problematic celebrities
Yeah, I'm calling it. Mike Judge will be the next milkshake duck. Taking all bets.
I'm calling it for him on the Marilyn Manson principle, or if you prefer, the Mel Gibson principle: if the media attaches to a celebrity for being "surprisingly" purehearted, to provide a counterexample against a fallen celebrity and prove there are Still NIce Guys Out There, the chance of that celebrity being the next to fall approaches 100% as the number of fluff articles approach infinity.
Also, I love how "spends all his time hanging out with one of the most famous pro surfers in the world" is somehow supposed to be proof (in the full context of the attached comment, which is of course part of a conversation about Joss) that not only is he not a Rich Hollywood Type, but he has good character and would never, ever turn out to be one of those evil abusive guys.
(I mean, Mike could be a swell guy for real. There have to be SOME out there. Like, if Harvey Guillén ever turns out to be an abusive prick, I might have to be put on watch for a while. o_o;; But surfing instead of going to parties? THAT'S NOT EVIDENCE.)
re: problematic celebrities
@zebratron2084 hey, Keanu surfs, and he's apparently actually okay I thought?
re: problematic celebrities
@Leucrotta Nothin' wrong with surfin in itself, just with people insinuating it somehow rescues Mike Judge from being the next Joss Whedon, or somehow proves he's not One Of Those Big Hollywood Phonies.
Although Keanu has also been namechecked as one of those Nice Guy Celebrities who's forced to shoulder WAY more moral weight than even a genuinely decent guy should ever have to...
(Though to be fair, the number of stories of Keanu's generosity and humility are uncountable, and I've never heard anything bad about him whatsoever that wasn't, well, valid criticism of his pre-Matrix acting skills...)