True story, this weekend Pamela Anderson is having a garage sale at her Malibu Estate. I always find it interesting when celebrities do this, but this is the first of me hearing about one @ at the actual home of the celebrity. Usually they are at a warehouse of sorts. Anyway, I found this one really fascniating. She owns so much furniture, duplicates of the same thing. It makes me think if this some sort of hoax or stunt to sell stuff with her name attached. Either way, a bunch of questions come up when I think about this. Like does she need the money... probably. Furthermore, this is such a common, "low rent" activity to do for such a high up celebrity, really makes you think. Especially, when typically when things like this have to happen they do it by private auction, NOT public yarding. Anyway, check it out, I am really gonna try to make it out there this weekend.
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Actually, I remember quite recently there was a previous 'celebrity garage sale' held by ex-90210 star Tori Spelling that was widely-publicized through various media outlets, most certainly through celebrity-gossip blog sites (e.g. Perez Hilton). However, I think this took place during her reality TV show, "Tori & Dean: Inn Love," and had a major turnout. The fact that everyone knew about it (through her show and through different news outlets that essentially advertised it for free) and, moreover, showed up to participate in and benefit from her garage sale, to me, shows how even some of the most random celebrities further try to complement and extend their celebrity beyond the traditional parameters of fame, but actually invite their fans to take a piece of their life with them. Apparently there was a line around the block to even get into her garage sale. What's more interesting to me, however, is more often than not the participants on reality TV shows that are celebrities and include themselves in these special 'celebrity'-themed shows are usually washed-up or struggling actors trying to re-claim their 15 minutes of fame, for whatever its worth just to be seen again (see: Corey Haim/Feldman, Justin Diamond, Maureen McCormick). But then again, those people who become celebrities through reality TV (see: Adrianne Curry) also fall victim to the limelight and continue relentlessly to be captured and rewarded for being in that same light, however base the activity (see: Adrianne Curry and Christopher Night's reality TV show, "My Fair Brady"). Of course there's always the exception to everything and I think Jennifer Hudson's transition from American Idol reject to Oscar-winning actress in Dreamgirls proves it. Though the fact that she didn't win American Idol may have something to do with the type of hyped media-attention she would have received were she a final contestant or winner of the season. I guess it's confirmed the ever-present notion that in this business you have to be a loser first before you can be a winner..You can't just try to ride that first wave you caught all the way to shore (see: William Hung, Troy Duffy).
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