Sunday, April 1, 2007

Rehab- a PR stunt?

It seems that every time we turn on the radio or television a new star has entered themselves into rehab. First there was Lindsey Lohan, then Nicole Richie, then Britney Spears and now Jesse Metcalf from desperate housewives. It seems like it is now the 'in thing' to do. However, I can not help but wonder if these celebrities are going to rehab because they truely have a problem or if it is a way to improve their image with the media.

The rehabilitation centers that these stars check into seem to be more of a plush resort more than anything else. They have the ability to leave the premisis when they want, go shopping, have friends and family visit when they want and have lavish rooms that they reside in.

If these 'rehab' stays are a PR stunt then these stars have quite a bit or work to do. They check into rehab and then as soon as they check out they are back out partying. Instead of restoring their image, these celebrities just come across as spoiled and ungrateful. They may be damaging their image more than fixing it...

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

My vote - PR stunt. It seems to be their way of dealing with a PR/image problem, but I don't think it's very effective.