The latest ya ya to hit the circuit is Sarah Ferguson, who's no stranger to dishonesty in the public eye. Toe-sucking was not involved this time around but slobbering over piles of ca$h unfortunately was. Ferguson was caught on video accepting $40,000 (USD) downpayment of over $700,000 from an undercover reporter in exchange to "open doors" to her ex, the Duke of York. The whole thing is completely ridiculous and nauseating.. oops, I mean, unsettling, as is she.
Here's why:
The woman is known for frivolous spending and lavish lifestyle.
On top of her $20,000+ yearly stipend after divorce, she has been actually successful in using her [former] marital status to earn a very decent living. For example, she was the spokesperson for Weight Watchers for a decade, earning an income of $1 million dollars *per year*— and that was just one of her gigs.
Where did the money go? Paying off debt along with continuing to not just think but act as if she were still royalty.
For those in her defense claiming the difficulty of going from extravagence to something less so..? Boo hoo hoo. Poor her? Tough. If she really wanted all that then maybe she should've done more to save the marriage that granted her such things. I'm just sayin'..
What's even worse is that she's affiliated to children, and not just her own.
"I hate grown-ups and I love children. Thank you very much," she said upon accepting an award for her children's charity work recently.
On one hand, whether it's genuine or not, at least she's doing something respectable for others– note, however, no leak of misdeed has yet been reported.
Aside from charities, she also proclaims herself as such: "The bottom line is, at the end of the day, you know what, I am a foghorn for silent whispers, I am a children's book author, I am Sarah Ferguson, I am a mum, and I am so very proud of that." That was at the BookExpo America at the Javitz Center, to where she escaped England and promoted her new children's series.
She's also been previously quoted as saying, "What I love most about being a mother is loving, nurturing and teaching my girls. We are an incredibly close and honest family." Take that as you will.
At the Expo, some of the reaction was a bit startling. One author in attendance said, "We're writers. What matters is what we write — not who we are." What this guy obviously doesn't know is that it does. It's as if to say Twi-hards are only interested in the [fictional] characters and storyline of Edward and Bella, and couldn't care less about Rob and Kristen in real life. I'm sure they wish.. It's as if to say, 'Who cares if Chris Brown beat Rihanna to a swollen mess? All that matters is that he makes music.' The consumers are children and their teachers [inc. parents] for pete's sake. Is this a person we want our children to learn from?? (yes, that's 2, count TWO, question marks.)Yet, another agreed, adding, "Her book and her name is more important than what she may have done, or I guess did, since it's on a video. It probably will hurt her more in England than here. Maybe the Queen will do something. But here, the publicity might even help her books."
Well, there is the saying, 'There's no such thing as bad press.'
The way it works is that now, because of this SCANDAL (mind you), there's all this media attention on her and what she's now doing. Interest is piqued and thus wallets are now potentially apt to open for purchase of not just newspapers and magazines but the books she's authored as well.
What I'm saying is this: On Amazon, there are over 800,000 (and counting) books categorized under 'Children's Books'. Endorse and support someone who might be just a tad more deserving, and don't fall for the marketing spawned out of dishone$ty. You probably work hard for your $$, do you really want to $hell yours out to someone who, well, doesn't really?
Happy Healthy Juicy Honest Reading Kids!
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