I am fascinated by bullying as a topic. I'm kind of passionate for standing up for anybody that is being picked on. I used to be bullied for a few months a few years ago and it really did hurt my confidence back then but I got over it and focused my energy into becoming a better person.
But I digress. Back on topic, you always hear about celebrities that were bullied. That they were thrown in bins and picked on for being "too pretty" and all that.
I honestly don't buy it at all. It has always just came across as some giant PR campaign for sympathy sales.
I wanted to find out more about celebrities that actually WERE the bullies but I don't think anyone has ever came out and admitted that they picked on people when they were young and stupid. I am way more interested in that then celebrities looking for sympathy.
I came across this Demi Lovato article which really interested me:
Quote:
In 6th grade, I was surprised to find myself friends with 2 of the most popular girls in my grade. I tried to ignore the fact that she was one of their closest friends too. But one day after lunch, while everyone was in the courtyard, she decided to approach me. With the help of my 2 ‘friends’, she pinned me down on a picnic table. She took my ponytail out (I never wore my hair down. Ever. I was very self-conscious and hated change.) and wouldn’t give it back. I never wore makeup (Like I said before, I was a tomboy), and she decided it was time to change that. While she had my 2 closest ‘friends’ pin me down, she caked my face in makeup. Bawling, I ran inside. I locked myself in the bathroom and washed my face. But I had to go to class. Terrified as I was to wear my hair down, I held my hair up for the entire class because she told people not to give me a spare hair tie. I spent an hour red-faced, arm up, sniffling in the back of the room. I was humiliated. It was the worst day of my life.
After she left school, things got a little better. I began to forget about her and move on. And then she became famous. Her face was everywhere. Her songs were on the radio. She showed up in my magazines. I heard people talking about how she was going on tour. Thousands of little girls looked up to her as a role model. Someone to be adored and envied.
And the worst part of all? She added insult to injury.
She gave interviews about how she was ‘bullied’ in school. About how she ‘didn’t understand’ why girls hated her. She began making videos and commercials about putting an end to bullying. The hatred and injustice of it all welled up inside of me. How could a person be so wicked? It made me sick to my stomach. It still does. And I just hate her. She doesn’t deserve it. The fans, the attention, the fame, the love, the wealth, any of it.
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http://popcrush.com/demi-lovato-bull...entary-school/
Don't know how reliable it is, but I really don't buy into the idea that Demi was bullied. Or most other child stars. Not when they have so many people telling them that they are the best singer/actress in the world and that they're going to blow up.
Are the any celebrities that have admitted to bullying others?