Thursday, June 10, 2004
Who Wants To Marry A Millionaire?
This whole Jennifer Lopez/Mark Anthony wedding has got me in a tizzy. And not because I think she really belongs with Ben Affleck (you can read my brother's take on Bennifer here. And certainly not because I'm a fan of either one of them (his music isn't exactly my cup of tea, and J-Lo has managed the rare feat of being really bad at both acting and singing, an amazing accomplishment not seen since the days of Rick Springfield).
No, what's got me all worked up is that celebrity weddings have become such a joke that it doesn't even seem to bother anyone that Lopez was just engaged to someone else 5 months ago, and Anthony was still married last week! Seriously, although it has been mentioned in the media, it really seems like nobody cares. Now, Lord knows I'm no prude, but, at the risk of sounding old-fashioned, doesn't marriage mean anything anymore?
Case in point: Mario Lopez (of "Saved By The Bell" fame) and his wife Ali Landry (of virtually no fame except some Doritos commercials) split after 2 weeks of marriage, when Landry allegedly found out that Lopez had been cheating on her for their entire relationship, including at his bachelor party (and it turns out that Jessie Spano was right, Slater is a pig).
I've come to the (perhaps obvious) conclusion that it's all because of money. Think about it: these people have MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of dollars. They're used to being able to get whatever they want whenever they want it. O.K., I'm sure Mario Lopez doesn't have as much cash in the bank as J-Lo, but you get the picture. Most normal working stiffs live paycheck-to-paycheck just trying to get by. What happens when they have marital troubles? Do they just kick their wife to the curb like Mark Anthony did? Hell, no! Not unless they want to give away half their worldly possessions. No, the Average Joes and Janes try to work out their differences and keep the marriage going. I'm not saying people should never get divorced, nor am I saying that couples should stay together just for financial reasons; some relationships just aren't meant to be. But an attempt should at least be made. The rich and famous, though, can afford to lose half their money. If a celeb has 50 million in the bank, half of that is still 25 mil. So they really don't have any incentive to try and save a relationship. Marriage has become disposable to them, and I think it's really sad. And even sadder that society as a whole seems to accept this.
No, what's got me all worked up is that celebrity weddings have become such a joke that it doesn't even seem to bother anyone that Lopez was just engaged to someone else 5 months ago, and Anthony was still married last week! Seriously, although it has been mentioned in the media, it really seems like nobody cares. Now, Lord knows I'm no prude, but, at the risk of sounding old-fashioned, doesn't marriage mean anything anymore?
Case in point: Mario Lopez (of "Saved By The Bell" fame) and his wife Ali Landry (of virtually no fame except some Doritos commercials) split after 2 weeks of marriage, when Landry allegedly found out that Lopez had been cheating on her for their entire relationship, including at his bachelor party (and it turns out that Jessie Spano was right, Slater is a pig).
I've come to the (perhaps obvious) conclusion that it's all because of money. Think about it: these people have MILLIONS upon MILLIONS of dollars. They're used to being able to get whatever they want whenever they want it. O.K., I'm sure Mario Lopez doesn't have as much cash in the bank as J-Lo, but you get the picture. Most normal working stiffs live paycheck-to-paycheck just trying to get by. What happens when they have marital troubles? Do they just kick their wife to the curb like Mark Anthony did? Hell, no! Not unless they want to give away half their worldly possessions. No, the Average Joes and Janes try to work out their differences and keep the marriage going. I'm not saying people should never get divorced, nor am I saying that couples should stay together just for financial reasons; some relationships just aren't meant to be. But an attempt should at least be made. The rich and famous, though, can afford to lose half their money. If a celeb has 50 million in the bank, half of that is still 25 mil. So they really don't have any incentive to try and save a relationship. Marriage has become disposable to them, and I think it's really sad. And even sadder that society as a whole seems to accept this.
