Good point on the “real” factor he and most pundits are missing (or have lost after being in the spotlight too long). I remember him even making some weird theatrical rendition of him exposing whatever the hot topic was at the time. Very cringy and popped the bubble for me right there. I remember thinking, okay this is weird, what normal dude goes from supposed investigator hardo to singalongs on the stage…

Same goes for all of Hollywood or most media for example. Look at the type of person you have to be to pursue a career like that (think acting/theatre type people)… crave attention, a little “off”, willing to to anything you’re told, not many real friends, willing to do anything to “make it big”… these people were all outcasts for a lack of better terms growing up and Hollywood can turn them into anything they want to be (at least in the publics mind) so they sell out and are willing to do whatever to keep that image of them alive.