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That's Why They Say, Never Meet Your Heroes
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The Ellen scandal shouldn't be such a surprise to fans, the L.A. Times' Robert Lloyd contends, because Hollywood, in series, movies, and books, has been warning us with satire for decades. He notes several examples of movies and TV shows that depict behind-the-scenes nastiness of beloved stars and respected executives, from "A Face in the Crowd," "The Player" and "Swimming with Sharks" to "Buffalo Bill" and "The Larry Sanders Show" (you could add "The Great Man," inspired by Arthur Godfrey), and we know that they employ publicists and compliant reporting to cover up the truth. I've worked with a lot of Hollywood folks, some of whom you'd have heard of, and it's mixed -- I've encountered incredibly nice and easy-to-work-with people and some whose public and private persona are wildly different, and that goes both ways (I know people who are known as lethally sarcastic and dark in public who are absolutely warm and nice in person, and neither is an act). So... do you get crushed when your favorites turn out to be nasty? (Los Angeles Times)
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