July 19, 2007
Magnificent Malady Faceoff
All this hot and muggy weather is getting to celebs. Which led us to wonder: If a celeb collapses without a ready excuse, do they make a sound? Call it what you will—exhaustion and dehydration are the most popular explanations for a celeb with circuitry problems. We hooked up to an IV of buzz data and rolled through an emergency ward excuse faceoff...
| Magnificent Maladies | |||
| Exhaustion | Dehydration | ||
| Recent celeb case | Dave Chappelle | Kelly Rowland | |
| Definition | "The state of being exhausted; extreme fatigue" | "Excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or body part, as from illness or fluid deprivation." | |
| What it really means... | Used to be a flack's favorite explanation for a troubled star. | Has supplanted exhaustion as a go-to excuse in recent years. Usually applied after a night of strenuous party activity. | |
| Past sufferers | Isaac Hayes, Ashlee Simpson, Britney Spears, and too many more to name | Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, and George H.W. Bush (?!) | |
| More popular in Search? | Perhaps our dear searchers need more naps. Exhaustion was too tired to beat out dehydration buzz this week. | Our advice—drink lots of fluids. Dehydration doubled up on exhaustion searches. | |
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