CELEBRITOCRACY: The Misguided Agenda of Celebrity Politics in a
Postmodern Democracy (Posthill Press) is the most eye opening
indictment of celebrity involvement in causes, politics and self-serving
activism. Cooper Lawrence PhD, uses her expertise in research psychology
to cull together renown stories of celebrity advocacy gone horribly wrong.
Stories that were both grossly underreported, and even buried. Stories like:
● Do you remember Bob Geldof’s 1985 multivenue, worldwide concert
“Live Aid”? Did you think the $127 million raised went to famine for
Ethiopia? It didn’t. Ethiopian dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam turned the
check over to the Russians in exchange for sophisticated weaponry
with which he used to murder thousands of his own people.
● The Dodd-Frank legislation contained pork in the form of something
called “Section 1502” that, thanks to actress Robin Wright and her
cohorts, resulted in the death and unabashed poverty of millions in the
Democratic Republic of Congo.
● CELEBRITOCRACY also uncovers:
○ How Brad Pitt’s (now dismantled) charity, the Make It Right
Foundation, did more harm than good in the Lower Ninth Ward
after Hurricane Katrina.
○ Why when Liberals get involved in politics they often fumble,
while Republicans (ex: Ronald Regan) are wildly successful
○ How Kim Kardashian might be the greatest celebrity hypocrite in
modern times when it comes to political advocacy
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