How Does One "Revamp a Sleazy Image"?

Actor Eddie Cibrian has caught a lot of flak for his romance with country singer, Leann Rimes. The two are not the first to have their affair outed and made into media fodder. But Cibrian is apparently sick and tired of the sleazebag labels attached to his current image. In fact, he's so irritated that he's allegedly hired an image consultant to help him "re-brand." The truth is that it's pretty hard to "un-think" something-even if someone tells you to. But apparently Eddie's going about it anyway. A few things he's trying so far...? According to a "source"-trading in his Porsche for a Prius, and spending more face time with the kiddies (especially in public.) Did Cibrian really hire a little help? Nothing's been confirmed. But it doesn't really matter...

Slaying The Elephant in the Room

Have you ever wondered why some slick attorneys will slide in comments they know will ultimately be stricken from public record? They are fully aware that while stricken from record, "un-remembering" will be much harder for juries. With such a stink attached to infidelity, sometimes it's hard to shimmy back into grace once you've been labeled a philanderer. Much to Cibrian's chagrin, personal stigmas often take time to reverse. Hiring an image consultant to speed up the "cleaning up" process might only make things worse.

"Immaterial Gain"

Let's say for instance, that Eddie really did trade in his prized Porsche for an eco-friendly Prius. Would his immediate desire to preserve the earth really make up for any amount of pain caused in the divorce? Not likely. Attempting to reshape one's image with material possessions (even by downgrading them) kind of seems like paying someone to be your friend. Ultimately, what kind of car Eddie drives is of no consequence to us. He might as well keep the snappy Porsche and improve his integrity by continuing to nurture his children.

Putting a Ring on It

You can't help whom you fall in love with. But you can control how you handle falling in love. We think we know all the ins and outs of Eddie's affair with Leann Rimes. But we'll never know (and we're not supposed to.) It might be an unfair assumption that Eddie's recent marriage proposal to Rimes was another attempt to reverse a sleazy image (proving that his romance was not a fling by putting a ring on it.) But the notion is probably a popular one. In all likelihood, his image had nothing to do with his romantic proposal to Leann. Most people would probably agree that the best way to prove he's a changed man is to remain faithful and married to his second wife.

SOURCES:

www.omg.yahoo.com
www.usweekly.com
www.mediatakeout.com