Gary Busey’s Oscar Don’t?
Actor Gary Busey,63, made headlines when he inappropriately crashed Ryan Seacrest’s red carpet interview with Jennifer Garner at the 2008 Academy Awards.
What makes the situation more awkward is the fact that Busey has never met or spoken to Seacrest or Garner before—–ever! Talk about a PR don’t. Common sense would indicate it’s inappropriate to kiss a woman on the neck, unless you have a certain type of relationship, but when you’ve never even met there is no explanation for Busey’s blatant violation of Garner’s personal space.
I feel bad for his publicist or whoever is responsible for cleaning up this mess. Granted, Busey doesn’t have a squeaky clean rep but this little encounter certainly didn’t help.
They say all publicity is good publicity, but I’m not sure this hit-and-run kiss would qualify under that generality. Sure, Busey probably wouldn’t have been mentioned during Oscar coverage if he hadn’t done this, but I couldn’t help but wonder—–Wasn’t there a better way to get some attention?
It seems at this point in his career Busey is looking for anything he can get his hands on- literally! It’s just unfortunate that Seacrest and Garner were forced into his world of madness as a result.
Busey resurfaced on the Hollywood scene during the 2nd season of VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club. Even there he managed to attract bad attention that only further harmed his reputation, already hanging by a thread.
At this point I think it’s safe to say Busey is just in it for the comic relief. I don’t think he’s planning on attending the Oscars with a nomination anytime soon. And after this episode he’d be lucky to even receive an invitation next year.
For viewers it was a good laugh but not so much for Busey’s PR people. That is if he has any. There comes a point in one’s career when you have a client that can’t be tamed. That’s when you politely say your goodbyes and move on, because some celebrities are a lost cause. Save your own career and reputation, and move on to a client with a little more sense.
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