With
Thanksgiving almost upon us again, it's time to dish those celebrity turkeys whose behavior you found hard to swallow this year -- the 2008 Tacky Taste Awards, voted on by readers. Here are the Top 10 results:
1. Sarah Palin. The former VP candidate may not have won on Nov. 4, but she won here, proving a lightning rod for tacky votes -- with correspondence both condemning and defending her. "I have a big problem with Sarah Palin's $150,000 wardrobe. So much for being for the working class," wrote AlleeC via email. Grace H. of Burbank, Calif., wrote, "I second the nomination for Sarah Palin's wardrobe and everything else Sarah Palin -- such as her look-at-me-I'm-pregnant-and-single teenage daughter."
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But on the other hand, after we indicated in our column that the
Alaska governor was drawing Tacky votes, a storm of letters came in on her behalf. Such as: "I think you two should be listed as tacky. How many times do you have to be told that Gov. Sarah Palin did not pick out the clothing, it was the RNC. She couldn't move without the news media and photographers being on her trail, and yet how many photos did we see showing her in the exclusive stores?" wrote Martha J. of Chattanooga, Tenn. "What about the cost of Joe Biden's botox and hair transplants?" mused Blake123 from the Internet. And then there were those, like KrisL of San Bernardino, Calif., who were disgusted by the triviality of it all: "Forget the economy, Iraq, global warming and health care. Let's talk about her clothes! Now, that's tacky."
2. Madonna and Guy Ritchie. The ugly Madonna/Guy Ritchie divorce and how public they have been about dissing each other got readers' attention. "He said she was like cuddling up to a piece of gristle, and at a concert she said her
song 'Miles Away' was dedicated to the emotionally retarded, which people believed she was talking about him. Maybe they're each right, but why to they have to go out and tell the world? After all, they picked each other," wrote F.F. of Raleigh, N.C. PandagirlDeb emailed, "Divorce really sucks for the kids, and all the sniping in public doesn't help." "Her affair with Alex Rodriguez adds another tacky chapter to her slutty, tacky life story," said Tony from Phoenix, Ariz.
3. Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. Angelina Jolie's comment to the New York Times alluding to the fact that she and Brad Pitt fell in love while making "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" rankled more than a few. "So now the truth pops out. Whatever happened to her holier-than-thou statements that her
mom was cheated on, so she'd never break up a marriage?" asked reader Jon S. from Bloomfield, N.J. Sean-D emailed, "Why do people always rush to attack Jolie as if she was the sole culprit in this story, with Pitt getting a free pass? It ain't right." And then there are those who are just tired of the couple in general. As G.H. of Burbank put it, "I'm sick of Brangelina having kids every time they turn around and reading about them every time they go to the toilet."
4. Miley Cyrus and Billy Ray Cyrus. You didn't forget her bare-in-bed Lolita-esque Vanity Fair pose. "Her daddy is to blame," declared Ellen of Orlando, Fla. D.G. of Denver felt, "The whole thing with the two of them posing more like a couple than father and daughter was ewwwwwww, sleazy & tacky!! It's sickening, the way he's riding her coattails to refresh his career, at any cost." "I used to really like her, but now I can't stand her and her huge ego. Go Selena and Demi!" added SamanthaHC on the Internet.
5. Balthazar Getty and Sienna Miller. "What were they thinking, making out with her nearly nude on a beach with paparazzi around? Not only was he married, he's got four kids. It doesn't get any tackier," claimed Ann S., over the Internet. "She acts like a slut and then sues paparazzi over the fact she is a tramp. Sad." -- Dale C., Las Vegas. "Wowza. She doesn't seem to like wearing tops. She must get a lot of chest colds." -- A.I., Newark
6. Mariah Carey. "Reading about her demanding a private jet, a $15,000 a night penthouse suite and a Michelin-starred chef to appear on the World
Music Awards made my blood boil. This kind of outrageous diva behavior was bad enough before, but now that so many people are suffering economically, losing their jobs, unable to pay for their kids' needs, it's completely disgusting." -- Nora B., St. Louis, Mo.
7. Lynn Spears. "To exploit your daughter's personal life to sell your book is beyond tacky. And it's supposed to be 'inspirational' on top of that." -- Bernice, Yonkers, N.Y.
8. Russell Brand, for making fun of the Jonas Brothers' chastity promise rings on the Video Music Awards. "Even Paris Hilton thought he went too far." -- C.S., Denver
9. Lindsay Lohan. "She is so trashy and tacky, and this incident with her fighting and screaming obscenities at her girlfriend, Samantha Ronson, in a London nightclub is par for the course. Anger management rehab?" -- Jay M., Northridge, Calif.
10. John Mayer. "Even though John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston got back together, I thought it was tacky how he kept talking to the press about their breakup. I can't believe she took him back after that!" -- E.F., via email.
And, that's it for this year. Wishing you all a warm and peaceful
holiday, and may all your turkeys be tasty ones!
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