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DWI Crashes and Celebrities – Image maker or breaker?

Posted on May 10, 2010

The life of a celebrity is all about the image. Celebrities go through a lot of strain to ensure that their name and face remains in the minds of promoters and fans. Some resort to unconventional publicity while some are always there due to their life styles.

Most DWI offenders will be negatively impacted by the charge, let alone celebrities who are obligated to their fans to keep a squeaky-clean image. Most fans become let down by this type of behavior and are becoming frustrated with the behavior of celebrities who should know better.

Celebrities lose TV Contracts because of DWI

Just like in the case of Tiger Woods and Michael Phelps, no sponsor wants to be associated with any celebrity who has been associated with anything negative or has a bad image. We have seen this pattern also emerging in the movie industry where as soon as an actor runs afoul of the law especially DWIs, some way is found to remove them from the set. Examples of this trend exist in TV hit sitcoms such as LOST where actor Daniel Dae Kim who plays a Korean officer will soon be killed, thus removing him from the show as a result of him being pulled over on suspicion of drinking and driving.

Another TV hit that followed the same trend was Hawaii 5-0. Anna Lucia, Adinnuoye Agbaje and Libby were all removed from the set due to DWI arrest in 2005. Although various reasons were given before they were shot and killed in a hit and run TV accident respectively, insiders will tell you that their demise was due to the bad publicity they had brought to the show.

DWIs bring many Sports Stars to their Knees

Many sports enthusiast would have been aware of the exploits of football star Paul Gascoigne with alcohol consumption. Gazza, as he is affectionately known by his fans, was one of England’s most talented footballers, feared by most goalkeepers and played a vital role in England reaching the world cup semifinals in 1990. However, he was unable to control his drinking habits. Constantly being pulled over by police on the suspicion of DWI, he started to miss training due to either being too drunk or being locked up for driving while drunk. All this continued until his club managers became frustrated and released him out of his contract. This lead to a complete downhill slide that resulted Gazza admitted into rehab.

DWI the Image Breaker

While a few celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson or Shia Lebeouf may have somehow found a way to be not affected seriously in the public’s eye and may seem to get away get away with DWI, most are not afforded that luxury. Many fall from grace just a s fast as they went up and drives home the point that celebrity DWI is more of an image breaker than an than an image maker.

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Is Publicity driving more DWI crashes in Celebrities?

Posted on Apr 14, 2010

Any celebrity will tell you that the key to a successful career in the business is by remaining in the news. There must always be something said about you so your name is out there. Now, not all celebrities will have something to be reported about them at all times. Therefore, to keep their name out there, some may resort to untraditional methods. These methods may include calculated DWI offences that will at least give them a couple hours of publicity and just may be catch the eye of someone.

Drunk driving is a terrible crime. Not only does it endanger the life of the driver but also it has worse effect on many passengers and pedestrians who are slaughtered each year by these selfish individuals. However, there is a new trend creeping up in Hollywood that shows an increase in the number of DWI cases involving celebrities who have gone over the hill. Many may say it may be due to the stress of not getting any leading movie roles, or they have just lost a huge sports contract or just lost a spouse/loved one. However, deep investigation has revealed that some are deliberately trying to get caught just for the publicity in an attempt to revive their careers.

DWI Career Boosters – Is that really so?

Now I am not saying that all DWI offences done by celebrities are done with the aim of getting publicity. On the contrary, many would have wished they fell though the earth and ended up in china when they got pulled over by the cops. Anyway, we see the trend of publicity stunt building. One such case involved plastic surgery model Mickey Rourke who had been struggling for a gig over an extended period. His agent was not turning up anything tangible and he started to get desperate. Trying to do something about his situation he started to search the internet for ways of reviving his career and stumbled on a site suggesting that it cool if you get caught driving while intoxicated, it may just revive your career. So he drunk some alcohol, got all drunk and looking beat up, got in his old beat-up Vespa and made an illegal U-turn right on the toes of cop to ensure he was seen. Well he surely was pulled over, mentioned in a couple of celebrity gossip columns and a bail fine of $1000 that put him in a worse position that he was before.

The ongoing trend of reality TV in the US entertainment market is also fueling the increase in celebrity DWI. These shows strive on controversy. What better controversy and intrigue can you get that buy filming the arrest of your main star and the events leading to his or her dwi conviction? Right there we see hours of footage. In addition, many of these inexperienced actors are at the mercy of industry veterans who understand the importance of media to their success. So, they constantly host parties, get these kids drunk and allow them to go out in the street. Then we see the headlines “so and so, star or reality TV hit so and so” and there the objective is achieved.

Now question is what do you think of this as parents, elderly, couple or a teenager? Should our celebrities be reprimanded in a fashion that becomes an example for all?

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Celebrity DWI – Vincent Jackson Found Guilty of Drunk Driving

Posted on Mar 15, 2010

Starting wide receiver Vincent Terrell Jackson, who had his best season in 2009 with 68 catches, 1,168 yards and 9 TDs, is a San Diego Chargers football player accused of driving drunk for the second time in a little over two years as he pleaded guilty to a DUI charge from 2009. According to reports, Jackson, 25, was convicted of the same charges in October 2006, so this is his second strike. He was on probation at the time of his second arrest on Jan. 6, 2009.

Vincent Jackson’s Plea Guilty

Jackson also pleaded guilty to a 2009 DUI charge and was sentence to 4 days in jail and will be placed on probation for 5 years. Reports show that Vincent received the bare minimum sentence required for a second DUI offense in California which is what the city attorney’s office called the standard sentence for a DUI with one prior: five years probation with 96 hours in custody. In addition, Jackson will also have to attend a Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) class and pay a $2,408 fine, as well as attend a multiple conviction program. According to Jackson’s attorney, he received the standard sentence for someone with a prior DUI conviction.

Vincent Jackson’s Arrest

The morning of the Chargers’ 17-14 playoff loss to the New York Jets, a department spokesman said the officer stopped Jackson because his music was too loud. In that incident the officer cited Jackson for having expired vehicle tags and driving with a suspended license, a misdemeanor under California law. Chargers player Vincent Jackson did not receive any jail time but was handcuffed for a short period of time and his car was impounded.

What Will Happen to Vincent Jackson Career?

Jackson has had a few run ins with the law and this incident is just another piece of news that he doesn’t want hanging over his shoulders. Anyway, once his 2009 DUI case is resolved, we’ll see what happens. The NFL doesn’t look too kindly on repeat screw ups, and even though the league’s procedure for suspending Jackson has not been initiated, Jackson may face suspension from a few games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy. Stay tuned to see how this all plays out for Jackson and his career. Because this is not his first DUI, Jackson will be required to spend four days in jail prior to his probation for five years.

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