Christian Bando [1]is dead at 49.
Let’s see, here. Mother lost custody of him because of what the courts decided was a dependency on drugs and alcohol. And Christian, with his mother as a shining example, dies of exactly that, 49 years later.
Welcome to Hollywood.
It gets better, and Gina Cobb @ RWN [2] has a lot of the details.
Gina notes, correctly…
Remember this next time you hear Hollywood actors waxing eloquent about causes, political candidates, and social issues. Take a close look at the Hollywood lifestyle and the misery that goes with it. If you’re going to take advice on how to make the world a better place, take it from people whose lives are not riddled with one thoughtless, risky, destructive choice after another.
Trouble can come to any family; but Hollywood too often seeks it out. Celebrity is everything; rebellion is celebrated even when it’s damaging; and traditional values that have stood the test of time are given about as much respect as tissue paper. It’s a prescription for troubled lives. I feel especially sorry for children raised in Hollywood. That’s why I note the death of Christian Brando with sadness — not because he was a saint — he certainly wasn’t — but because he didn’t stand a chance.
I quote her entire comment because I find it rings quite true and deserves whatever attention can be drawn to it.
Heh… I wonder who Heath Ledger and Christian Brando would have urged us to vote for?