Hugh Laurie Could Boycott ET
February 3, 2008 by Lynn
According to Jossip, after actor Heath Ledger’s recent death, Entertainment Tonight and The Insider told the press that they planned to air a video showing Heath Ledger talking about his drug use. Ledger’s publicist was outraged and contacted other powerful PR firms representing many A-List performers. All have agreed to be unavailable for the two shows in the future if they went ahead and aired the video. Among those that would no longer be available to the shows is Hugh Laurie.
I say, good for you!! There’s nothing for anyone to gain by slandering a man once he’s dead and can no longer defend himself. (Except for the shows, hoping to profit…) Let the poor man be. And good for Hugh for standing up for what’s right. What are your thoughts? Leave a comment to let us know!
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How can the truth be considered slander? If Heath Ledger was abusing drugs and died as a result of that, then it is news, not slander. I agree that it is probably in bad taste for ET to run the interview. But it is no worse or any different from magazines printing paparazzi photos of our favorite stars and their family members when they are out on their own time. You also have to consider that there is an audience who want the gory details of his death and history of drug use. As sad as it is, once you become a celebrity, you lose all privacy. Whether to boycott ET or not is one’s personal choice.
I thought the whole fact of ET/The Insider slandering a DEAD man would have been enough, Denise. It is not close to being compared to paparazzi photos.
Regardless of what he did or didn’t do, if you can’t respect someone’s privacy in death at least be respectful enough of the loved one’s left behind. If he overdosed then they already know about it and shouldn’t have it shoved in their face every time they turn around or turn on the television. Let people grieve in peace. Flaunting someone’s flaws in public after they have died fixes nothing. They aren’t around to learn anything from their public humiliation.