In 1996, basketball bad-boy Dennis Rodman announced that he would be getting married. This news came as a shock to most of his fans and to people in general, because he had never announced that he had even been dating anyone. Rodman told the media where the wedding would take place, so when the day arrived, the press was all ears.
As it turned out, Rodman was not in fact getting married at all. He greeted the press wearing a full wedding gown, and announced that he was actually marrying himself. This pseudo event was organized by Rodman himself (or maybe his publicist) and was designed to promote his new autobiography.
Though, many people scoffed at the ruse and still others were unimpressed with the spectacle of the tattooed athelete in a wedding dress, it was certainly a great way for Rodman to raise awareness of his autobiography among people who are into that kind of thing.
Presumably after the event, Rodman went straight home to consecrate his wedding vows.
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It's a good question as to whether it's Rodman or his publicist(s) behind all his stunts - I tend to think that's just who he is, and his PR people are along to coordinate the stunts that follow his ideas. You?
ReplyDeleteI think they probably nudge him towards the helpful stunts and away from the bone headed ones, but I also doubt their nudging makes much of a difference...
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