-should they be given a voice through the media to continue inflicting their insanity on the general public?
-or should they be committed/seek help/etc..

name some names

celebs are granted the opportunity to be insane by way of the money, fame, praise, spare time, sex drugs & parties we give them access to, as well as the typically young age at which we pluck them.

Insanity is their right!

ZombieKitten said:

they should be given reality shows set in haunted houses.

you consider Imago a celebrity?

seriously though, i think someone like amy winehouse who will end up dead
very soon if no one steps up and takes charge, should be comitted, yes.

one could argue that she hasn't lost her mind but the question remains as
to how much of it is actually left at this point, and functioning well.

so i guess that unless people become a threat to themselves, you can't be
going around picking up the lindsay lohans and the paris hiltons and have
them committed, no matter how tempting that sounds lol.

NDRU said:

I think insanity is the payback

IstenSzek said:

aren't these people in rehab just like normal people, but use their celebrity to cut corners and get out early and stuff, unfortunately only to their own detriment.

ZombieKitten said:

yeah, they get out early despite the fact that their rehab is more like a
luxury spa treatment with hot stone massages and a la carte menu's

IstenSzek said:

I wanna go to rehab

ZombieKitten said:

yeah, you could say it's their responsibility. In exchange for fame & fortune they contribute nutty behavior for our entertainment.

OK, if no-one else will, I nominate P.R. Nelson - for that New Yorker article alone, never mind the years of random nuttiness.
http://prince.org/msg/7/289271

PopeLeo said:

not to jack the thread too far (though i'm sure that may have been the intent ), but i don't think prince is crazy. i think he may suffer from an accute tact deficiency and i think his relationship with reality can be turbulent at times, but i don't think he's all out crazy.

Anxiety said:

So far this week, you've called me a thread-jacker and an alter - call me a fam and you're in trouble!

In my view, it's 3 strikes and you're out:

1: Larry Graham
2: The Oprah interview.
3:

I rest my case, m'lord.
[Edited 11/17/08 16:42pm]

PopeLeo said:

i meant it in a love type way. want some carrot soup?

Prince has not lost his mind and he should not be commited.

Dayclear said:

You're absolutely 100% right!! Prince has not lost his mind....the vast majority of his fans who think he's some latter day fucking messiah are the ones who've lost their damned minds and need to be committed!!

just my

reneGade20 said:

how were they led to believe that?

union119 said:

you tell me and we'll both know....

reneGade20 said:

could it have had anything to do with Prince acting as if he is a messiah? or speaking as if he is a messiah?

union119 said:

I'm your messiah and you're the reason why

ZombieKitten said:

you know, me sticking my head up a cow's ass doesn't qualify me as a butcher...likewise, just because some dude in yellow assless chaps and 7 inch heels acts like a messiah doesn't make it so...

reneGade20 said:

exactly, but he certainly led people to believe he was one, which is why so many of the gullibles have gone mad with their undying love and devotion to him.

yes?

when I read the title I thought you were speaking of comedian Katt Williams, because apparently he has been displaying very strange behavior lately....

http://www.mtv.com/news/a...tory.jhtml
Katt Williams Under Doctor's Care After Weeks Of Erratic BehaviorComic had a run-in with police on Friday following incident at South Carolina hotel.
By Gil Kaufman


After a series of missed gigs, an arrest on a gun charge and weeks of troubling rumors about bizarre behavior, a spokesperson for comedian Katt Williams announced on Sunday that the "Norbit" co-star has sought a doctor's help.

"Following an arduous 300 shows and an 18-month touring schedule that left him incredibly fatigued, Katt, a veteran of MTV's 'Wild 'N Out,' felt compelled to be with his family in an effort to deal with his stress," read a statement from Yvette Shearer. "While doing so, he is under a doctor's care."

According to the South Carolina paper the Sumter Item, the hospitalization came after family members concerned about Williams' behavior confronted the comedian following a run-in with police in Sumter on Friday. The paper reported that Sumter police received a call Friday morning about suspicious behavior by Williams, 35, who was attempting to book a room at the Mount Vernon Inn.

An officer told the paper that around 8:30 a.m., police received a call from hotel employees, who said they became suspicious when Williams tried to rent a hotel room while dressed in a bathrobe, with a towel wrapped around his head. Police responded to the scene, spoke to Williams, determined there was no criminal activity and left.

Local station WIS-TV has posted a video of a confused-looking Williams trying to check into the hotel, searching his pockets for ID and squatting by the door after the clerk informs him that his traveling companion will have to take responsibility for the room.

The newspaper reported that Williams then walked several blocks to the office of local attorney Garryl Deas and told the lawyer that the police were "attempting to violate his rights" and that he was interested in hiring Deas to represent him. Deas said he had a pleasant conversation with Williams, who described his entertainment career to the lawyer, mentioning that some people thought he was missing recently due to a series of skipped gigs, including a no-show at the BET Hip-Hop Awards, a missed "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" appearance and an arrest on November 6 on gun charges. Williams was also recently the subject of a rumor that he had died in a plane crash.

Deas reportedly told Williams he had to leave for court and invited the comedian to hang out in the meantime, which Williams did. When Deas returned an hour later, he said Williams' demeanor had gone from "alive and in color" to "a little bit troubled" and "disoriented." Shortly after, family and friends arrived to try to persuade Williams to go to a hospital for a mental evaluation, according to the paper. Shearer would not comment on Williams' condition beyond the statement.

Deas said a confused Williams resisted their pleas, said he "doesn't trust anyone anymore" and that "everyone has turned against him," and began speaking "in gibberish." It's unclear from the story if Williams was committed against his will and what his current status is, though it appeared that he was transported to the Tuomey Regional Medical Center on Friday.

Williams has announced plans to retire after a New Year's Eve show in Detroit. He is also scheduled to appear at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on November 20, though it is unclear if that gig will go off as planned.

he sounds like he's been overworked and he's having a nervous breakdown.....I hope he will be okay. I am a fan of his.

missfee said:

it's that severe? that he's seeing a doctor?

reneGade20 said:

you do that?

Flowers2 said:

uh yeah seems like it is. I think this is what Dave Chappelle was afraid of happening to him once he started shooting up the ladder in his career, probably why he stopped his show and everything...he could see it coming. I guess all people aren't equipped to handle the stress of fame. I really think Katt has had some kind of mental breakdown because of all the pressure. He always seemed like a humble guy, but fame can make you erratic..if you let it.

missfee said:

wow.. yeah Katt blew up .. I didn't know he was that bad..

PopeLeo said:

Oh is this what this is about? prince's code talking. he's been doing that since forever. Celebrities got opinions like everybody else, they just have a "mic" in front of them.