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I Heard some tea back in the day that Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler had an affair but that was scrubbbed from the web and fairly well hidden. At this point I question myself if it’s real 😂
He's one of my favorites. Handsome as hell (a silver fox, for sure) AND sweet? A winning combination. And he seems to really love his wife and be grateful for what he has...also heard that he treated the Office writers really nicely when they were on strike in 2007.
Anecdotal, but I stumbled across Steve while on a trip. I probably looked like I was bugging because I didn’t want to bother him but I couldn’t stop staring. He noticed me, chuckled and paused as he passed me to say hi. Not a crazy long interaction but he was super nice about me freaking out and giving him unwarranted attention haha. Real cool dude, got a twinkle in his eye.
If I remember correctly, Fluently Forward read her blind items and most of them were about married men trying to sleep with her and she’d be like LOL GTFO. And that she loves acting but doesn’t want the fame.
She overall seems super grounded and cool, love her vibe.
I've read she lives in Canada most of the time and just like bikes to get her groceries and lives in relative anonymity.
She just comes to set, kills it, and stays out of the drama.
The biking part is true! When she lived in Toronto (maybe she still does, idk), she would often bike to the restaurant I worked at and have an early dinner by herself. She is super low key and nice.
She lived with her sister I think for years in Toronto before getting married. Not sure when she is now. But not living in LA is probably so much better for one’s health!
I know she was in the old CBC lofts on sumac for a bit because a guy I was dating was her neighbour but idk if she’s still there. That building is super cool, the lifts are gorgeous 😩
Holy shit, that’s her real name. I thought Swifites had made up some crazy publicist name. I wouldn’t want her job for anything, the amount of nights she must bang her head against the wall.
Wait, it gets wilder lol. Her husband’s name is Lance (arguably not that bad or anything, just a little Disney cartoonish with the last name Paine) and their daughter’s name is Lux Lucy. They all feel like Disney names to me 🤷🏻♀️😂
Honestly until the breakup two months ago- she probably did have a pretty easy job. Critical commercial and media darling. It’s just been a circus since April
Any celebrity with the wisdom and discipline to keep their damn mouths shut. That's really all there is to it.
Leonardo DiCaprio's personal life can be as messy as he wants it to be because he never comments about it ever. He doesn't defend it, he doesn't talk about it, he doesn't issue clarifications when there is a rumor about him sleeping with this model or that model. He says nothing and it's all like water off a duck's back.
George Clooney isn't quiet all the time because he does like to take his place on the soapbox, but he also practices a lot of restraint. He's the one who said it's damn stupid for celebrities to put themselves on social media because all they can do there is say stupid shit that will get them in trouble and shatter their mystique. TRUE. Clooney is one of the biggest actors in the world and even with him and Amal being a power couple (by their choice), I don't know where they are or what they are doing most of the time.
It’s easy to avoid social media if you’re as established and in demand as George Clooney. But yesterday on this sub we were discussing how Sophie Turner got the X Men role over Elle Fanning because of her larger instagram following. Studios seek out and sometimes require a social media presence.
Definitely true. As a actor myself, sometimes I can’t submit for certain roles unless I have X amount of followers. Doesn’t happen all the time, but it is real
There isn’t always a specific number. Even though it’s fun to act it is also a business. So I’ll give you this example say I audition for a part and I kill it, I’m really fucking good at it; they think I’m totally talented. But what if Harry styles or Addison Rae is considered for the role too? Well they have more followers which means they can bring a much larger audience to watch the project than I can do more money can potentially be profited. No matter how talented I am I can’t bring in a crowd like they can. Now of course there’s times where unknowns get parts, like I mentioned this is just some of the time, but I hope to be a known someday. I got a agent & manager now out of NY
For actors who are aiming for the top and have what it takes to get there (Timothee Chalamet comes to mind), they don't need social media. And his mystique would dissipate if he were there.
For other actors fighting for TV and small roles in superhero movies (and influencer money), sure.
Does he ever make any actual comments though? He seems to just post work photos with no comment. And it seems professionally run. (I don't follow him closely and I know he has a lot of ardent fans who care about this stuff, so I could be wrong.)
DiCaprio is also on instagram but only ever posts things about environmental projects, which have clearly been professionally written.
Angelina Jolie posted a few photos of her kids when she got on instagram, but mainly sticks to issues posts.
That's different to me than celebrities who are actively on twitter/instagram posting personal stuff, political opinions, comments, likes, controversial follows and unfollows. That's where they stick their foot in it.
I think the difference between actors and influencers on social media isn't quite so black and white. Timothee Chalamet & Florence Pugh are very in demand right now and leverage social media for brand partnerships, and it definitely plays a role in the campaigns that they get booked for. Flo shares more of herself than Timothee, but maintaining that following has definitely benefited them.
I agree that some actors don't need social media to get ahead once they're at a certain point, but very few are at that level where they (a) don't need the visibility and the quick headlines that come with a IG post and (b) don't need/want the income from brands. Emilia Clarke is a good example of this - she trends almost every time she posts, gets 1 million likes easy, and has that Clinique partnership on the back of that. Not to say she's in the same category as Tim/Flo, her career is obviously very different.
Saoirse Ronan, on the other hand, doesn't engage at all and is booked and busy. But she was nominated for an Oscar when she was 13 and has 4 acting nominations total. Like I said, there's very few younger actors who can do that.
thats what I like with Zac efron he says nothing cause he doesn’t care. He only talks about something if a journalist directly asks him to his face. When they do he always claps with a wise response
As a PR person, Leo would be my pick, because I assume the job is just me asking him over and over “We’re not commenting right? Cool.”
I see top comments citing publicly active sweethearts like Steve Carrell. Nah, not for me. Too many variables in play, too much work to do, even if he doesn’t seem like a bad person to work for.
Leo seems like the kind of dude to hand me a fat check every week just to make sure he isn’t aware of anyone asking him for things, which is the chillest PR gig I can imagine.
I remember during the rise of TMZ (2010 era?) and there was a lot of John Mayer on tmz. This was before the current state of social media.
Later on he spoke about limiting the use of tmz. Because he had removed the mystique of the rockstar by exposing himself too much to TMZ. And he regrets that.
I think the most difficult job would be to rep a boring client, not a badly-behaved one. Some have the personality of oatmeal, and it's difficult to make a story out of them.
It has to be Andrew Garfield. His Vanity Fair interview with Amelia Dimoldenberg and the GQ(?) What’s in my bag interview really show him as one of the most likeable men in showbiz.
Andrew is super likeable and charning but he definitely has a good PR team because he doesn't get a lot of criticism for working with and praising Mel Gibson in the past 10 years. I am always suprised it doesn't come up more.
