Thomas Kinkade Falls From Greatness (maybe)
Yesterday I got an email from my friend Linda (thanks Linda!) telling me of Kinkade’s arrest and so I did a little digging. While it’s not exactly breaking news (I think he was arrested on the 16th for suspicion of DUI) some of you may not have heard about it yet.
So apparently the guy was kinda a dick. Which I was unaware of and also one of his companies has declared bankruptcy. Since his arrest all sorts of nasty (and petty) stories have come to light. Like this one from the A.V. Club.
The wolves are circling him right now. I am not the type to join in on something like this. And while I was never a fan of his work, I don’t find any joy or amusement in his downfall. To be clear, I don’t doubt that no matter what, he personally will continue to make millions.
I guess I find it all a bit sad. You know like could this “thing” happen to anybody? An unknown achieves unbelievable fame (so much so the Lifetime channel does a special about him) and fortune. That would have to change you. I’d like to think that no matter how rich I got I would never undercut the people and galleries who got me there in order to make ever more millions. But who’s to say how twisted one becomes. Fame and money can be a powerful corrupter.
At any rate listed below are more information on both the arrest and the bankruptcy.
This is the most comprehensive article I found.
TheRecord.com
What a few more well known news organizations had to say.
L.A. Times
USA Today