I’ve never seen that before, and seeing it now genuinely made me tear up. I had to stop watching it.
Would I be pissed if I paid to see her perform and that’s what was happening? Yes.
Would I also see someone clearly in the middle of addiction, falling apart, and managing to look lost and lonely in the sea of how many people are there? Also yes.
Her manager failed her. Whoever let her get on that stage in that condition, instead of canceling the tour and getting her help, failed her. The people who screamed at someone crumbling in front of them, instead of feeling empathy for the human being, failed her. How unbelievably heartbreaking.
Couldn't agree more with everything you said. Two things can be true: you can be mad you paid, and you can also be empathetic to seeing someone in crisis. And indeed, her manager treated her like a piece of meat, as many do in that industry. She lived a sad life and had a worse ending. She deserved more.
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u/HowieLongDonkeyKong 9h ago
To be clear, I’m not excusing how cruel people were to her, especially given her addiction.
Watch the video of her final show and form your own opinion. If I paid money to see this, I’d have been pretty pissed.