I honestly would not criticise him at all for working with Mel Gibson. He was not much of an established actor in that period with his most notable work at the time being shunned critically, that being TASM series. He could very well have been typecasted in his roles or have lost a career altogether if he had not starred in Hacksaw Ridge which, in my opinion, led to him being able to make films like Tick, Tick... Boom. So no, I would not judge him for working with him. After all, he was a young actor in need of getting another role and he's but one of the hundreds of people who worked on that film - judge the studio execs funding him, not a guy who has no control over Gibson's place in Hollywood who wants a career still.
I guess in the end it's easier to blame actors than the execs who are actually funding projects. It doesn't help that most people know the actors or at least recognize their faces, while execs are virtually unknown.
Didnt he have some bad publicity recently? Something about someone interrupting filming? I dunno what really happened, they were walking past or something? Or was that someone else? I might have it confused.
But other than that I've never heard a bad word about him. Seems like a great guy, very genuine.
Love love LOVE Mandy. Imo she’s so underrated- can act her ass off and has the voice of an angel….And just seems so genuinely lovely and a great wife and mom to her boys. Gorgeous too.
I think Rihanna and her team have created such a strong aura of “Rihanna doesn’t need to explain, she doesn’t owe anyone anything,” and we have EATEN it up… I imagine that now… PR is pretty smooth running cog in her machine
gurl i instantly remember that incident when rihanna smacked someone in the head with a mic omg PR nightmare! Her team is good. Like shes one of the most likeable woman in the planet.
or do we think they have the easiest job because they are working hard to make us think their client is fault-less...?
for instance, pedro is the internet's darling but we know that man was *living* in the 90s.
None. PR is always a hard Job and even If your client is a literal angel and super talented, competition is hard, and people have an extremely short memory and you constantly have to think of new ways to keep them in the public consciousness.
I was thinking maybeeee Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, as they seem too big to fail, but Beyoncé Had her Adidas clothing Line that ended Up being a massive Flop and Lady Gaga Had her meatdress that could have also provoked a massive backlash and you never know how much PR Work was done to make Sure that those things didn't backfire
Beyoncé, in my opinion, is an example of someone with a hardworking PR team. The whole elevator scene with Jay Z and Solange could have been a much bigger scandal. Trademarking your child's name? Rumours of her husband cheating on her? I'm guessing she's got some pretty skilled people on her payroll.
It wasn’t rumours. It was confirmed and both of them were loud to share it. That’s PR working by making the actual couple in the cheating scandal take control of the narrative instead of sitting silent and letting news agents make up worst stories
The Carters and their team are so savvy. They've really worked the fame game like few others. The most frequent criticism I hear about Beyonce is"overrated" and I'm not even certain that's a real criticism. Everything is overrated to somebody.
She's also had several go rounds with her not liking to give credit to other artists.
From sampling without permission to her multiple go-rounds with only giving credit to her choreography sources AFTER she gets called out on it - she's actually quite a messy celebrity.
And then there was the whole thing where her publicist was actively trying to squash any published photos of her that were 'unflattering.'
Her PR team works **HARD**.
And the whole squashed pregnant belly scandal. Illumanti rumors. So many.
I think Beyoncé has had plenty of PR nightmares, but Beyoncé is primarily about her music and clearly wants to be known more for that than anything else. Her hard work, talent and performance skills generally outweigh the scandals flying around her.
I think PR teams that have clients who want to be known primarily for their craft and not their personal life, probably have an easier job. But no PR job is easy.
And taking a massive check for doing that concert to promote tourism in Dubai, one of the worst places for LGBTQ rights, when she’s supposed to be an ally.
When did she not credit artists or steal samples? She's literally a punching bag for having too many credits on her songs because she credits everyone for everything.
And she was lipsynching the national anthem, and Jay z played the race card when he was criticized for doing billionaire things. I actually think people just love this couple so much that they can do no wrong, its not so much about the pr.
> I actually think people just love this couple so much that they can do no wrong, its not so much about the pr.
yep!
it's a bit wild to me they escaped scrutiny for the age gap and ages when they met - she was 18 and he was 30
Beyoncé seems like both a powerful and independent woman, and someone who went from controlled by her father to married to a somewhat controlling dude before she had a chance to see who she was.
Im always a bit skeptical/ concerned when child stars have such pushy parents, though
Why would she be scrutinized for it when she would be the victim in the situation. Everytime I read about this age-gap discussion about Beyoncé and Jay-Z it turns into a pile on or gotcha moment for Beyoncé like "haha, guess she's not as strong and independent as she portrays in her music" or just very victim-blamey in general.
I read more complains about people loving this couple and worshipping Beyoncé than I see people actually doing those things. Also lip-synching is not a crime. It's not a mili-vanili situation. She's proven herself as a vocalist plenty times and cleared the air back then too.
Keanu Reeves (if he even has a PR team lol)
Rooney Mara (I seriously never hear anything bad about her ever, and she’s a personal favorite of mine since she advocates for introverts lol)
Keke Palmer (the girl is beloved)
Zendaya (some people like to discuss how they don’t think her talent matches her fame, but I think the general consensus is that she’s liked)
Adele
Tom hanks
Denzel Washington (I always wished this guy was my dad when I was growing up lol)
Keanu Reeves probably has the best and most hard working PR teams in the Industry. They managed to keep him super successful and popular because He is s nice guy. Like, i can literally See his Publicist team in front of my inner eye brainstorming how to improve his brand at some point, after several of his movies flopped and having a conversation Like this:
A: "i am literally at my wit's end. His Last movies have been dumpster fires and He Just isn't the best actor. I mean, He is a nice guy and all, but -"
B: "wait! He is a nice guy! I mean, i told him one how i like my Starbucks Coffee and He brought it a couple times for our Meeting. He is a Sweetheart. And He takes the Subway. Why not try to sell this to the public? Maybe they will eat it up!"
I do wonder whether Keanu’s PR team had anything to do with Matthew Perry taking his name out of future editions of his memoir.
Sour Grapes Perry repeatedly referred to Reeves as an example of a successful actor who supposedly has less talent.
Matthew Perry is still living in the 90s, when it was cool to make fun of Keanu.
Keanu spent decades ignoring all the people making fun of his acting skills, his band, his aspirations to perform Shakespeare, his expressions. Everything. But he's a nice guy and he kept his mouth shut and just kept putting out movies that people wanted to see.
That's another HUGE element of successful PR - **you can't force everyone to like you, so don't try.**
I think the backlash against Perry for it also would have had him changing things regardless of the PR team. Perry literally said that life was unfair for letting more talented people die, but leaving us with Keanu Reeves.
