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My little cousin, April Geary,has been recently all over the media for dating Robin Thicke. Negative comments about her being an escort/hooker, fame whore, and homewrecker have ensued. Of course, I personally know her, she has been modeling for several years now,so I know she is not dating Him for money and fame. So, what do y'all think about models dating famous people, being on reality tv, being in music videos, for attention? I mean, can you really get mad at them? Discuss. http://m.tmz.com/#Article/2014/11/24/ro … -geary-pic Nov 24 14 11:31 am Link I am a specialist in celebrity branding and I can tell you that a significant portion of celebrity value is fueled by controversy. If your cousin is smart she will hire pros to use her time in the spotlight to capitalize on it or to at least survive the onslaught. The celebrity worship phenomena has never been bigger, it is on the one side, celebrity adulation and on the other celebrity hate. Anyone entering into this business, either by dating a star or by being one, needs to be prepared for this. It is not unlike being prepared for a blizzard, only fools go out in a raging snowstorm in a bathing suit and flip flops. Once you are properly informed and set up, how you use the new spotlight is up to the individual. Exposure is power, using it well is simply being smart. Nov 24 14 11:52 am Link Jean Renard Photography wrote: +1 QFT A makeup artist seriously benefits from having celebrities in their book... One of the only times I'll test is if celebrities are in the mix... A tear from the aforementioned is golden... Nov 24 14 12:14 pm Link Makes for much better TV and Print Media, than grotesque heffalumps like Honey BooBoo's kin. Nov 24 14 12:31 pm Link Jacqueline MH wrote: Get mad at them? Why would I waste any of my time even thinking about them...? Nov 24 14 03:21 pm Link A celebrity you can love, dump or be dumped just like a 'regular human being'. Nothing really to envy or wish for. If anything, I think it may be a major invasion of peace/privacy. As for your cousin, cool? I guess. Nov 24 14 08:20 pm Link I don't particularly care either way for a celebrity other than their message and contributions to the world. For example, are they overall concerned for the well being and uplifting of others and making people happy or touched with their work or could they care less? How are they contributing? When someone reaches out to them, how do they respond? Nov 26 14 07:14 pm Link Do what you gotta do to get to the top, who cares what everyone says. As said in a previous post, your cousin should look into profiting from this. Money is king. Nov 26 14 07:42 pm Link Jacqueline MH wrote: The same thing of all other don't model, is an efficient way, if used well, to be able to achieve success or be accommodated for life, regardless of the intentions. Nov 27 14 12:19 am Link I used to be listed on the celebrity dating site "Who's Dating Who?' I got a kick out of it. I got listed after I'd done a couple of TV appearances as a singer. I found I got more comments from being there than from any of the other publicity I'd had. I couldn't believe that anybody really cared anything about that I'd been doing. Seriously, no publicity is bad publicity. If it gets her name out there she should be happy. Some will argue that Vanessa Williams got famous, not for being crowned Miss America, but for having her crown taken away for her unauthorized appearance in Penthouse. Had that not happened, she may have just gone onto be another nameless Miss America, quickly forgotten after her reign. Nov 28 14 04:24 pm Link Jacqueline in LA wrote: So, she's not dating him for money and fame because she SAYS she's not? lol Nov 29 14 03:58 am Link She's not dating a famous person because he's famous? Okay sure, and I dont do cocaine, I just like the way it smells... Nov 29 14 11:08 am Link Robin Thicke is coasting downhill in his career. If April Geary is with him because of fame then she's doing an act of charity. Nov 29 14 04:33 pm Link Date whomever you want to date that is willing to date you. If that person is famous, recognize you'll have to deal with that. If that person is married, you'll have to deal with that. If both, deal with both. People are always going to judge you; if you, or the person you are with, is famous, more people will be involved in judging. Recognize that some can grow up to be Bill Clinton and others will grow up to be Monica Lewinsky; doesn't have to be fair, just has to - or at least - will be. Nov 30 14 07:49 am Link I think most people are star fuckers... we love to see train wrecks on TMZ or what ever media outlet we suck off of. Dec 04 14 05:23 pm Link |