Not too long ago...

...I wrote about Charlie Sheen's most recent antics. It got me thinking about the reality that there seems to be a tolerable level of celebrity crazy. That is, there's a point at which celebrity antics go from entertaining to, well, just plain uncomfortable. Case in point:

1) Britney Spears was flashing her vagina all over town in a way that was awesome. That is, until she became a mom. You know who's vag I'll look at in paparazzi photos still? Kim Kardashian.

2) Did Bill Clinton inhale? Not clear. Does he fuck hella bitches. Obvi. Do I love it still? Yes. The guy who was railing Chandra Levey on the other hand? Well, I prefer not to talk about it.

3) Lindsay Lohan was lovable when she was maybe dabbling in drugs. Then she stole a car. With people in it. And went on a joy ride. Also, she did her body weight in coke. And her parents have clearly used her for pretty much her entire life--or at least the part since Parent Trap. But the Olsens, in contrast, are still adorable.

4) Hugh Grant got busted with a prostitute. And he was dating a woman who later mysteriously got pregnant by a man who went unnamed for a while. Still love him. But when George Michael kept getting pulled over for sitting at red lights, I couldn't even look at the headlines.


That's all the evidence I've got. But I'm pretty excited to put this theory to really scientific tests.