"Who on earth suggested that it might be a good idea for a man who has struggled with drugs?

[Faith]

and is clearly in trouble at the moment, to have even more direct access to the public?"

To parade his struggles in front of millions of creepy, leering internet obsessives?
We're used to a readier access to celebrities these days. We demand it, even when it's in the celebrity's best interests that they should have a layer of protection between them and the public. But the line should have been drawn way before this. Looking at the video interviews Sheen has submitted to over the last few days, I'd say this was a real person suffering from a very real meltdown.

Social media should have absolutely no place in his return to health - indeed, it threatens to exacerbate the problem by giving him a nihilistic "dumping ground" where he can rag on employers employers and friends. Enough messages of support from idiotic followers and he might even think he's being entertaining.

He's not. Sheen should immediately distance himself from whoever recommended this as a way of telling "his side of the story" and shut down his account. For their part, Ad.ly and Twitter should be ashamed of enabling the public exploitation and ridicule of a man who needs therapy, not amplification. "


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