Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers banned from Twitter!
October 19, 2009 by Jane Boursaw
With Twitter going 24/7, and celebrities tweeting about everything from their latest hookup to what they had for lunch, you have to wonder how all of this is going down in their camps. It sort of takes the control away from their agents and publicists, and that can’t always be good.
WENN News is reporting that the head honchos of some movie companies are banning stars from joining Twitter, to prevent secret information from leaking out. The first victims: Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers. They’re set to star in another “Shrek” sequel, “Shrek Forever After,” next year.
Dreamworks execs have forbidden actors from giving out information on the Web by inserting social media clauses into their contracts.
It makes total sense to me, because people feel a little more invisible on the Web and might be more apt to reveal something there, as opposed to an in-person interview.
Image: Bauer-Griffin; Cameron Diaz receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, June 22, 2009.
I don’t know. I think it would be better for them to put a clause forbidding them from talking about their current movie role. Fans really appreciate having their favorite celebrities on Twitter and having them contractually banned could actually hurt them more in the end.
That’s a good point, Sherry. Having celebs on Twitter and Facebook sort of brings them closer to the fans, and lets us peak inside their lives a little more. I like the idea of a clause forbidding them from talking about their current movie roles (though, as an interviewer, it’s always nice to get a little advance scoop!).
I follow Peter Facinelli and he gives little details but nothing that gives anything away really. He’ll say things like he’s off to fight some wolves in the woods in the rain and to me it actually makes the movie more exciting because I really want to see it.
I also follow David Slade as well and he’s been posting some pictures while he directs. The thing is while they’re all beautiful shots, you can’t see too much, so it just intrigues me more because I want to know what he’s filming that has him in a certain location.
There are great ways to use Twitter to promote your movies in unique ways, it’s too bad that the people keeping Cameron Diaz and Mike Myers off Twitter don’t realize it.
(On the other hand, there’s also TMI - I’m looking at you Heidi Montag!)
Whew, I’m long-winded after a coffee!