Dear celebrities,
rappers, actors and fallen media personalities. As the people’s eyes and ears
we are not out to kill your 15 minutes of fame. I could list you the main
reasons for our existence and waking up in the morning to write about how you
got slapped or how your wife cheated on you and all that but like any other
professional it’s our duty to report.
I was amazed when
reading an interview by a free provincial
newspaper (The Weekly) where the Bonginkosi “Zola” Dlamini went on a rant while being interviewed on how the
‘mighty evil’ tarnished his image with fabricated stories. Eight questions in,
including him telling the interviewer that he\she isn’t experienced enough to
know that news agencies do write lies on celebrities- he goes on to talk about the
past.
From my view Zola
hasn’t really moved on with his life which he denies has been tough. As a
reader I really wanted to know about how he plans to make his new show a
success, the lessons his learned and what to anticipate from him in the future.
Not how the media ruined his 15 minutes of fame.
As if the interview
wasn’t plentiful to frustrate me but as I browsed into Twitter one of my
favourite hip hop rapper’s AKA was on his usual ‘I didn’t do it’ statements
after reports surfaced of him allegedly
breaking a champagne bottle a man’s head yet later apologising. “This bottle incident?
... A false, sensationalist, poorly researched story combined with my team not
entertaining bullshit.” Tweeted AKA.
This is just two in a million
episodes that journalists and the media have to put up with celebrities getting
into situations then blaming them for their downfall when all we do is report
on what we know and have been told. Though I do not deny that we have a few
thorns in garden but we do best in entertaining, educating and informing the
public that buys your music, watches your shows and buys your clothing so
respect us and we respect you. Remember any publicity is good publicity.
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