THE GOSSIP GIRL: Celebrity marriages are just for publicity
By: Amy Robertson
Issue date: 3/3/08 Section: Opinion
Just as millions of people are tuning in to election coverage, there is another watch taking place amongst celebrity gossips - the Owen and Kate watch.
The question over whether or not they're dating again, which only came about because they were seen together, has reinforced my belief that people are obsessed with who's dating who.
However, this obsession does not only hold true in regards to celebrities.
In fact, people seem to be just as fascinated with relationship gossip about everyday "normal" folk as they are about staying up-to-date on celebrity couples.
Though I might just be saying that because I'm a girl and women tend to be bigger gossips than men.
Whatever the case may be, there is one great difference between celebrity relationships and couples outside the Hollywood zip code - lifespan.
After the media frenzy over a new relationship dies down, the calm sets in and the Hollywood couple is left alone with each other - That's when it happens.
They break up.
The Hollywood relationship is far more likely to end sooner than that of the two ordinary people.
It's still undeniable that celebrity relationships often end in the blink of an eye and each star goes on to his or her next publicity stunt … I mean relationship.
The same carelessness that is seen in famous relationships can also be seen in famous marriages. In fact, marriage has almost become a joke in Tinsel Town.
For me, the faith in celebrity marriages died with the divorce of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe.
The day that news broke, I was left with such disappointment and denial.
For so long, I had clung to them as the example of a perfect Hollywood marriage.
I would put them on a pedestal in front of people who bad-mouthed celebrity relationships after the divorce of the ultimate power couple - Jen and Brad.
Since then, I have come to the conclusion that celebrities just don't place the amount of value in the sacrament of marriage as there should be.
The question over whether or not they're dating again, which only came about because they were seen together, has reinforced my belief that people are obsessed with who's dating who.
However, this obsession does not only hold true in regards to celebrities.
In fact, people seem to be just as fascinated with relationship gossip about everyday "normal" folk as they are about staying up-to-date on celebrity couples.
Though I might just be saying that because I'm a girl and women tend to be bigger gossips than men.
Whatever the case may be, there is one great difference between celebrity relationships and couples outside the Hollywood zip code - lifespan.
After the media frenzy over a new relationship dies down, the calm sets in and the Hollywood couple is left alone with each other - That's when it happens.
They break up.
The Hollywood relationship is far more likely to end sooner than that of the two ordinary people.
It's still undeniable that celebrity relationships often end in the blink of an eye and each star goes on to his or her next publicity stunt … I mean relationship.
The same carelessness that is seen in famous relationships can also be seen in famous marriages. In fact, marriage has almost become a joke in Tinsel Town.
For me, the faith in celebrity marriages died with the divorce of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe.
The day that news broke, I was left with such disappointment and denial.
For so long, I had clung to them as the example of a perfect Hollywood marriage.
I would put them on a pedestal in front of people who bad-mouthed celebrity relationships after the divorce of the ultimate power couple - Jen and Brad.
Since then, I have come to the conclusion that celebrities just don't place the amount of value in the sacrament of marriage as there should be.
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