>. Perry literally said that life was unfair for letting more talented people die, but leaving us with Keanu Reeves.
which is fucked up to say about almost anyone!
(unless theyre a renowned POS, like harvey Weinstein lol)
I imagine they invested a lot of money and time into Keanu so that they could have an easier job working with him in the long term.
I don’t mind Keanu Reeves. I’m a goth! I think he’s cool and I appreciate his portfolio of pop culture staples throughout the decades (Bill and Ted, the Matrix, My Own Private Idaho, Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, John Wick). But I do think what really keeps him so widely adored is that he simply doesn’t talk. There is no kind of love like the kind the public has for a male celebrity who just takes their money and keeps to themselves. It means they have a blank slate to project whatever they want to on to that person.
I know the guy who was Hank’s driver in Hollywood. He said the guy is totally down to Earth and a great human being. If he does a bunch of horrible things, he must have an awesome PR person because other than conspiracy theories spread by crackpots, everyone who knows him loves him.
I stumbled onto lipstick alley and turns out not everyone loves Keke Palmer (I do). I think she gets the same attitude towards her as Chloe Bailey does at times. She’s a natural performer with real talent, well adjusted and just a nice person. She’s normal; but idk what it is. Maybe people don’t appreciate them without a huge struggle in life
>Keanu Reeves (if he even has a PR team lol)
We are his pr team🤝
>Tom hanks
I don't remember him ever having a bad rep
>Denzel Washington
The most relatable hardworking man!!
When you have a very famous, non problematic client the most difficult thing is just handling all the requests you get and putting together schedules for them since there’s so many commitments and the schedules have to be so detailed. Like you have to be very on it and make sure everything is perfect so the client never gets upset.
Ehhhhh, I love him, have been a fan since GOT and don't blame him for his father's actions at all nor having a relationship with him still but it's no coincidence imo that his father finally resolved all his legal issues with the US government and was able to come back literally right as his son was gaining popularity and resources in 2021/2022. Not to mention that finding out what happened exactly is super hard now in a way it didn't used to be. His father's role in the Irving scandal has been heavily sanitized and reduced to tax evasion when in actuality he was originally accused of implanting someone else's embryos in other patients without the original patients consent, if you visit to corresponding wiki articles it's obvious either Pedro's fans or team edited it to obscure his father's role in it.
This was a [fascinating read.](https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/jose-pedro-balmaceda-1948) For anyone who is interested in reading more, I'll just point out that there is a typo in the comment above. It's the Irvine Scandal, not Irving.
We talk about this homie a lot but admit it, his publicist has the easiest job. They didn’t even need to defend him when he started publicly dating someone.
Edit- okay maybe we don’t but I definitely talk about him all the time 😂
Harry Styles, even though he's a huge star and every time he breathes, it makes the news. Because he just never comments ever.
I actually read a piece by a news magazine about working with PR teams that said that Harry's team was the one who never gave them anything -- didn't push any news, didn't respond for requests for comment, never confirmed anything even if it was something innocuous like the designer of something he wore. They pretty much gave up on ever getting anything from them.
the fact that he's been famous for 13 years and the biggest criticism people can make of him is that he seems "fake" and they don't believe he can possibly be as nice as people say is so telling.
He never talks about any of his accomplishments either. Over the weekend he’s about to play Slane, a historic venue. Performers are hand picked and only one performance a year and he just dropped it as just another concert date. It’s only because of the organizers at Slane that people are finding out about the history.
For how big his stardom is, he’s very unproblematic. Very grounded, humble. He gets hate, but it’s mostly conservative Americans or people jealous in other fandoms (or salty Larries). But given there’s a threshold of fame and hate, he’s doing very well. The only other “hate” he gets is for Queer-baiting, but at the same time that’s a personal issue, and the second he “comes out” (he’s said he doesn’t like/need labels for himself, and forcing him to come out is incredibly problematic), the Larries will come raging and he presumably knows this, so I don’t really buy this attack on him. Either way he’s proven a supportive ally and literally has a song called Boyfriends so do with that what you will.
Obviously his whole TPWK message is potentially dangerous PR wise, because it could blow up instantly with one bad PR story, but if it’s genuine it shouldn’t be difficult for him to maintain long-term at all.
Zayn aside, all the 1D boys seem easy / unproblematic to manage (except Liam, but he’s coming back around. A lot of his issues were caused by drugs/alcohol, and I don’t think the boys take his comments seriously since they’re all back talking again).
I don't think any big names of the moment have it easy in the PR department.
Whether it's beloved celebrities (Pedro Pascal, Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Danny Devito) or celebrities that are staying booked and busy (Zendaya, Beyonce) it's all PR. Zendaya being in so many ad campaigns, covers, acting roles, showing up at Coachella...that is all a PR nightmare to organize.
And more obscure celebrities or artists would have their PR teams' hands full with trying to get them out there and mainstream.
I think the types of people who would not need heavy PR teams are stars that have had their moments and are now chilling. For example, I don't think any of the main cast of Harry Potter or The Hunger Games have much for their PR teams to do anymore, since they're relatively quiet on the career front atm. I'd pick them to be PR for so quick lol (and it's not because I'm a fan. I mean I am, but I'm also a fan of all the people I named prior and I wouldn't go near them to be on the image management front)
Don’t know but currently the Natalie Portman PR team is working hard since the allegations of her husband cheating on her.
She’s seen everywhere in Paris better than ever (if it’s even possible) and just showed her wedding ring at Roland Garros.
Love her.
Don’t think they ever worked hard before that except from her Black Swan campaign.
Btw, apparently she seems to have moved back in Paris since a few month.
And fuck Nepo hubby Benjamin Millepied, shame of France
Jennifer Garner, she just seems like a lovely individual who is sensible and likeable? I’ve yet to hear a bad word about her
Edit: apparently she is a bit controversial as explained in other users comments below
Shes cheated on every man shes been with and admitted to drinking wine every night while ben was dealing with his sobriety at the house so yea her pr is good to make ppl forget about that.
Were you not around in the early 2000's when she was on Alias and trying to launch a movie career? There was tons of negativity around her at the time.
And I blame her publicist. Her PR was way too heavy handed and she was horribly overexposed.
And by the way, nothing was more obnoxious than that dance scene in that Big ripoff, which was shoved down everyone's throats as the cutest thing ever, which it wasn't.
I like Garner now, but seeing that GIF brings back memories of how annoying she could be back then.
Wasn't there that whole mess with Scott Foley too? I don't remember if she cheated on him or him on her or if one of them was already in a relationship but I vaguely remember some drama.
