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Bunch of meanies.

I know. It's so weird. It's common knowledge that making fun of those who are mentally ill is seriously wrong and is not acceptable. Unless it's Gary Busey?
Sugar and Cornflakes,
Alexis H.

Can you imagine the beep storm if people treated the deaf actress that was on the show a few seasons back the same way as Busey? Yes he should've worn a helmet but most of you and the ppl on the show probably wouldn't treat a smoker with cancer, an injured/disabled athlete, or vocalist with damaged vocal chords the same way. You don't have to love his work or even show a drop of sympathy, but he should be given respect and courtesy just like any other disabled person. Life is hard enough without ppl making fun of or constantly reminding you of your disability.
And what about these famous folks doing campaigns about empowerment and other beep that often comes off as insincere? Or former addicts educating others? No one makes fun of them (and the first group should be) or comment on their bad decisions.but yet most on this board overlook Busey's advocacy and fundraising for those with TBI. He has come out and said he and all ppl should wear helmets!

SO glad I saw this post. I've been trying to educate people about it too. I mean, since when was it okay for the "mentally disabled" to be a target for cruelty?
Sugar and Cornflakes,
Alexis H.

its a crazy world from what ive seen so its no surprise to me that one mans meanness is another mans pleasure. i dare say, at the risk of bringing another mans pleasure, the pride of goose creek texas throughout his career has been a whole lot of fun to watch.

Because this is Generation_Ass_Hole, Lil Princess..Everybody's mean
Accept Loss ~ Jack Kerouac

Did his accident cause his teeth to grow to ridiculous proportions?
Last film watched: Yojimbo

He has permanent brain damage because he didn't wear a helmet riding his motorcycle. He was a stupid jackass before then if you look at interviews and so for long before the accident. Face it - his elevator never ran to the top floor from day one.
But he opens himself up for jokes and comments appearing where he or at least his family, friends & handlers know he's going to make an ass out of himself. If it had only happened once or twice, fine, but when he/they allow him to do it repeatedly, he's opening himself up for ridicule, jokes and so forth about his appearance and actions.
Publicity and fame is a double-edged sword. Celebrities do whatever they can to get coverage by the press and other media. The price for that coverage is being covered and if they don't know how to handle themselves - it's their fault. Frankly, who the hell cares his opinion of vendors in a gift suite in Hollywood during awards week? That's the just the latest / most current episode.
If family & friends were that concerned, they'd keep him away from the cameras and microphonesbut anytime he makes an ass out of himself like that, it increases people's awareness of him and keeps his name buzzing around Hollywood where someone may decide to cast him and pay him to make a jackass of himself.

"He was thrown off a motorcycle when he wrecked and it caused permanent damage to the frontal lobe of the brain. This is the part of the brain that controls your impulses and censors your speech. None of it his fault! "
Umhe was driving a motorcycle, possibly without a helmet, or so some other poster said. So yes, it IS his fault, technically. He made risky choices and had to suffer the unfortunate consequences.

I love Gary. People just dont understand.
He was thrown off a motorcycle when he wrecked and it caused permanent damage to the frontal lobe of the brain. This is the part of the brain that controls your impulses and censors your speech. None of it his fault!
I am eager for his future work.
Think you can outrun the world? (Barbossa)

So brain damage excuses violence and cocaine. Ok.

I think he's a great actor. Which is why it is so disturbing that he used his talent to portray an over-the-top evil Jewish stereotype in a movie, wildly popular in Turkey, that is so hyper-critical of the U.S. that it makes it look worse than the worst of Nazi Germany. The movie is an attack not on individuals or specific incidents or policy, but on the country as a whole, with "EVIL!" part of the national character.
"Iraq: Valley of the Wolves" - http://www.imdb.com/board/10493264/
If some Turks want to make a one-sided propaganda film, then whatever, that's their prerogative. But did Gary Busey really need the paycheck that badly?

So if he has such 'terrible' brain damage how come he seems pretty normal in 1992 in Predator 2!

Gary is so terribly underrated and underused and underestimated and I believe that's why he just gave up and began to act the way people thought he was - Nuts ! He has a new baby on the way (or born now maybe) he apparently has a woman.. Maybe he'll be half-way happy. I always liked him and hoped the best for him. He has a light..
It's a one-legged race to the liquor store
It's just a hop, skip and jump into the tomb

Yet another Gary fan checking in.
I think he's a marvelous actor. God bless him.
I especially love him in Eye of the Tiger and those "post b16d0laxploitation" Fred Williamson vehicles.

Very well said paperbag_princess
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The problem is - thb68ere are too many trolls on here with no lives. They feel that insulting Gary is fun for them. I think it's very coldhearted and immature. I've been a fan of Gary since 1980. It hurts when people insult him
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what kind of brain damage? For somebody with brain damage, he doesn't have a problem working regulary.

I was posting to the thread in general not to any one poster in particular.

are you addressing me?
If you disagree god will reach down from the heavens & bust your chops. That's science.

I have sympathy for the brain injury he suffered so many years ago, and I admire much of his work and the fact that he was able to overcome the lasting damage and have such a prolific career. I don't think the "who would sleep with him?" comments are at all okay. That said, I don't think you can excuse all of his behavioral issues by blaming the accident. He has a long public history of abusing drugs and abusing women. I also think it's extremely worrisome that a person known for such erratic and unstable behavior however "not his fault" it is will now be raising a tiny little baby. Frankly, I think that's fair for people to voice concern about.
I think the thing that concerns me most now, and has for the last few years, is the circle of people who are influencing and manipulating this man who doesn't seem 100% capable of making decisions for himself. Anyone see celebrity rehab? His "handlers" signed him on to that show telling him he was there as a counsellor, but the show had him pegged as a patient. He was a sad shell at times and a laughing stock at others, and didn't seem to be able to recognize how he was being used. I could've cried for him. He needs to clean house of these "managers" and have someone in place who will really look out for him, not trot him out like a show animal into any piece of crap that brings them a check. They have laws to protect child actors who can't make their own decisions; there should be a law to stop people from abusing actors like Gary.

GARY BUSEY!
If you disagree god will reach down from the heavens & bust your chops. That's science.

I think people are not necessarily making fun of him, just finding humor in the situation. And although he brain injury has magnified his behavior, he has always been this way. He is believed to also have ADHD and has always been a little "wacky" since childhood.

He didn't seem to mind at the roast of Larry The Cable Guy.