Jake and Vienna's Fifteen Minutes Are Up, And It's Their Own Faults

By Jo Piazza Posted Jul 10th 2010 01:00PM

We want to take a moment and write Jake Pavelka and Vienna Girardi a quick memo on fame whoring. In order to be a successful fame whore, the kind of fame whore that can ultimately take that whoring to a new level and turn it into a career (i.e. Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Kate Gosselin, Kendra Wilkinson), you have to find a way to make yourself likable. Because with likability comes brandability and with brandability comes ever more opportunities to gain increasing levels of faux celebrity.

Jake and Vienna have gone about this all wrong with their public feuding and overall nastiness. It's a lesson that Jon and Kate Gosselin learned early in their divorce. The public turns against you when you get too mean.

PopEater's own Naughty But Nice Rob Shuter was even disgusted by the pair (And it takes a lot to disgust Mr. Shuter).

"After that interview their brand is worth less than BP!" Shuter exclaimed when we asked him about the pair. "It was a disaster. They both are done! It's so sad when two people we think we know turn out to be exact opposite! Not since the Britney meltdown have I had to readjust my opinion so much."

Not that there is anything left of a celebrity career for either Jake or Vienna to really salvage, but if the two of them want some kind of future in the public eye, now would be the time for them to shut their traps and find a way to make themselves sympathetic characters.

THey already have a tenuous grasp on celebrity. 'Bachelor' contestants have rarely been able to catapult themselves to the next level of faux fame. And save for Trista and Ryan, whom America loves because they seem nice and normal, most of them have dropped out of the public consciousness pretty quick.

"It took Trista and Ryan some time to achieve their level of fame and that happened because they were an anomaly. I don't think there was a whole lot of value to begin with for Jake and Vienna but what there was has been eroded by their behavior," explains Matt Delzell, a director with the celebrity licensing group at Davie Brown Entertainment, a marketing and branding firm. "To sustain brand value you have to show people you aren't just out for the fame and those two have proved otherwise."

And after their upsetting couch confrontation with Chris Harrison, both Jake and Vienna just seem so unlikable.

"There is an art to being famous for nothing. You MUST be likable, or have a scandal where you are the sympathetic character, or end up working with someone untouchable and beloved or be related to someone we adore (Nicole Richie) – this is why Spencer and Heidi didn't make a dime, why Octomom was shunned and why we adore Melissa Rycroft and Elizabeth Hasselbeck," explains 'Cult of Celebrity' author Cooper Lawrence. "Jake is a fame-seeking attention whore with no likable qualities and Vienna is worse. They aren't getting endorsement deals, book deals or anything that would make them big money because nobody would buy anything from them."

So sadly for these two fame mongers, their fifteen minutes is about to be up. They could have stretched it into at least another 27 had they played their cards right, but at the end of the day, being a jerk isn't going to get you anywhere in Hollywood.

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Tags: jake pavelka, the bachelor, Vienna Girardi

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Saturday 10 July

By Hazel Stone

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I have never liked Vienna. I was so upset when Jake picked her. But after seeing that interview on Monday, I am with Vienna. He was very condesending. Yeah, she kept interrupting. She was so frustrated with him. I have been with men like that. They MAKE you act like a crazy, crying woman with their attitudes. I now despise Jake. Who does he think he is. I know Vienna is far from the perfect woman but HE will make a woman act unreasonable. Believe me I am an expert. That is why I have decided to write off men. It is so peaceful without them. I don't know how to choose a good one. Better off alone. Keep looking Vienna.

By SkyBlue

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The men of this world thank you for writing us off. What man in his right mind would want to be with you, considering your attitude?

By Kelly

Nobody can "make" anyone feel or behave any particular way. Your behaviors and actions are the result of how you choose to view a situation and how you choose to conduct yourself. You are responsible for these choices, not anyone else. If you were able to accept this, perhaps it wouldn't be necessary to write men off because you would be in control of your own feelings and actions and not so at the mercy of other people. No one, no matter how awful, would be able to bring you down to their level.

Sunday 11 July

By betty varrone

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i feel exactly like the last 1 who wrote now i feel sorry 4 vianna iv had a man like that good riddens what a phony he is

By Sumstari

I disagree. How can you deal with someone who won't allow you to finish a sentence...ANY sentence. There's no possibility for a conversation, ever. Of course he can't stand her.

By Laurie

Just remember if it has tires or testicals it will give you trouble!

