As news broke Monday that Conrad Murray had been convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the role he played in the death of Michael Jackson, to whom, a jury concluded, he had given the drug that killed him, the thought occurred to me that Murray, very sadly, wasn't really one of a kind.
He was merely the latest in a long line of infamous celebrity enablers, lining their own pockets and raising their own profiles by preying on the weaknesses and insecurities of the rich and famous.
Here are a few other notorious examples:
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I never thought I'd say this, but I actually feel sorry for Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. The villains of The Hills turned into fame whores so fast that my head spun. One second Heidi is LC's BFF bouncing around parties in L.A., the next she's married to a puppeteer who encouraged her to have 10 plastic surgeries at the ripe age of 23. They were so unlikeable and, to me, not the least bit sympathetic. Until now.
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Yesterday, Spencer Pratt's
When I think about today's greatest rappers, I generally think of big names. You know -- Jay Z, Eminem, Kanye, and even Lil' Wayne. Well watch out boys, there's a new head honcho in town, and this rapper goes by the name of Spencer Pratt.
In a move worthy of Lindsay Lohan and her mother, Heidi Montag’s mom has dispensed with any sort of familial respect and
It was a dark and stormy night (well, actually it was a bright and sunny LA day), when lovebirds Spencer Pratt and his plastic wife Heidi innocently came home to their apartment last January after she endured 10 surgeries in one day, only to be greeted by a horrifying LAPD ambush.