Actor Growth

Unless you were living under a rock I’m sure you have heard about the death of Michael Jackson on June 25. During this period, there was a photo taken of the singer where it looked like he was already passed away as medical officials wheeled him away. Just recently, apparently some magazine called “OK Weekly” bought the rights to the picture reportedly for $500,000.

This of course raised a lot of controversy in terms of the ethics of doing something like that as one should give a deceased person some privacy in these matters. However, I have also read a bunch of other comments how when you are a celebrity there is no such thing as privacy and that this is the type of stuff you signed up for.

The acting coach was telling me just yesterday too how when he first entered the business as an actor he wanted all of the fame and glory. However, seeing how you pretty much get stalked by a herd of camera men throughout your daily life made him glad that his life wasn’t like that.

For me this is actually the only person I can think of in my lifetime where someone that has this much global stardom where his death would cause so much news. It sure reminds you as an actor too where even if you don’t reach the status of people like this in the entertainment industry, are you prepared for things like this?