With Joaquin Phoenix's recent catatonic appearance on The Late Show, we're watching again another multi-media celebrity breakdown. From Britney shaving her head to Christian Bale attacking a film crew member, from Michael Richards' racist tirade to Amy Winehouse's public revolving door rehab, celebrities appear to be falling apart right in front of our eyes. Do you think it's our insatiable voyeurism that drives guerrilla photojournalists to track celebrities' every move? Or does the constant glare of the media spotlight force dormant mental illness in performers to rise to the surface? Or are you cynical enough to believe that it's all part of the 24/7 public relations machinery that keeps celebrities front and center, for better or for worse, to keep their star shining brightly?
