The last couple of years I’ve held a grudge against the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in fact it pretty much started when Ryan Seacrest got his star. Once it was considered a great honor to be given a star by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, recognizing your talent and staying power. Now, you get a star because your movie premieres next Friday or your CD drops next Tuesday.

So with that in mind, I’m beginning what will hopefully be a weekly feature on this site: Undeserving Stars. I’ll be pointing the finger at people who get a star only because their public relations manager bought it for them. On occasion, I’ll be placing certain special conditions, such as “should have it temporarily taken away due to {whatever they did}.”

Today’s pick: the latest recipient, Ricky Martin.

Why? Because he didn’t make a name for himself until like 20 years after he began performing, had 1 or 2 hits, then disappeared from the mainstream. All of a sudden he reappears with a new CD and a star.

Posted on October 26th, 2007 by Enrique
Filed under: Undeserving Stars