thats the way the world works son, better get used to it.
Yes, I realise that. That was exactly my point - that it's wrong how the wealthiest and most respected people in the world are a bunch of nobodies who can chase a ball around, or appear in a movie a couple of times a year. And by the way, I'm older than you, so don't call me "son".
one slip up like calling a black man you no what or getting caught with half a bag of coke up your nose and your ruined.
I don't know if Paris Hilton would agree with that. She has an appaling track record, and I wouldn't call her ruined. If anything, she'll probably become even richer in the years to come due to increased exposure and publicity.
When you become as rich as these celebrities, there's no risk involved at all. Even if hypothetically something were to happen which prevented them from working anymore, they've still got tens of millions (or hundreds, or even billions) of dollars to fall back on and still live an extravagant lifestyle.
Many jobs have inherent risk involved. If a pilot fails their medical examination, that's the end of their career, and they're certainly not paid $1 million per flight. If a builder injures their back lifting something, they might never work another day in their life. If anything, celebrities have less risk than this. Once you become famous, people don't care what you do anymore. Sure, the public buys those gossip magazines and think that someone getting married is big news, but as soon as the media moves on to their next flavour of the month, everybody forgets about it.
Clarkson is a perfect example of how saying the wrong thing doesn't have any negative impact on someone like him. Just look at all the derogatory remarks that he's made, and has any of it ruined him?
The person that I quoted said that Clarkson "deserves" the money. I'm sorry, but NO celebrity deserves the money they have, full stop. The world would be no worse off without them.