Salute to Dewi Yull

Salute to Dewi Yull

From Merdeka

Singer-actress Dewi Yull's honest statement that families of artists are vulnerable to ups and downs was recently published in the daily Merdeka. Artists' families are undermined with gossip and divorces. This fact should be admitted in all honesty.

Every aspiring artist should prepare themselves for the worst, which includes family problems.

I salute Dewi Yull for her honest account of an artist's life. If artists become "public figures", which means they have become public property, they have to realize that they will always be the focus of their fans' attention. Fans like to know about their daily lives, what they do in private, even about their marital status.

Fans will be saddened if their favorite stars suddenly disappear from sight, or if they become the subject of ugly whispers, or when they secretly marry. Not to mention news of divorce, or that a separation has broken up the family, etc. etc.

Fans think of their favorite artists as something that they own, and they adore and admire them. But the reverse can also happen. Admiration could turn to hatred, artists may become the victims of abusive words, if they have displeased their fans. It is a risk artists have to face.

Being an admirer of Dewi Yull, I hope that my favorite star will always keep on the right road, avoid nasty gossip and take care of herself and her career.

WAHYU RESPATI

Tangerang, West Java