Yesterday's Oprah was all about celebs who have gone down to the Gulf coast to help out. One of the segments included Julia Roberts visiting a shelter and talking to some of the refugees. I've never seen a more contrived and insincere performance (and she is supposed to be a top actor). It was pretty ridiculous she didn't seem to show any real empathy for the victims. The complete opposite can be said about Chris Rock (who was on the same show). You could tell that he was genuinely upset by the whole thing.Sean Penn has been taking a lot of flak lately for his rescue efforts (which have been written off as a PR stunt), but I do have to give him credit for actually getting in that filthy water and actually helping people out. PR stunt or not its a whole lot more than most of the celebs seem to do.
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Sean Penn absolutley rocks. Period. Whether it's acting as a stoner, a mentally handicapped father, a death row inmate, an obsessed heart transplant patient, or a real-life activist, he shines.
ReplyDeleteWas it PR? I don't know... And I don't care. He did something.
PR...... and yet another shameless way to bully pulpit his political views...... maybe he should act, maybe he should run for office..... but not both.
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