Forget the Pratts

I have to rant for a minute because I'm just baffled. Someone out there tell me why Heidi Montag Pratt and Spencer Pratt are considered celebrities? Then after you explain that to me, fill me in on why people are so interested in their lives... which are fused with fake drama.

I read entertainment and fashion news daily and I cannot tell you how often the Pratt's names show up in the headlines. It's crazy to me only because they have not done anything that would make them celebrity worthy. Neither one of them ever starred in a movie or was a child star that fell off. Their only came to fame is their wanna-be reality show/drama The Hills. Recently the couple starred on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here, which I'm sad to say is shown on NBC since I thought they would have better quality shows. The Pratt's left the show a couple of times before actually leaving.

My only thing is that I believe that there should be some guidelines to be considered an actual celebrity. For instance you have to be on a real show that has some substance to it, and not something that is 'reality' but actually scripted. Or a rule should be if you are going to be a singer and go down that route then you should actually be able to sing. Another rule should be that you are going to be an actual celebrity you should be an active member of society and not just sit on somebody's couch all day. I think those rules are pretty far.

On ABC's The View today The Hills' Lauren Conrad spoke to the ladies about her final episode and the apology that she received from Spencer Pratt. To fill in those that don't know this apology was because Spencer had spread rumors about Conrad and a sex tape, along with other things that he had done to her. Even though this occured a couple of years ago, Conrad stopped being friends with Heidi Montag Pratt after the whole ordeal because she continued to date Spencer Pratt. With the couple approaching their upcoming nuptials, that aired as the last episode, Spencer Pratt called Conrad to apologize for what happened so that she would attend the wedding. He told the ladies at The View last week that his fiance wanted her in attendance for the wedding and he knew that would be the only way she would come.

Even though Spencer Pratt apologized to Conrad, don't think that he is turning over a new leaf just yet. After being asked about the apology, Conrad hesitantly told The View that she was not on the other end of that phone call. Basically stating that that whole scene of him calling her was staged and that she never spoke to him on the phone. She then said that she was not even aware that that took place until she saw it when the episode aired.

If it was obvious already, I am every tired of hearing about the Pratt's and their latest antics to stay in the lime light. To me their fifteen minutes of fame was done years ago, but somehow they found a way to stretch it out. Since leaving the NBC show, Spencer Pratt is talking about getting into rap while Heidi Montag Pratt will be preparing to appear in Playboy.

I hope that one day people will stop paying attention to them. If we all just forget the Pratt's then they will go away and the word celebrity can go back to it's original meaning. Until then I will be wondering what exactly makes someone a celebrity.

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