Some Like It Hot
There are few ongoing stories in pop culture that I won’t read. I didn’t read any of the incriminating details surrounding Michael Jackson’s death. I find everything about Jon and Kate to be extremely annoying and sad. Finally, the massive natural disaster, otherwise known as Lindsay Lohan’s life, that I used to find nauseating has taken such a massive death toll that it’s finally coming back around to being interesting.
In Hollywood almost everything is carefully calculated of what gets out to the media. Even something as insignificant as getting photographed eating ice cream was pre-meditated to some degree. Celebrities like Madonna and Angelina Jolie have managed to control how they’re portrayed in the media to certain extents. Even if they’re accused of plagiarism or infidelity, they always manage to come out the same or better!
What about Lindsay Lohan? Her life seems to be plagued with one bad PR stunt after another. Are those pre-meditated? I’d say, “No!” Lohan has probably gone so far off the deep-end that she’s wading in ’07 Britney’s spilled Red Bulls. Like every unique starlet before her, Lohan has managed to build her own mold of crazy.
If it wasn’t a story about alcohol abuse, drug usage, or late-night shenanigans, then it was constant quips about her relationship with Samantha Ronson, fame-hungry sister and mother, and estranged father. While Britney’s “blackout” lasted the latter half of a year, Lohan’s has lasted the latter half of her dwindling career.
She was once an upcoming Hollywood A-lister who starred in major motion pictures! That’s not easy to come by in a dog-eat-dog industry! She was (might still be) talented and hungry! While her acting career was red hot, she shot for a successful singing career, which turned out to be yet another success. What happened?
Somewhere along the yellow brick road Lohan stumbled into the wicked witch of West’s lair and hasn’t been able to escape. The redheaded beauty can’t seem to let the clutch of fame let her go, and no one around her can release her. It took Britney’s family (however ethical) to force themselves into her life once again to get her back on track, but Lohan’s family is noticeably absent in her life. 
Lohan is constantly praising her single mom, Dina, who has received almost as much discrepancy as her famous daughter, but it’s obvious Dina isn’t strong enough to control her daughter. Lohan’s father, Michael, has been an omnipresent bane for her. If he’s not wrapped up in his own questionable life, he’s exposing Lindsay’s.
Should we feel sorry for Lohan? We placed her on a tier all her own and watched as she stumbled down it. It’s obvious that she has a warped and jaded idea of fame, as her idol is Marilyn Monroe, who stands as a warning to all Hollywood starlets. Revere in Marilyn; don’t be her.
by Adrian Garcia
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