Falling stars: Why we love watching celebrities crash and burn 31 Articles

by Rhonda Nieman

Celebrities, past and present, are always turning heads with the actions they take. You could sit down right now and pick any celebrity, from the highest paid to the lowest on the totem pole, and know that they have things...read more

by Ethel Smith

I think that perhaps we are all a little jealous of the highs that celebrities have when they are on the way up. Wouldn't we all like to have more cash, to look fabulous and want for nothing. Why not me? we ask ourselves. ...read more

by Joe Ross

Before a celebrity descends from the heavens, returning to the world mere mortals must inhabit every day, they watch their dreams crash and burn. At first, their perspective on this must be third-person. As if watching f...read more

by Debbie Robus

Isn't it funny how so many people assume that rich and famous people "have it made" and don't have problems. Yet look at the "beautiful" men and women who can't seem to make a marriage work. Look at the celebrities in Ho...read more

by Donna Alexandria

The main reason we like watching celebrities crash and burn is largely because of the role celebrities play in our society. Celebrities are the privilege class who regulates cultural, social, and economic trends in our co...read more

by Aldo Bonincontro

People is strange: when the celebrities are on the top of their success or they are reaching it, they are for millions of people their models, reference points; people love them, try to dress like them and know every parti...read more

by Michael Puente

Living in a society that is built around media, and the next tragedy; we thrive on the drama of others because it makes us feel secure in our own. Celebrities, are just people - yet, we hold them on this pedestal, saying, ...read more

by Jennifer Pitt

Schadenfreude and the Joy of Celebrity Downfall I admit it. I am a celeb-gossipist. I buy STAR when I see a new one on the rack (not every week, mind you), and eat up all the stories. My husband and I laugh at the newes...read more

by Erinmarie

I don't love watching anyone's misfortune. That's bad energy to put out there. But I do read the headlines on the tabloids in the grocery store. i can't help it. They are so enticing with their bright colors, and I'm ...read more

by StephieL

As we watch celebrities rise, we tend to grow attached to them. We buy Britney posters and N*Sync bobble-head dolls. We watch as they date, fall in love, and break up. It's like watching a soap opera with a personal con...read more

by Dana Loyst

What more relief can you get from someones else's misfortune? Well, personally, I enjoy it myself to see a bit of human in them with all they have and the perfection of such royal affections they get from the public, its n...read more

by Jobie Weetaluktuk

There is no spectator sport like watching celebrates take a fall, crash, and burn. Yeah, it's mean, sour grapes, and nothing better to do kind off attitude. Why do people like to see stars trip, fall, and make a fools of...read more

by Julia Williams

There are only a handful of reasons why someone would get pleasure from another person's misfortune. Those reasons all have to do with the emotional state of the person who gleefully watches another person crash and burn. ...read more

by Julie T.

We, the celebufans of the world, were the ones who gave these celebrities their fame, and after witnessing the greed and ridiculous behavior, we are also the ones to take it away. It is with awe and admiration that we init...read more

by Ted Sherman

Simple reason. We're all a bunch of jealous creeps. Since ancient times, idol worship has always included an element of evil in the congregation. In ancient Egypt, when a pharaoh died, they always buried alive a bunch of h...read more

by Rob Bryant

Celebrities act as stand-ins for our fantasies. They play out the grand and glorious lives that we think we would like to experience. We raise them up and make them larger than life. In fact it's interesting when you actua...read more

by Sheree Zielke

Deep in our human psyche, there is a nasty little creature that thrives on others' misfortunes, especially the misfortunes of the rich and famous. We don't ever admit to the existence of this little beast, but he exists, ...read more

by H.G. Hess

Why do we love watching celebrities crash and burn? The answer is simple: we crash and burn all the time, experience the ups and downs of life, while their images are supposed to be too perfect to be true. Celebrities ar...read more

by Darian Peters

OK, we've seen them burst on to the scene in a blaze of glory. We've heard about the struggle that they went through to get to the top. We've read about their loves and hates, their clothes, their hair, their cars, their h...read more

by Will Kester

We love building up an unknown to a pinnacle and then we really enjoy knocking them off that pinnacle, or at least watching the fall. Why? It's like watching a train wreck, you have to look, but it's much more fun. ...read more