT

I get 'it' in regards to Rock, but from what I understand, the movie moguls during that time did everything in their power to hide a star's s@xuality, out of wedlock children etc, stuff that these days is no big deal.

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mgm2 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:45:27 GMT

On 2/28/2014 SydneyH said:
I get 'it' in regards to Rock, but from what I understand, the movie moguls during that time did everything in their power to hide a star's s@xuality, out of wedlock children etc, stuff that these days is no big deal.

Yep, Clark Gable's daughter born to Loretta Young. Loretta went to England for a respite and returned with her "adopted daughter." She looked so much like her father, her mother got plastic surgery for her ears.

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Qwackertoo — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:50:22 GMT

On 2/28/2014 JaneMarple said:
Another let down was Nolan Ryan, when he pitched for the NY Mets, he was my hero. So when he left and later said how he and his wife didn't like the NY area I was crushed.

His PR firm should have squelched that.

Ah I love Nolan Ryan. Saw him pitch several games when he was with the Texas Rangers. I can see how he wouldn't feel "at home" in NY. He was born and raised in Texas and just a good ole country boy from Alvin, TX. I was at his last "no hitter" game. Wish I'd have saved my ticket. His eyes always remind me of my Mother's father in looks.

7. On May 1, 1991, pitching for Texas, he defeated Toronto, 5-0, allowing two walks and striking out 16.

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dmod nj — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:50:57 GMT

On 2/28/2014 mgm2 said:
IT""S FRIDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY FOLKS!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0IAWjuyVZE

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Irshgrl31201 — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 03:36:13 GMT

The way I measure a lot of people is by how they parent. When I was a young girl, I remember watching Mommie Dearest. No matter what I watch Joan Crawford in, I can't stand her because I can't get that off my mind.

I also get very disappointed when I hear that someone famous doesn't pay child support or isn't in their childs life.