by S Brown

Created on: April 15, 2008   Last Updated: February 16, 2009

I do not know why people are so fascinated with celebrity weddings. There is an overwhelming number that end up in divorce or annulment, especially if the wedding is between two celebrities. A short list of the worst would include any wedding involving Britney Spears or Pamela Anderson. I automatically assume that any wedding involving a celebrity will end in divorce within a few years. Of course there are a few exceptions, but those are far and few between. I could not care less about celebrity weddings. It's total silliness for people to get excited about these.

I have read some People magazine letters to the editor and it is truly amazing. Some people are commenting as if they are best friends with the celebrity. They congratulate them, and encourage them as if the celebrity is going to read the letter. Some people believe that reading some articles and watching these celebrities on television or the movies somehow gives them a deep knowledge of the star. They pretend that they are friends. Just because you look at wedding pictures in a magazine, does not mean you are a guest of the temporarily happy couple. Even the celebs who are in what appear to be happy marriages now, most likely have had one or more that failed previously.

What is really sad is a marriage that has produced children and has lasted more than a decade, and then falls apart. It is so often due to the infidelity of the celebrity, too much success, or a faltering career. There is Harrison Ford, who was one of my favorite actors, who dumps his longtime wife to hook up with an anorexic Calista Flockhart. There is Brad Pitt who so obviously cheats on Jennifer Aniston with Angelina Jolie on the a movie set. Somehow they are given a pass in the media because of some humanitarian activities. Let's face it, Jolie was the other woman and wrecked a marriage. Pitt was just another philandering movie star. My hat is off to Paul Newman, who has been married to Joanne Woodward for fifty years. He has claimed that he never cheated on her, saying, "why go out for a hamburger when you have a steak at home?" However, even this is not his first marriage.

I actually feel sorry for celebrities to a point. They are constantly scrutinized, watched, stalked, chased and have nothing like a normal life. They also get paid huge amounts of money and sought this life of fame, so they can't complain too much. As for their marriages, who cares? You weren't invited, neither was I, and it in no way affects my life. Yours either.

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