That whole "Stars: They're just like us!" story angle is certainly one of the worst and most embarrassing things that tabloids regularly traffic in. Yes, I recognize the futility in questioning tabloids' behavior. It's like asking why a baboon screams at jungle spirits; even if there IS a good explanation it's not going to help you sleep at night. Anyway, the basic subtext of these Us Weekly-style blurbs is that celebrities are superior to normal people and their occasional willingness to do their own shopping or pump their own gas makes them somehow more human. Just like us! It's all very misanthropic and condescending and deserves to be swept to hell right alongside "makeup free" and "baby bump" stories. (Is it obvious that I scan too many gossip headlines every day?) THAT BEING SAID, for the first time in a while the "Stars: They're just like us!" banner actually feels appropriate and necessary. That's because recently a handful of famous people have proudly declared their disdain for Justin Bieber! Just like us! First Supernatural's Jared Padalecki chimed in about Bieber's roommate's recent arrest: "Hey @justinbieber, how much are you paying your friend for pretending that it was HIS cocaine, and taking the fall for you?" Nevermind that the drug ended up being MDMA, Padalecki's confrontational @-tagging positively drips with contempt! The tweet was uncharacteristically aggressive and negative for the affable hunk so it's doubly amazing that Padalecki hasn't yet deleted it even after Bieber fans have apparently started threatening to boycott Supernatural. But guess what? Jared Padalecki don't care. Deal with it, Beliebers.
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