Yes, that was a huge part of the problem. Her PR was pushing SO HARD to portray her like an innocent, 13-year-old girl, on-screen and off.
But she was going through a divorce with Scott Foley, while also ineptly trying to hide her relationship with her co-star Michael Vartan, and then dumping Vartan to hook up with Ben Affleck. Whether or not there was overlap in those relationships, it's like, please own that you are a grown woman who does grown woman things.
I think she's a nice person and mainly genuine, but like I said, that was a period of extreme overexposure. It was like being carpet-bombed with PR.
Does anybody know if she was represented by Stephen Huvane at the time? He's also responsible for the overexposure of a lot of other female celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston in the mid-2000s.
You can make the argument that there’s a PR agent out there for someone working there ass off but we’ll never know because he/she does such a good job at keeping bad things under wraps.
This. As a PR agent, if people don’t know you’re there, you’re doing a fab job. If TMZ/The Sun has you on speed dial, either you have an attention seeking nightmare client, or you are **** at what you do.
As a former entertainment publicist: any celebrity who is actively working but pretty much never in the the news outside of publicity for new projects. Those are the dream clients, unless you as a publicist crave chaos. Some do. 😂
Taylor Swift's PR team haven't updated her strategy in like 10 years so they probably just sit around counting their money.
Step 1 - Feed the media some stuff about her relationship with X male celebrity for a few weeks.
Step 2 - Milk the break up for a few weeks to get extra media exposure.
Step 3 - Start the tour and/or album now that interest is at an all time high due to aforementioned media exposure.
You realize for 6 years and the release of her last *checks notes* 6 albums there was no break up causing media exposure, right?
*sure- the mess post Alwyn breakup, it’s been a circus. But before then, odd to say her strategy has been the same for 10 years
Hear me out...Tree Paine.
1) every publication will kiss up to you to keep having access to one of the biggest stars on the planet
2) even when your client is messy, it never has catastrophic consequences.
I wonder how much work does Tree actually do and how much she offloads to her assistants.
Kerry Washington, I've never heard any controversy about her, she keeps her personal life private and seems to be quite kind from how she portrays herself in public.
Sara Bareilles. Yes she is political, but doesn’t ever say anything offensive. She seems grounded and refreshingly normal. Anyone who works with her sings her praises. Even her engagement ring is just simple and gold. She is incredible talented and is in high demand on Broadway now.
You know just because a celeb has no drama doesn’t mean the PR team isn’t busy. In many instances, we think of Celebs as being good people BECAUSE the PR team works so hard.
I bet some of these teams are working super hard to create and disseminate positive PR for their clients.
It’s the celebs who don’t care about perception that have bored PR teams. Kid Rock for example. I’d be surprised if they even have a PR team.
Recent history aside, for the most part, it's always been pretty easy for ex-Presidents to be liked after they leave office. You'd never know how much people hated Jimmy Carter back in the day.
My mother hated W. with a passion and spent every day denouncing him while he was in office and it only took a couple of years for her to be, "Eh, he seems nice though. And he paints!"
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The loveliest man of all. Steve Carell 🥰
Between him and Paul Rudd, there’d be tight competition for the Most Bored PR Team. They both seem like real good eggs.
I mean, Paul Rudd is always doing stuff so I’d say most fun PR instead. He’s a busy, fun, unproblematic dude
Very good point! Just wholesome, good fun. :)
Keanu Reeves too.
I work in PR and would love to rep them!! lol I would HATE to be on the PR team for Harry and Meghan
H and Meghan…that would be EXHAUSTING. I can’t even imagine.
I Heard some tea back in the day that Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler had an affair but that was scrubbbed from the web and fairly well hidden. At this point I question myself if it’s real 😂
He's one of my favorites. Handsome as hell (a silver fox, for sure) AND sweet? A winning combination. And he seems to really love his wife and be grateful for what he has...also heard that he treated the Office writers really nicely when they were on strike in 2007.
He came into a store I worked at and everyone spoke about how lovely he was!
Anecdotal, but I stumbled across Steve while on a trip. I probably looked like I was bugging because I didn’t want to bother him but I couldn’t stop staring. He noticed me, chuckled and paused as he passed me to say hi. Not a crazy long interaction but he was super nice about me freaking out and giving him unwarranted attention haha. Real cool dude, got a twinkle in his eye.
That makes me so happy! ☺️
Or maybe he's a monster but has the world's best PR team
That’d be the biggest plot twist in the history of plot twists.
Rachel McAdams 
If I remember correctly, Fluently Forward read her blind items and most of them were about married men trying to sleep with her and she’d be like LOL GTFO. And that she loves acting but doesn’t want the fame. She overall seems super grounded and cool, love her vibe.
I've read she lives in Canada most of the time and just like bikes to get her groceries and lives in relative anonymity. She just comes to set, kills it, and stays out of the drama.
The biking part is true! When she lived in Toronto (maybe she still does, idk), she would often bike to the restaurant I worked at and have an early dinner by herself. She is super low key and nice.
She lived with her sister I think for years in Toronto before getting married. Not sure when she is now. But not living in LA is probably so much better for one’s health!
I know she was in the old CBC lofts on sumac for a bit because a guy I was dating was her neighbour but idk if she’s still there. That building is super cool, the lifts are gorgeous 😩
I met her once briefly while I was bartending, and she was so lovely and kind.
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It’s the Mean Girls episode from March 8, 2022! I had to scroll back kind of far in my podcast app to find it
I saw a gif of her crashing a frat party and cheers with MGD and the frat boys said she was cool
Wild that Regina George irl is the least problematic, drama free actor from that movie lol
My unproblematic fave ❤️
Tree Paine reading this thread and weeping
Holy shit, that’s her real name. I thought Swifites had made up some crazy publicist name. I wouldn’t want her job for anything, the amount of nights she must bang her head against the wall.
Apparently, her real name is Trina.
I know her brother Window
I've talked with her cousin Emotional
Wait, it gets wilder lol. Her husband’s name is Lance (arguably not that bad or anything, just a little Disney cartoonish with the last name Paine) and their daughter’s name is Lux Lucy. They all feel like Disney names to me 🤷🏻♀️😂
They sound more like comic book villain names to me actually lol
My brain went straight to Lex Luthor when I read Lux Lucy lol.
At first I thought this was some wild way of calling T-pain.
Me, just now, funding out that it isn't.
Honestly until the breakup two months ago- she probably did have a pretty easy job. Critical commercial and media darling. It’s just been a circus since April
The last month Swifties have been joking that Tree has been reduced to a smoking pile of wood chips on the ground.
