Nicolas Cage is broke. He dug himself an enormous financial chasm and willingly jumped in it.

Contrary to the extravagant and glamorous exterior, a person who puts himself in such a place lives a comatose life. Cage is certainly not the first celebrity to self-sabotage on such a grand scale. And like most celebrities who find themselves the fodder of unflattering ubiquitous headlines, he blames someone else for his colossal misfortune. 

Not satisfied with the abundance of media attention already showered upon him Jon Gosselin is now pumping up the volume with suicidal threats.  

Gosselin former nanny Stephanie Santoro revealed, publicly of course, that she feared Gosselin would kill himself if girlfriend Hailey Glassman left him for good. Some say the threat is an attempt to control Glassman, keep her under his thumb.

Jon Gosselin a control freak? I think not. I see the evolving Gosselin family freak-show a bit differently.

Actress Emily Blunt walked into her audition and firmly announced, "I'm here to play Queen Victoria and I'm not leaving until you give me the job!" She then focused and commanded every scrap of energy and talent within her to deliver her best performance possible, and she did not leave that audition until she was awarded the role.

That is the power of intention and a shining example of the secret to superstar success.

Lindsay Lohan was in court recently to answer charges that she has not fulfilled her probation requirements. As a result of the 2007 convictions, she was ordered to complete an 18-month alcohol education program, serve 24 hours in jail and perform 10 days of community service while on 36 months' probation.   

HA!

That's often my first reaction when I open up the "Calendar" section of the Los Angeles Times in the wee dark hours each morning.

Monday's edition was no exception. Matea Gold reports that celebrities are taking their egoist rants about each other to the public stage -- and are beginning to rue the day they ever discovered Twitter.