Not all celebrities are dunces.
Conventional show-biz savvy held that Americans hated to be the objects of satire.
Half the pictures directed by men of reputation fail.
The wages of pedantry is pain.
I have heard show business characterized as a refuge for childlike persons in flight from all things harsh and real.
In a capitalist society, persons who create capital, like Michael Eisner, are given the staggering rewards.