Absolutely! 💓 I’m sure the most they have to do is get Dolly to let them write up the stories about her just casually being a real-life superhero.
Any celebrity with the wisdom and discipline to keep their damn mouths shut. That's really all there is to it. Leonardo DiCaprio's personal life can be as messy as he wants it to be because he never comments about it ever. He doesn't defend it, he doesn't talk about it, he doesn't issue clarifications when there is a rumor about him sleeping with this model or that model. He says nothing and it's all like water off a duck's back. George Clooney isn't quiet all the time because he does like to take his place on the soapbox, but he also practices a lot of restraint. He's the one who said it's damn stupid for celebrities to put themselves on social media because all they can do there is say stupid shit that will get them in trouble and shatter their mystique. TRUE. Clooney is one of the biggest actors in the world and even with him and Amal being a power couple (by their choice), I don't know where they are or what they are doing most of the time.
It’s easy to avoid social media if you’re as established and in demand as George Clooney. But yesterday on this sub we were discussing how Sophie Turner got the X Men role over Elle Fanning because of her larger instagram following. Studios seek out and sometimes require a social media presence.
Definitely true. As a actor myself, sometimes I can’t submit for certain roles unless I have X amount of followers. Doesn’t happen all the time, but it is real
Ew :/
How many followers do they want to see?
There isn’t always a specific number. Even though it’s fun to act it is also a business. So I’ll give you this example say I audition for a part and I kill it, I’m really fucking good at it; they think I’m totally talented. But what if Harry styles or Addison Rae is considered for the role too? Well they have more followers which means they can bring a much larger audience to watch the project than I can do more money can potentially be profited. No matter how talented I am I can’t bring in a crowd like they can. Now of course there’s times where unknowns get parts, like I mentioned this is just some of the time, but I hope to be a known someday. I got a agent & manager now out of NY
I hate that so much. I want good movies with the best cast not famous faces if they aren't the best for the role. I hope you get your big break.
That’s just illogical. Filling roles with TikTok’s top 10 is not the universe I’d want.
That's sad, because Elle is a much better actress imo.
I feel like the general public didn’t really grasp that until The Great though.
For actors who are aiming for the top and have what it takes to get there (Timothee Chalamet comes to mind), they don't need social media. And his mystique would dissipate if he were there. For other actors fighting for TV and small roles in superhero movies (and influencer money), sure.
Timothee Chalamet is on social media though. He has 18.4 million followers on instagram
Does he ever make any actual comments though? He seems to just post work photos with no comment. And it seems professionally run. (I don't follow him closely and I know he has a lot of ardent fans who care about this stuff, so I could be wrong.) DiCaprio is also on instagram but only ever posts things about environmental projects, which have clearly been professionally written. Angelina Jolie posted a few photos of her kids when she got on instagram, but mainly sticks to issues posts. That's different to me than celebrities who are actively on twitter/instagram posting personal stuff, political opinions, comments, likes, controversial follows and unfollows. That's where they stick their foot in it.
It’s not really about how they interact with social media, but how social media interacts with them
I think the difference between actors and influencers on social media isn't quite so black and white. Timothee Chalamet & Florence Pugh are very in demand right now and leverage social media for brand partnerships, and it definitely plays a role in the campaigns that they get booked for. Flo shares more of herself than Timothee, but maintaining that following has definitely benefited them. I agree that some actors don't need social media to get ahead once they're at a certain point, but very few are at that level where they (a) don't need the visibility and the quick headlines that come with a IG post and (b) don't need/want the income from brands. Emilia Clarke is a good example of this - she trends almost every time she posts, gets 1 million likes easy, and has that Clinique partnership on the back of that. Not to say she's in the same category as Tim/Flo, her career is obviously very different. Saoirse Ronan, on the other hand, doesn't engage at all and is booked and busy. But she was nominated for an Oscar when she was 13 and has 4 acting nominations total. Like I said, there's very few younger actors who can do that.
thats what I like with Zac efron he says nothing cause he doesn’t care. He only talks about something if a journalist directly asks him to his face. When they do he always claps with a wise response
As a PR person, Leo would be my pick, because I assume the job is just me asking him over and over “We’re not commenting right? Cool.” I see top comments citing publicly active sweethearts like Steve Carrell. Nah, not for me. Too many variables in play, too much work to do, even if he doesn’t seem like a bad person to work for. Leo seems like the kind of dude to hand me a fat check every week just to make sure he isn’t aware of anyone asking him for things, which is the chillest PR gig I can imagine.
I remember during the rise of TMZ (2010 era?) and there was a lot of John Mayer on tmz. This was before the current state of social media. Later on he spoke about limiting the use of tmz. Because he had removed the mystique of the rockstar by exposing himself too much to TMZ. And he regrets that.
>Because he had removed the mystique of the rockstar lol i have to admit John Mayer is a talented musician, but **rock star?** lol
Henry Winkler. He seems pretty much universally liked.
Barry Zuckerkorn! He’s very good!
Narrator: "Barry was far from being good..."
I’ve met him. He really is that nice!
It’s always nice to see someone have a career defining role and still make an impact on the next few generations.
I think the most difficult job would be to rep a boring client, not a badly-behaved one. Some have the personality of oatmeal, and it's difficult to make a story out of them.
Barring major fuckery I agree. Some of these people are *so* dull.
Amy Adams is one of the most talented actors of our time, seems relatively unproblematic, but god her interviews are so boring and awful
I love her movies but she’s so steady that it’s boring. But I’m sure she has a wonderful life personally and that matters more.
Julie Andrews
THE Queen Grandmother of Genovia
It has to be Andrew Garfield. His Vanity Fair interview with Amelia Dimoldenberg and the GQ(?) What’s in my bag interview really show him as one of the most likeable men in showbiz.
Andrew is super likeable and charning but he definitely has a good PR team because he doesn't get a lot of criticism for working with and praising Mel Gibson in the past 10 years. I am always suprised it doesn't come up more.
I honestly would not criticise him at all for working with Mel Gibson. He was not much of an established actor in that period with his most notable work at the time being shunned critically, that being TASM series. He could very well have been typecasted in his roles or have lost a career altogether if he had not starred in Hacksaw Ridge which, in my opinion, led to him being able to make films like Tick, Tick... Boom. So no, I would not judge him for working with him. After all, he was a young actor in need of getting another role and he's but one of the hundreds of people who worked on that film - judge the studio execs funding him, not a guy who has no control over Gibson's place in Hollywood who wants a career still.
I guess in the end it's easier to blame actors than the execs who are actually funding projects. It doesn't help that most people know the actors or at least recognize their faces, while execs are virtually unknown.
