The title is much more dramatic than the actual blind.

I just wanted to use it and realized it is almost spring, so now or never.

Over the fall and winter, this A+ list mostly movie actor feels as if he were used, much the same way he uses the women who are not his wife.

In his case, he feels used by those higher on the food chain. He has believed for many years that he was at the top of the food chain, especially because of his long long time partnership with this permanent A+ list director.

The director made it clear to the actor in late January, that this was not the case.

The actor had been promised nearly $100M for his participation in a public relations drive if you will.

He did not get it, or anything close to it.

He got nothing.

He can’t do anything though because if he says anything, people will know he was complicit.

People will know he lied/exaggerated/embellished.

The one thing he can do, is to expose the director.

The director has a huge project coming soon and the actor can roll out the red carpet of misdeeds and sully the reputation the director has with the public.

Tom Hanks

Rita Wilson

Steven Spielberg

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Just for fun:

Tom Hanks’ COVID-19 diagnosis likely shaped behaviors, thoughts toward virus

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— When actor Tom Hanks announced his COVID-19 diagnosis on March 11, 2020, many Americans were still learning about the virus and its severity. According to new research, Hanks’ announcement may have affected how some people understood the virus and their behavior toward its prevention.

The day after Hanks posted the news on social media, Jessica Gall Myrick, an associate professor in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State, and Jessica Fitts Willoughby, associate professor at Washington State University, surveyed 682 people about their attitudes and behaviors toward COVID-19.

Just under 90% of the people surveyed had heard about Hanks’ social media posts saying he contracted the virus, and approximately half of that group reported it changed their attitudes and behaviors. The results were published in the journal Health Communication.

“There is a growing body of research about how celebrity behavior and social media posts can affect public health,” Myrick said. “This research was different in that we were able to launch our study really fast and collect survey data within a day of Hanks posting about his diagnosis.”

According to the study, the people who had heard the news reported Hanks’ diagnosis “highlighted the reality of COVID-19” and broadened their understanding of not only the severity of the situation, but also their susceptibility to the illness.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.— When actor Tom Hanks announced his COVID-19 diagnosis on March 11, 2020, many Americans were still learning about the virus and its severity. According to new research, Hanks’ announcement may have affected how some people understood the virus and their behavior toward its prevention.

The day after Hanks posted the news on social media, Jessica Gall Myrick, an associate professor in the Donald P. Bellisario College of Communications at Penn State, and Jessica Fitts Willoughby, associate professor at Washington State University, surveyed 682 people about their attitudes and behaviors toward COVID-19.

Just under 90% of the people surveyed had heard about Hanks’ social media posts saying he contracted the virus, and approximately half of that group reported it changed their attitudes and behaviors. The results were published in the journal Health Communication.

“There is a growing body of research about how celebrity behavior and social media posts can affect public health,” Myrick said. “This research was different in that we were able to launch our study really fast and collect survey data within a day of Hanks posting about his diagnosis.”

According to the study, the people who had heard the news reported Hanks’ diagnosis “highlighted the reality of COVID-19” and broadened their understanding of not only the severity of the situation, but also their susceptibility to the illness.

The half of respondents who heard the news and said Hanks’ diagnosis did not change their thoughts or behaviors reported thinking the actor would recover from the illness. They also noted they were already aware of COVID-19 and its effects and did not think Hanks’ announcement changed their outlook or intentions regarding the virus.

The researchers conducted a statistical analysis to see if and what characteristics could predict whether people’s attitudes and behaviors changed after learning Hanks’ diagnosis. The results indicated that people who identified with Hanks or said they knew him were more likely to change their thoughts or COVID-related behaviors due to the announcement.

“People who said they typically trust celebrities, friends, family, or Donald Trump for health information were more likely to say that Hanks’ announcement led to positive behavior change,” Myrick said. “This suggests that public health officials and advocates may want to use these types of celebrity announcements to help reach people who may be harder to reach. They don’t rely as much on news or on scientists for health information.” – Source

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