[Stuart]

He is right, but as you so rightly point out, he had been at least partially reponsible for exposing us to the antics of various celebs with no obvious talent, such as Paris Hilton and Victoria Beckham.

Although having said that, both have kept themselves in the headlines and made shedloads of money for themselves in the process which I suppose is a sort of talent in itself. Although for me to consider them proper celebrities, they'd need a talent other than PR..