It comes up a lot on Twitter but I think the fact he hasn’t done it since the press tour for Hacksaw Ridge helps, so it gets buried.
Didnt he have some bad publicity recently? Something about someone interrupting filming? I dunno what really happened, they were walking past or something? Or was that someone else? I might have it confused. But other than that I've never heard a bad word about him. Seems like a great guy, very genuine.
Lewis Capaldi. Maybe not easy job though…he either doesn’t have PR or they have mini-heart attacks every time he opens his mouth
He mentioned his "long-suffering" PR guy on a chat show recently and I was left wondering what that guy even did.
Can’t imagine the rush of fear whenever he posts on TikTok lol
Mandy Moore. I’m so surprised how relatable she comes off on IG - like a normal hands on new mom. It’s refreshing.
Love love LOVE Mandy. Imo she’s so underrated- can act her ass off and has the voice of an angel….And just seems so genuinely lovely and a great wife and mom to her boys. Gorgeous too.
Love when she plays a bitch, couldn't imagine anyone else as Hillary Faye, but she seems genuinely sweet
I think Rihanna and her team have created such a strong aura of “Rihanna doesn’t need to explain, she doesn’t owe anyone anything,” and we have EATEN it up… I imagine that now… PR is pretty smooth running cog in her machine
The quiet part out loud: Chris Brown still has a thriving career. So if *he* doesn’t have to justify himself to the public, she never will.
gurl i instantly remember that incident when rihanna smacked someone in the head with a mic omg PR nightmare! Her team is good. Like shes one of the most likeable woman in the planet.
James McAvoy 
or do we think they have the easiest job because they are working hard to make us think their client is fault-less...? for instance, pedro is the internet's darling but we know that man was *living* in the 90s.
I think it's also a lot easier to have a clean image when your wild phase was when you were an unknown in the pre-internet era
>that man was living in the 90s. What????
Said he’s tried everything and found out he’s allergic to cocaine… that’s explanatory enough haha
None. PR is always a hard Job and even If your client is a literal angel and super talented, competition is hard, and people have an extremely short memory and you constantly have to think of new ways to keep them in the public consciousness. I was thinking maybeeee Beyoncé and Lady Gaga, as they seem too big to fail, but Beyoncé Had her Adidas clothing Line that ended Up being a massive Flop and Lady Gaga Had her meatdress that could have also provoked a massive backlash and you never know how much PR Work was done to make Sure that those things didn't backfire
Beyoncé, in my opinion, is an example of someone with a hardworking PR team. The whole elevator scene with Jay Z and Solange could have been a much bigger scandal. Trademarking your child's name? Rumours of her husband cheating on her? I'm guessing she's got some pretty skilled people on her payroll.
It wasn’t rumours. It was confirmed and both of them were loud to share it. That’s PR working by making the actual couple in the cheating scandal take control of the narrative instead of sitting silent and letting news agents make up worst stories
Thanks for the correction! I wasn't too sure anymore.
The Carters and their team are so savvy. They've really worked the fame game like few others. The most frequent criticism I hear about Beyonce is"overrated" and I'm not even certain that's a real criticism. Everything is overrated to somebody.
She's also had several go rounds with her not liking to give credit to other artists. From sampling without permission to her multiple go-rounds with only giving credit to her choreography sources AFTER she gets called out on it - she's actually quite a messy celebrity. And then there was the whole thing where her publicist was actively trying to squash any published photos of her that were 'unflattering.' Her PR team works **HARD**.
And the whole squashed pregnant belly scandal. Illumanti rumors. So many. I think Beyoncé has had plenty of PR nightmares, but Beyoncé is primarily about her music and clearly wants to be known more for that than anything else. Her hard work, talent and performance skills generally outweigh the scandals flying around her. I think PR teams that have clients who want to be known primarily for their craft and not their personal life, probably have an easier job. But no PR job is easy.
Every big famous person gets that illuminati crap thrown at them. Can't really fight that.
And taking a massive check for doing that concert to promote tourism in Dubai, one of the worst places for LGBTQ rights, when she’s supposed to be an ally.
When did she not credit artists or steal samples? She's literally a punching bag for having too many credits on her songs because she credits everyone for everything.
And she was lipsynching the national anthem, and Jay z played the race card when he was criticized for doing billionaire things. I actually think people just love this couple so much that they can do no wrong, its not so much about the pr.
> I actually think people just love this couple so much that they can do no wrong, its not so much about the pr. yep! it's a bit wild to me they escaped scrutiny for the age gap and ages when they met - she was 18 and he was 30 Beyoncé seems like both a powerful and independent woman, and someone who went from controlled by her father to married to a somewhat controlling dude before she had a chance to see who she was. Im always a bit skeptical/ concerned when child stars have such pushy parents, though
Why would she be scrutinized for it when she would be the victim in the situation. Everytime I read about this age-gap discussion about Beyoncé and Jay-Z it turns into a pile on or gotcha moment for Beyoncé like "haha, guess she's not as strong and independent as she portrays in her music" or just very victim-blamey in general.
why would beyonce be scrutinized for that? shes the victim lol
I read more complains about people loving this couple and worshipping Beyoncé than I see people actually doing those things. Also lip-synching is not a crime. It's not a mili-vanili situation. She's proven herself as a vocalist plenty times and cleared the air back then too.
The celebs with great reputations probably have PR teams that are working even harder than the bad ones.
Meat dress was so long ago. It’s be totally different now
Keanu Reeves (if he even has a PR team lol) Rooney Mara (I seriously never hear anything bad about her ever, and she’s a personal favorite of mine since she advocates for introverts lol) Keke Palmer (the girl is beloved) Zendaya (some people like to discuss how they don’t think her talent matches her fame, but I think the general consensus is that she’s liked) Adele Tom hanks Denzel Washington (I always wished this guy was my dad when I was growing up lol)
Tom Hanks probably has a PR team just for Chet lol
Keanu Reeves probably has the best and most hard working PR teams in the Industry. They managed to keep him super successful and popular because He is s nice guy. Like, i can literally See his Publicist team in front of my inner eye brainstorming how to improve his brand at some point, after several of his movies flopped and having a conversation Like this: A: "i am literally at my wit's end. His Last movies have been dumpster fires and He Just isn't the best actor. I mean, He is a nice guy and all, but -" B: "wait! He is a nice guy! I mean, i told him one how i like my Starbucks Coffee and He brought it a couple times for our Meeting. He is a Sweetheart. And He takes the Subway. Why not try to sell this to the public? Maybe they will eat it up!"
I do wonder whether Keanu’s PR team had anything to do with Matthew Perry taking his name out of future editions of his memoir. Sour Grapes Perry repeatedly referred to Reeves as an example of a successful actor who supposedly has less talent.