By TOIZD

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The single most relevant thing you said,"I don't know how to choose a good one." Maybe the problem lies within, not with 50% of the planet's population

By vickie

Hazel...I have been married a long time.....get a cat....Animals will never disappoint you.....Sex is overrated.....that's the only reason we are attracted to men when we are young....it doesn't last ....Having animals makes me happy!I love them...

hazel...if you decide to have another relationship....make sure he likes animals...thats a sign of a good man.....

By Jennie

Hazel, YOU cannot seem to pick the right man, yet you find it the man's fault. YOU and You ALONE, are responsible for YOUR OWN actions and reactions. The man does not make you do things. So you get frustrated, walk away & do not react to what frustrates you, & be that of a bigger person to still have dignity when there is a break up. Learn to control your reactions & you will live a better life. You do not have to give up men in order to have that. By doing so, you will never find a truly good guy. Like the old saying goes, you might have to kiss a lot of frogs in order to find your Prince. Vienna was very rude with the way she continued to interrupt Jake & I would have been frustrated with her & don't blame Jake for bringing that to her attention. Even with him stating that to her & Chris telling her to let him finish, she just wouldn't let him speak. I'm not defending Jake by any means, but I can certainly understand why he wouldn't want to touch her, if this was how their relationship had been.

By NLuvWLif0344

I'm with you, girl! I'm done being a man's doormat, and I've been the happiest in my life ever since I made that decision. Most men are absolute pigs these days and mothers had best do a much better job of raising them.

By themeeker

C'mon Laurie. Bashing men? That's the same thing women get crazy about when men do it, so stop doing it. Your hypocrisy is showing.

Meanwhile, if it has tires or HEADLIGHTS, you know it will go flat and fail you eventually.

Isn't very nice is it?

Monday 12 July

By BTDT

"(i.e. Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Kate Gosselin, Kendra Wilkinson), you have to find a way to make yourself likable."

Likable is the last word these four bring to mind.

By BreAnn

I agree with you. Vienna was very sincere and her tears were genuine. Jake is a liar and sat there with that smug look on his face. He is really cold-hearted. There is nothing about him that I like anymore. I always liked Vienna and it seems like more and more people are now going over to Vienna's side since the interview. Vienna, have fun and you are blessed to have seen the real side of Jake before you married him.

By CDevene

This article should be the "last word" on Jake & Vienna! I couldn't have said it better if I tried. Thank you for doing a great job Jo Piazza.
I would like to add only one thing: Most women recognized on Day 1 what Vienna was really about. Jake, however, was a BIG disappointment. Especially after seeing his family, we thought he was the real thing. Am sure they're disappointed in him too.

By Nancy

Both of them are ridiculous, and both of them got what they were due- a bad public opinion. And it couldn't have happened a moment too soon for the 2 wanna-be's. Let's focus on some real problems- like cleaning up that mess in the Gulf.
It's tough when karma kicks ya in the butt.

By Marilyn

I agree with you Hazel. Jake is a JERK. Vienna has her faults
but at least she seemed some what believable. Now I hear Jake
also might be gay. Dating gay men. It kinda fits I must say.
But you know what the show made a mistake putting that interview
on the air cause now I doubt I'll even watch another Bachelor/Bachlorette show. It's all so fake and except for the exception, what one couple, they never stick together. It's a
joke. I'm through. You lost a viewer due to Jake and Vienna interview. Bye

By Kaye

Though I do not like Jake & Vienna (especially V), it amazes me how many people will quit watching a show, simply because they do not like someone that may be on it for that season or a few episodes. It's an amusing show (as others are) and I'm not about to quit watching something forever because it's not like I want it to be. Like these people with DWTS's when Cloris Leachman was on...so many said they were no longer going to watch. Leave the room when the person you don't like is on, as you will be missing out on the rest of the show that you may like. You aren't hurting anyone by not watching anymore, unless, possibly yourself. We see a lot of beautiful country and get a lot of laughs with some of the things we see on these shows. And we see a lot of good dancers even though there are people on there that shouldn't be...like the last episode with Kate. I can't stand her, but it was hillarious to watch her make a fool of herself. I would have stopped watching tv years ago, if I quit watching shows because of someone on them I didn't like.

as soon as jake went on "dancing with the stars" I knew he wanted fame...he should of wanted to be spending time with vienna.....he is the biggest fake ,I hope he faces her dad someday.......

By suitman36

how can anyone fall in love during a show like this? everything is done under ideal conditions. everything is paid for. not exactly a great way to start a relationship. everything after the show is anti-climactic. thats when you really get to know the person. and, i'm sure, more often than not, its a let down.

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