Charlie Sheen is just winning

He was an unfunny actor on an unfunny sitcom about two guys and a fat kid. Now he's turned into a tweaked out media darling. People couldn't get enough of his crazy, coke-fuelled rantings. Charlie Sheen has become this month's Truman Show. I can't help but admire his defiance, and "winning" attitude. Especially when the media keeps adding wood to his fists of fire.

Sheen's bizarre personal life came into the news back in December. He allegedly held up a knife to his wife. Then came the stories about his cocaine addiction, wild parties with porn stars, and bizarre rantings. Sheen thinks he's just awesome and he's happy to tell people that. He's a winner, he has tiger blood, and he thinks his Two and a Half Men boss is a douche.

Sheen has probably always been this way. This is not a new thing, even though the media likes to pretend it is. He's just the latest flavour of the month. Last year it was Tiger Woods and Lindsay Lohan. Before them, it was Brittany Spears and Michael Jackson. Why do we even care about this trash? A juicy gossip story now and then is a fun read, sure. When it's taken this far, it's beating a dead horse.

Charlie Sheen is a dumb actor. There's nothing special about him. He's not a role model or a great gift to his craft. He never has been, and has never claimed to be. Well, at least not to the first one. You can't even call him a hypocrite.

The media demeans itself when the resort to petty gossip on serious newscasts. They wonder why people don't pay attention to the real issues.

Stories like this sell news. There's nothing wrong with that. Just stop pretending that Sheen's behaviour is shocking and appalling. Half of these journalists have probably done similar things in their past. Who's the hypocrite now? Sheen will be forgotten in a month's time. Dragging it out is pointless. Let's get back to the stories that matter, please.