I’ve thought for years that all of these stories are manufactured by publicists and why the media doesn’t call them on it really calls out the state of journalism today taking everything at face value.

The one that got me most recently is that Mel Gibson thing. That without a doubt was probably one of the most rigged pr stunts in recent memory. First of all, the guy is so drunk and driving like 80 in a 45 ( I don’t remember exactly ) but that alone is a jailable offense. Not to mention he could have seriously hurt someone. But what was the focus, his comments about Jews. It overshadowed everything. He had to apologize profusely for it. The guy who stopped him was Jewish, he had the Passion of the Christ movie also Jewish in nature.

Most cop cars these days are fitted with video. Do you think there was any video of the evidence of this outburst. Was there any video of his wreckless drunk driving? Was there any video at the station (as we know from the TOT MOM everything in jail is videotaped. Nada. Erased of course. It makes me question if it ever happened. They even passed a law concerning the leaking of information of high profile arrests (low profile they don’t care, you go on cops) even though hello…it’s public record!

Do you think he was charged for speeding, no. Because that was something he would have been put in jail for. He got probation. You can check all this out at wikopedia.

Another case, Brittany is videotaped by paparazzi hitting a car and leaving an accident. She was charged with two offenses. Leaving the scene of an accident and driving without a license. Guess which one was settled? They go to TRIAL for driving without a license. The prosecutor said that Brittany’s lawyers wouldn’t settle. Well, how about dropping the charges for that like Mel’s speeding? Why didn’t they, to get more publicity for her upcoming album which was released shortly after.

I watched Donnie Osmond on Dancing with the Stars say that his people WANTED him to get caught for a DUI and he said no. That tells me that the publicist use the legal system for free publicity.

Remember the DaVinci code and the so called lawsuit that questioned the rights to the movie (right before the movie comes out of course this is an oldie but a goodie). The judge who released his decision rights a CODE in it. More news. If that isn’t fixed I don’t know what is.

Madonna falls off a horse and blames the paparazzi. However, no one produces a photo. Hello, it was the paparazzi, that’s what they do! Oh yeah, tour starts July 4th. Can’t adopt a baby from the same country you already adopted one from? Oh yeah, it’s another story. I’m expecting the adoption to go through at some point.

Jay Leno in the hospital. Is the news concerned. Not in the least. All they talk about is who was supposed to be on the show. He got out of the hospital. Most important thing in the story? Anderson Cooper was supposed to be on there that night. Why is Jay Leno in the hospital? He has a new show coming out. Why won’t the Boston affiliate carry his show? Because it makes news.

Facebook and twitter don’t even get me started. Someone commits a crime in a neighborhood and immediately gets on facebook to ask around. Of course, all the neighbors are on facebook of course. Wife solves crime through facebook. Husband says he never used facebook now will all the time and even put it on his blackberry. Sounded like a freaking infomercial and this is the news. I believe facebook or twitter is owned byAOL which also somehow owns CNN.

Winona Ryder gets caught shoplifting. Did you know that this had been done many years ago by another actress who didn’t get convicted?

Jackie Chan makes fun of Chinese and he’s a racist, even though he in fact is Chinese himself? That’s a great story.

Fake recording of Beyonce. Movie out Friday, which I didn’t even know about.

Suddenly a group or country is boycotting a movie, why? To create a stir.

Farrah in hospital. Got a documentary coming out. Her son arrested for bringing drugs to JAIL. Stories both released on same day.

George Clooney in motorcycle accident. No pictures. Paparazzi follows these people all of the time.

I could go on and on.

And Logan should have been Danzig. Short, angry and built.