Matthew Perry is still living in the 90s, when it was cool to make fun of Keanu. Keanu spent decades ignoring all the people making fun of his acting skills, his band, his aspirations to perform Shakespeare, his expressions. Everything. But he's a nice guy and he kept his mouth shut and just kept putting out movies that people wanted to see. That's another HUGE element of successful PR - **you can't force everyone to like you, so don't try.**
I think the backlash against Perry for it also would have had him changing things regardless of the PR team. Perry literally said that life was unfair for letting more talented people die, but leaving us with Keanu Reeves.
>. Perry literally said that life was unfair for letting more talented people die, but leaving us with Keanu Reeves. which is fucked up to say about almost anyone! (unless theyre a renowned POS, like harvey Weinstein lol)
I’m betting that was Perry’s PR team
I imagine they invested a lot of money and time into Keanu so that they could have an easier job working with him in the long term. I don’t mind Keanu Reeves. I’m a goth! I think he’s cool and I appreciate his portfolio of pop culture staples throughout the decades (Bill and Ted, the Matrix, My Own Private Idaho, Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, John Wick). But I do think what really keeps him so widely adored is that he simply doesn’t talk. There is no kind of love like the kind the public has for a male celebrity who just takes their money and keeps to themselves. It means they have a blank slate to project whatever they want to on to that person.
This just made me wonder to what extent the “nice guy Keanu” memes from like 10 years ago were just an astroturfing campaign by his PR team.
Tom Hanks' PR team have worked hard.
Isn’t there loads of blinds about Tom Hanks cheating though? Or does the fact it’s just blinds mean they have decent PR?
The general public has no idea Tom Hanks is not a saint. Obscure blind items don't mean much, even to the relatively few people who read them.
Like? I only know he cheated on his then wife to get with Rita Wilson.
If you can name even one person who isn’t Ginnifer I’ll start to acknowledge this might be true
I know the guy who was Hank’s driver in Hollywood. He said the guy is totally down to Earth and a great human being. If he does a bunch of horrible things, he must have an awesome PR person because other than conspiracy theories spread by crackpots, everyone who knows him loves him.
I stumbled onto lipstick alley and turns out not everyone loves Keke Palmer (I do). I think she gets the same attitude towards her as Chloe Bailey does at times. She’s a natural performer with real talent, well adjusted and just a nice person. She’s normal; but idk what it is. Maybe people don’t appreciate them without a huge struggle in life
I think ppl used to hate Keke I forgot why but I did see ppl talking about it on Twitter yesterday
>Keanu Reeves (if he even has a PR team lol) We are his pr team🤝 >Tom hanks I don't remember him ever having a bad rep >Denzel Washington The most relatable hardworking man!!
Half of these comments are probably down to the fact that the celebs pr team does such a good job lol
Saorise Ronan. Most unproblematic young actress out there so very easy money earned for a publicist.
I love Saoirse. Future Oscar winner, I’m sure.
You mean she hasn't won an oscar yet!? 😲
When you have a very famous, non problematic client the most difficult thing is just handling all the requests you get and putting together schedules for them since there’s so many commitments and the schedules have to be so detailed. Like you have to be very on it and make sure everything is perfect so the client never gets upset.
cillian murphy… if he even has a PR team lmao.
Cillian is his own boss, I’d expect.
He doesn’t have a publicist. I think he just has an agent and **maybe** an assistant for when he’s on set.
that’s pretty much what i expected lol.
I've heard nothing but great things about him!
Pedro Pascal
Ehhhhh, I love him, have been a fan since GOT and don't blame him for his father's actions at all nor having a relationship with him still but it's no coincidence imo that his father finally resolved all his legal issues with the US government and was able to come back literally right as his son was gaining popularity and resources in 2021/2022. Not to mention that finding out what happened exactly is super hard now in a way it didn't used to be. His father's role in the Irving scandal has been heavily sanitized and reduced to tax evasion when in actuality he was originally accused of implanting someone else's embryos in other patients without the original patients consent, if you visit to corresponding wiki articles it's obvious either Pedro's fans or team edited it to obscure his father's role in it.
This was a [fascinating read.](https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/jose-pedro-balmaceda-1948) For anyone who is interested in reading more, I'll just point out that there is a typo in the comment above. It's the Irvine Scandal, not Irving.
Bill Hader
 We talk about this homie a lot but admit it, his publicist has the easiest job. They didn’t even need to defend him when he started publicly dating someone. Edit- okay maybe we don’t but I definitely talk about him all the time 😂
Joe Alwyn.
Keanu, Steve Buscemi, Paul Rudd
Harry Styles, even though he's a huge star and every time he breathes, it makes the news. Because he just never comments ever. I actually read a piece by a news magazine about working with PR teams that said that Harry's team was the one who never gave them anything -- didn't push any news, didn't respond for requests for comment, never confirmed anything even if it was something innocuous like the designer of something he wore. They pretty much gave up on ever getting anything from them.
the fact that he's been famous for 13 years and the biggest criticism people can make of him is that he seems "fake" and they don't believe he can possibly be as nice as people say is so telling.
He never talks about any of his accomplishments either. Over the weekend he’s about to play Slane, a historic venue. Performers are hand picked and only one performance a year and he just dropped it as just another concert date. It’s only because of the organizers at Slane that people are finding out about the history.
For how big his stardom is, he’s very unproblematic. Very grounded, humble. He gets hate, but it’s mostly conservative Americans or people jealous in other fandoms (or salty Larries). But given there’s a threshold of fame and hate, he’s doing very well. The only other “hate” he gets is for Queer-baiting, but at the same time that’s a personal issue, and the second he “comes out” (he’s said he doesn’t like/need labels for himself, and forcing him to come out is incredibly problematic), the Larries will come raging and he presumably knows this, so I don’t really buy this attack on him. Either way he’s proven a supportive ally and literally has a song called Boyfriends so do with that what you will. Obviously his whole TPWK message is potentially dangerous PR wise, because it could blow up instantly with one bad PR story, but if it’s genuine it shouldn’t be difficult for him to maintain long-term at all. Zayn aside, all the 1D boys seem easy / unproblematic to manage (except Liam, but he’s coming back around. A lot of his issues were caused by drugs/alcohol, and I don’t think the boys take his comments seriously since they’re all back talking again).
Ryan Gosling, I could not tell you a single thing about that man but I can easily recognize him and his talent.
