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To be creeped out by people who make a huge deal out of celebrity deaths?

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TealDreamer · 27/03/2025 18:57

I don’t mean the normal “Oh, that’s sad” reaction when a famous person dies - I mean the people who act like they’ve lost a close family member. The ones who post long, emotional tributes, talk about how “devastated” they are and make the whole thing about them.

It just feels… off. Like they’re using someone else’s deaths to fill a gap in their own lives, feeding off the drama in a way that seems performative. I get feeling sad about someone whose work you admired but the extreme reactions just feel weird and attention-seeking.

AIBU to think this is creepy?

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Devilsmommy · 28/03/2025 05:40

@Tinydancer35 definitely 😂 it was sickening watching them all crying when Michael Jackson died. He was a nonce FFS!

Tinydancer35 · 28/03/2025 05:08

I agree with OP it’s weird. Why do you care about someone you never met. I wish people cared this much for their loved ones.
The majority of celebs are assholes anyways (look what happened after P Diddy stuff came out, it’s hilarious they all run to get the best lawyers even the one you didn’t expect) anyways and won’t ever see me crying for them 😂

GrandTheftWalrus · 28/03/2025 04:54

I cried when matthew perry died.

BadLad · 28/03/2025 04:40

TealDreamer · 27/03/2025 18:57

I don’t mean the normal “Oh, that’s sad” reaction when a famous person dies - I mean the people who act like they’ve lost a close family member. The ones who post long, emotional tributes, talk about how “devastated” they are and make the whole thing about them.

It just feels… off. Like they’re using someone else’s deaths to fill a gap in their own lives, feeding off the drama in a way that seems performative. I get feeling sad about someone whose work you admired but the extreme reactions just feel weird and attention-seeking.

AIBU to think this is creepy?

Were you in the UK when Diana snuffed it?

suki1964 · 28/03/2025 04:08

Totally devastated when Meatloaf died, burst into tears at the news - at work - and I was nearly 60 at the time

Meatloaf had been the music of my life for 45 years

Bringbackjaspers · 28/03/2025 03:52

It really got to me when some celebrities died. Heath Ledger, Robin Williams, John Candy, Sean Lock, Anton Yelchin. To name a few. I kept it to myself though. I don't think it's that weird to be sad about the passing of someone famous who you really liked. I don't hold with publicly performing that sadness though. I personally find it more cringe than creepy. Also, it feels competitive. Almost like vying for who is grieving most, hence the biggest fan.
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Maitri108 · 28/03/2025 03:07

I don't think it's creepy. I was very surprised by my reaction when David Bowie died, I was very upset. His music and persona was a big influence and it felt like a huge loss.

We can form deep attachments to artists.