What Investors Can Learn From the Recent Celebrity Outbursts

by Marc Lichtenfeld, Advisory Panelist

There seems to be a breakdown in decorum lately. A few very public examples:

Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) yells out, “You lie!” at President Barack Obama while he’s addressing Congress about his healthcare reform plan. Tennis star Serena Williams threatens to shove a “bleeping” ball down the “bleeping” throat of a tennis official when a call went against her. Rapper Kanye West rips the microphone out of a 19-year-old award winner’s hands and proceeds to tell the audience that someone else was more deserving.

Moronic behavior, for sure. And of course, all three have issued apologies. But if you believe that there’s no such thing as negative press, all three have grabbed some free publicity. Wilson received over $1 million in campaign contributions after his outburst.

But what do these situations have

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