I don't know if anyone else finds this recent Charlie Sheen media frenzy utterly hilarious, but I certainly do. If you don't know what I'm talking about, all you need to do is watch this, both to catch up on what is going on and to realize that this guy is very strange.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5aSa4tmVNM (sorry, but for some reason I cannot embed the video here, but this link works nonetheless)
First off, allow me to add the disclaimer that I pay absolutely zero attention to the comings and goings of Hollywood, because I really couldn't care less what these people do in their personal lives. I just want to see them act. It's as if we play pretend middle school drama with the celebrities as some obscure form of entertainment, in which we watch couples get together only to inevitably break up, pass judgments on what everyone wears to awards shows... I could go on, but I'm just saying that I typically do not keep up with the current events of TMZ and all the grocery store check-out aisle magazines.
But I cannot help but to notice this Charlie Sheen fiasco, and the ensuing hilarity that his interviews have, for all practical purposes, guaranteed. I knew it was bad when I turned on SNL and was absolutely positive that they would mock him a considerable amount, only the see that the first sketch of the show was a parody of a talk show that Sheen could host, called "Duh-Winning!" Now, mostly what I'm talking about here is not his period of arguably irrational drug use and partying, even though it was the catalyst for all of this, but rather his interview tour that he has embarked on in these recent days after the fact. Let's be honest, when you are saying things like, "Dying is for fools" and "[My brain] fires in a way that is maybe not from this particular terrestrial realm, " either you must be acting for people's entertainment, or you are just completely delusional. And the truth is, I honestly do not know which Charlie Sheen falls under. I figure that we are, for the most part, taking him for his word as he is indirectly recognizing his craziness. But I also stopped and wondered if maybe he is just playing us, and portraying this loony of a celebrity just for the fun of it. I suppose we could analyze everything he is doing and possibly make a conclusion, but frankly I don't have the time or motivation to watch hours of Charlie Sheen footage. But if any of you, my peers, feel this urge, then by all means go right ahead. I'm sure you will be entertained for the most part. I know one thing is for certain though, and that is that any publicity is good publicity. And in that sense, Charlie Sheen is definitely "winning."
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