Thursday, September 9, 2010

Cocaine Driven Tell-Alls


Coleen and Wayne Rooney

The emergence of, Jennifer Thompson, in the Wayne Rooney adultery and prostitution scandal, once again brings to light the fact, tabloids are fuelling the drug habits of individuals, via paying large sums of money for tell-alls. This scandalous breed of journalism, draws many web hits and sells truckloads of newspapers, but at what societal cost.

Jennifer Thompson

These individuals in turn, use the money received from selling themselves and others out, to buy loads of illegal drugs to feed their illicit habit. Stories are often embellished, as a strung out interviewee will saying anything to receive financial compensation.

Editors have been knowing to lead and egg on participants as well. It's ironic, but at the end of the day, tell all money often goes into the pockets of the drug cartels. Hardly respectable, now is it.