CULKIN GOES IT ALONE
by Richard Horgan 4/22/2005 at 21:38
Macaulay Culkin’s publicist is a guy by the name of Paul Bloch, a wily PR veteran who learnt the trade from the master himself, Warren Cowan.
Among this Rogers & Cowans’ rep’s other clients are Nick Nolte, Victoria and David Beckham, Jerry Bruckheimer, James Caan and producer Steve Bing. And right up until yesterday, publicists for Culkin were denying that their young 24-year-old charge - whose last hit was 1992’s Home Alone 2 - was going to be testifying in the Michael Jackson trial.
That’s probably because until yesterday, Culkin was following Bloch’s orders. You can bet that despite any desire on the part of the actor to come to the aid of MJ, Rogers & Cowan - along with his agent William Morris and New York based managers Brookside Artist Management - were emphasizing that this kind of alignment is not what is needed to regenerate a career.
But as per today’s Linda Deutsch Associated Press scoop, it now appears Culkin is indeed going to help bring the pop star’s lurid trial to a spectacular close next week by appearing as a contradictory celebrity character witness. The star of 1990’s biggest movie to the defense of the author of 1982’s biggest album.
Maybe Culkin felt he could no longer remain silent in the face of accusations by Jackson’s former cook about what went on at Neverland in 1990. And even if no one believes Culkin when he takes the stand next week, it’s just the latest in a long line of decisions the performer has made as his own person. For better or worse. All this after the former child star’s scheduled court hearing to address drug possession charges was delayed from April 6th to June 8th.
What do you think of Culkin’s decision to finally agree to testify? Is it a mistake, or will it - in the face of the court of public opinion - not really make that much difference one way or the other?
Source: http://www.filmstew.com/blog/blog_commento...orno=&archivio=
by Richard Horgan 4/22/2005 at 21:38
Macaulay Culkin’s publicist is a guy by the name of Paul Bloch, a wily PR veteran who learnt the trade from the master himself, Warren Cowan.
Among this Rogers & Cowans’ rep’s other clients are Nick Nolte, Victoria and David Beckham, Jerry Bruckheimer, James Caan and producer Steve Bing. And right up until yesterday, publicists for Culkin were denying that their young 24-year-old charge - whose last hit was 1992’s Home Alone 2 - was going to be testifying in the Michael Jackson trial.
That’s probably because until yesterday, Culkin was following Bloch’s orders. You can bet that despite any desire on the part of the actor to come to the aid of MJ, Rogers & Cowan - along with his agent William Morris and New York based managers Brookside Artist Management - were emphasizing that this kind of alignment is not what is needed to regenerate a career.
But as per today’s Linda Deutsch Associated Press scoop, it now appears Culkin is indeed going to help bring the pop star’s lurid trial to a spectacular close next week by appearing as a contradictory celebrity character witness. The star of 1990’s biggest movie to the defense of the author of 1982’s biggest album.
Maybe Culkin felt he could no longer remain silent in the face of accusations by Jackson’s former cook about what went on at Neverland in 1990. And even if no one believes Culkin when he takes the stand next week, it’s just the latest in a long line of decisions the performer has made as his own person. For better or worse. All this after the former child star’s scheduled court hearing to address drug possession charges was delayed from April 6th to June 8th.
What do you think of Culkin’s decision to finally agree to testify? Is it a mistake, or will it - in the face of the court of public opinion - not really make that much difference one way or the other?
Source: http://www.filmstew.com/blog/blog_commento...orno=&archivio=
