Why Do Some Celebrities With A Lot Of Money Gotta Act A Fool?

[isiahthomas]

I just don't understand how celebrities that got a lot of money constantly stay in trouble like Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, Suge Knight and some other famous people. If i had a lot of money and if i was a celebrity, you would never hear about me getting in trouble. Then another thing i don't understand is why some of them do drugs and drink alcohol. You got a lot of ignorant rappers who think it's cool to deal with ignorant blacks in their old neighborhoods and go to prison because that's their way of keeping it real LOL. These people are clowns to me with a lot of money and they don't know how to handle wealth. Charlie Sheen for example is so damn stupid. This guy was on a popular tv show and he gets fired because of his ignorance. He wants to sue the producer and the network because of his ignorance and he thinks he's gonna win his lawsuit hahahahahahahahahahahahaha. I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up dead soon. I feel sorry for his dad because i know Martin is embarrassed. I know Martin Sheen is a good guy and Charlie is making him look bad and i know Charlie could care less. I'm glad Robert Downey Jr and Sean Penn changed their ways because they used to be wild.

[JoPol_wannabe]

I found this info on the internet

When Celebrities Melt Down
Why So Much Scandal in Celebrity News?
Have you ever wondered why so many rich and famous people seem to mess up their lives so badly? We read about celebrity scandals — divorces, DUIs and drug overdoses — every day. Even though they have the admiration of millions of fans and every luxury money can buy, celebrities still can't get it right. So what's the problem? Jack Zavada of Inspiration-for-Singles.com reaches the heart of the matter in "When Celebrities Melt Down."
When Celebrities Melt Down
Hardly a week goes by that we don't hear about another celebrity getting in trouble with the law or making an embarrassing statement in public.
Some might argue that the percentage of celebrities messing up is no higher than that of the general population, but it only seems so because they get national news coverage, while the average person does not.

Still, it's baffling to the rest of us. We see people who have no money worries, who are idolized by millions of fans, and who seem to be on top of the world, making major league mistakes.

We wonder why they let alcohol or drugs ruin their lives. We think that if we were in their position, we'd behave more responsibly.

Exploding the Money Myth
Most of us, even Christians, still believe the myth that if we had millions of dollars, all our problems would simply go away. We look at our mortgage, car payment, utility bills, insurance, and other expenses and daydream about how wonderful it would be to be rich.
Celebrities don't have those mundane worries any more, yet something else is eating at them—something so deep that even millions of dollars can't solve it.

It eats at all of us. It's a longing we're unable to articulate, until we stop looking for quick fixes and start looking at God. He has the answer because he implanted the question in us in the first place.

When Jesus Christ said, "I am the way and the truth and the life," (John 14:6) he gave us that answer, yet so many of us are still looking somewhere else.

The Celebrity in All of Us
In our own little ways, we're all guilty of latching on to someone or something and trying to find our worth in it. We don't have wealth or fame, but we put our trust in something equally as impermanent.
Maybe it's our job. Maybe it's our impressive possessions. Maybe it's some talent or quality that sets us apart from everyone else. We want to feel in control of our life, and we gravitate toward things that promise to give us that sense of control.

When that person or thing disappears or fails us, we too are in danger of melting down.

Disillusionment gives us two choices: We can self-destruct, and that seems the easier way. There's an aspect of self-punishment to it, and we feel so bad that punishment seems appropriate.

The other choice is to turn to the One who can restore us. God offers not punishment, but forgiveness and healing. His rehabilitation of us, done out of love and not money, is complete and lasting, but it's an ongoing program that calls us to follow his counsel faithfully, for the rest of our life.