Word: egomanias
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...Celebrities just love being their own fans. They start their own fan clubs, approve their own action figures, trademark their names-and now, in the latest fit of egomania, launch their own "official" celebrity websites. But who knew that narcissism could be so unintentionally hilarious? Take a look at the highlights of these official celeb sites...
...began last month when ultra-vegetarian Alicia Silverstone demanded an end to the "Got Milk?" campaign since it advertises "poison." Don't you love it when out-of-work actresses do their own scientific research? Isn't that just peachy? Silverstone's egomania came shining through in a letter she angrily wrote to the Federal Trade Commission: "I recently stopped consuming dairy products, in part because of all the information I learned about the harmful effects of cow's milk on human health." First of all, who cares if Alicia stops consuming dairy products? Actually, it's probably a good...
...Jesse took advantage of [King's death] to propel himself into the limelight. There is an egomania that remains about him," she said in an interview with C-SPAN...
...amount of adulation seemed to satisfy Koresh, whose egomania apparently disguised an emptiness at his center. Fallen-away follower Marc Breault, who sometimes played bass in the rock band Koresh organized at the compound, says that even practicing together was difficult because Koresh threw tantrums when he hit a wrong note in front of the others. "It's very difficult being in a band with God's messenger," says Breault...
...murder with a group of right-wing oilmen as a shortcut to the Oval Office. The author provides no persuasive evidence to support the allegation, relying instead on the argument that Johnson was a murderer because he had the turpitude to behave like one. Zirbel ticks off Johnson's egomania, drinking habits and philandering as examples of his "violations of moral rules." The author dismisses opposing speculations of why Kennedy was killed, saying the Mafia did not participate in the assassination because "for a hit to have been made against the President, ((Chicago Mob boss)) Sam Giancana would have...