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Originally Posted by GA Russell
The press always treated Audrey Hepburn as if she were a special person, and I never understood why.
Today I feel the same way about Helen Mirren.
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I've never heard of Mirren. I'll have to look her up.
Audrey Hepburn (no relation, by blood or marriage to the great Katharine Hepburn) accomplished things--she was a great actress, for one thing, IMHO.
Audrey may have been the late 1900's equivalent of Paris Hilton, Kim,
et al, Kardashian,
ad nauseum. They are special because the media said that they are special (I know, Paris is a descendant of (Conrad?) Hilton who started Hilton Hotels, but that's not why she was/is getting the attention from the media that she was/is).
Much of the time today, as in the past, certain people are special, because the media says that they are important. There reasons for choosing those certain people? That's above my pay grade to answer. However, some if not all of such celebrities actively seek out that status--they work at it.