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Sure, we've got a lot of problems in L.A., like poverty and trigger-happy cops. But maybe we should be focusing more on pressing topics, like celebrities defiling the sanctity of marriage. One noble man is fighting the good fight against the number one relationship killer—by putting up bizarre but well-intentioned, anti-divorce messages directed at our Hollywood stars all over our city.
The billboards are up on Sunset and Hollywood boulevards, in North Hollywood and Woodland Hills, and even on the side of buses. One says, "Dear Hollywood, Please remember... marriage is a commitment, not a sponsorship opportunity." Another plays on Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's splitsville talk in March: "Dear Hollywood, When you consciously uncouple, millions unconsciously uncouple too."
It seems like a joke, but apparently all the billboards are paid by J. Robert Butler, who looks very authoritative and says he launched the Society for the Prevention of Celebrity Divorce group this year. (He may be the only member.) It's a bizarre crusade, but it looks like it's stemming from a personal story. He writes:
The billboards are up on Sunset and Hollywood boulevards, in North Hollywood and Woodland Hills, and even on the side of buses. One says, "Dear Hollywood, Please remember... marriage is a commitment, not a sponsorship opportunity." Another plays on Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's splitsville talk in March: "Dear Hollywood, When you consciously uncouple, millions unconsciously uncouple too."
It seems like a joke, but apparently all the billboards are paid by J. Robert Butler, who looks very authoritative and says he launched the Society for the Prevention of Celebrity Divorce group this year. (He may be the only member.) It's a bizarre crusade, but it looks like it's stemming from a personal story. He writes:
Read more here.Just last year my daughter told me that after three years of marriage, she and her husband were divorcing. This broke my heart. And I believe the high rate of celebrity divorce influenced her, just as it has influenced so many others.