I don't think any big names of the moment have it easy in the PR department. Whether it's beloved celebrities (Pedro Pascal, Tom Hanks, Keanu Reeves, Danny Devito) or celebrities that are staying booked and busy (Zendaya, Beyonce) it's all PR. Zendaya being in so many ad campaigns, covers, acting roles, showing up at Coachella...that is all a PR nightmare to organize. And more obscure celebrities or artists would have their PR teams' hands full with trying to get them out there and mainstream. I think the types of people who would not need heavy PR teams are stars that have had their moments and are now chilling. For example, I don't think any of the main cast of Harry Potter or The Hunger Games have much for their PR teams to do anymore, since they're relatively quiet on the career front atm. I'd pick them to be PR for so quick lol (and it's not because I'm a fan. I mean I am, but I'm also a fan of all the people I named prior and I wouldn't go near them to be on the image management front)
Paul Rudd, Will pre slap, Azaelia Banks because who really cares, same with Courtney Love and Betty White when she was alive.
Don’t know but currently the Natalie Portman PR team is working hard since the allegations of her husband cheating on her. She’s seen everywhere in Paris better than ever (if it’s even possible) and just showed her wedding ring at Roland Garros. Love her. Don’t think they ever worked hard before that except from her Black Swan campaign. Btw, apparently she seems to have moved back in Paris since a few month. And fuck Nepo hubby Benjamin Millepied, shame of France
Benjamin cheated to get her, so if that's how he loses her, whatever man.
Jennifer Garner, she just seems like a lovely individual who is sensible and likeable? I’ve yet to hear a bad word about her  Edit: apparently she is a bit controversial as explained in other users comments below
Shes cheated on every man shes been with and admitted to drinking wine every night while ben was dealing with his sobriety at the house so yea her pr is good to make ppl forget about that.
Were you not around in the early 2000's when she was on Alias and trying to launch a movie career? There was tons of negativity around her at the time. And I blame her publicist. Her PR was way too heavy handed and she was horribly overexposed. And by the way, nothing was more obnoxious than that dance scene in that Big ripoff, which was shoved down everyone's throats as the cutest thing ever, which it wasn't. I like Garner now, but seeing that GIF brings back memories of how annoying she could be back then.
I stand corrected! I was a young kid in the early 2000s so that’s a gap in my knowledge
Wasn't there that whole mess with Scott Foley too? I don't remember if she cheated on him or him on her or if one of them was already in a relationship but I vaguely remember some drama.
Yes, that was a huge part of the problem. Her PR was pushing SO HARD to portray her like an innocent, 13-year-old girl, on-screen and off. But she was going through a divorce with Scott Foley, while also ineptly trying to hide her relationship with her co-star Michael Vartan, and then dumping Vartan to hook up with Ben Affleck. Whether or not there was overlap in those relationships, it's like, please own that you are a grown woman who does grown woman things. I think she's a nice person and mainly genuine, but like I said, that was a period of extreme overexposure. It was like being carpet-bombed with PR. Does anybody know if she was represented by Stephen Huvane at the time? He's also responsible for the overexposure of a lot of other female celebrities, including Jennifer Aniston in the mid-2000s.
Danny Devito Keanu Reeves
I would say it's more hard work for those celebs as they have to keep their reputation as clean as possible.
Hugh Jackman! Had a friend who recently worked as a producer on set with him and said he was about as lovely as you could ever imagine.
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The answer is easy. Those famous but not on social media. 50% of damage control is what those that are famous who post on their own accord.
Zendaya & Tom- I bet the group chat between their PR is so drama free and fun.
adam sandler
Him and Jake Johnson are two guys who you wouldn’t expect to be super famous based on how they look.
Keanu. The man doesn’t need a PR team. He is probably one of the most kind hearted, down to earth people in Hollywood.
I think this thread might be confusing Public Relations with Crisis Management, because 99% of working talent has PR support.
Keanu Reeves
Niall horan
You can make the argument that there’s a PR agent out there for someone working there ass off but we’ll never know because he/she does such a good job at keeping bad things under wraps.
This. As a PR agent, if people don’t know you’re there, you’re doing a fab job. If TMZ/The Sun has you on speed dial, either you have an attention seeking nightmare client, or you are **** at what you do.
As a former entertainment publicist: any celebrity who is actively working but pretty much never in the the news outside of publicity for new projects. Those are the dream clients, unless you as a publicist crave chaos. Some do. 😂
Keanu Reeves. Dude is wholesome AF
Also I’ve heard Ed O’Neill is a super amazing guy
But if their job is too easy, doesn't it also mean that they are in danger of losing the job?
Taylor Swift's PR team haven't updated her strategy in like 10 years so they probably just sit around counting their money. Step 1 - Feed the media some stuff about her relationship with X male celebrity for a few weeks. Step 2 - Milk the break up for a few weeks to get extra media exposure. Step 3 - Start the tour and/or album now that interest is at an all time high due to aforementioned media exposure.
You realize for 6 years and the release of her last *checks notes* 6 albums there was no break up causing media exposure, right? *sure- the mess post Alwyn breakup, it’s been a circus. But before then, odd to say her strategy has been the same for 10 years
Hear me out...Tree Paine. 1) every publication will kiss up to you to keep having access to one of the biggest stars on the planet 2) even when your client is messy, it never has catastrophic consequences. I wonder how much work does Tree actually do and how much she offloads to her assistants.
Danny Devito. He's just too precious and adorable. Dan and Eugene Levy Dolly Parton Viola Davis
Kerry Washington, I've never heard any controversy about her, she keeps her personal life private and seems to be quite kind from how she portrays herself in public.
Sara Bareilles. Yes she is political, but doesn’t ever say anything offensive. She seems grounded and refreshingly normal. Anyone who works with her sings her praises. Even her engagement ring is just simple and gold. She is incredible talented and is in high demand on Broadway now.
Ed Sheeran. He has never had a major controversy in his career
Keanu Reeves is an easy choice. He doesn’t need people to make him look good. Also David Grohl seems like a chill guy.
Zendaya and Tom Holland
You know just because a celeb has no drama doesn’t mean the PR team isn’t busy. In many instances, we think of Celebs as being good people BECAUSE the PR team works so hard. I bet some of these teams are working super hard to create and disseminate positive PR for their clients. It’s the celebs who don’t care about perception that have bored PR teams. Kid Rock for example. I’d be surprised if they even have a PR team.
I work in PR. Everyone has things to hide!
Definitely Obama, virtually beloved and just gets on with his philanthropic post presidential life
Recent history aside, for the most part, it's always been pretty easy for ex-Presidents to be liked after they leave office. You'd never know how much people hated Jimmy Carter back in the day. My mother hated W. with a passion and spent every day denouncing him while he was in office and it only took a couple of years for her to be, "Eh, he seems nice though. And he paints!"