Kevin Spacey argued he was ‘cancelled’ – can he now revive his Hollywood career?

However, celebrity PR and brand expert Mark Borkowski is not so sure. “Certainly the result has put a lot of the sort of noise that’s surrounded this case behind him,” he said. “The question is, does this verdict allow Kevin Spacey to be Kevin Spacey? To be that iconic actor who has oodles of talent…

After years in wilderness, Kevin Spacey will now seek to rebuild career

The double Oscar-winner may now be considering a return to the silver screen, assuming no blemish remains on his name. But the PR expert Mark Borkowski said Spacey, 64, would struggle to secure big Hollywood roles despite his acquittal. “As an actor, he is an extraordinary talent. I remember seeing him in Richard III and…

Kevin Spacey: Can this sometime king of Hollywood recover his crown?

Calling in these witnesses may also have been part of an underlying strategy from the defence to have gay A-Listers rallying to Spacey’s cause, and potentially impress the jury with a narrative of victimisation. “The celebrity factor can have an overpowering impact, subliminally,” says Mark Borkowski, a crisis PR consultant and author. “Elton John was…

‘You need the glamour of a big opening’: US actors’ strike starts to bite on red carpet

“Indiana Jones and Mission: Impossible just about got across the line. But it doesn’t seem to be affecting Barbie – in Leicester Square you can’t walk anywhere without seeing lines of pink people.” https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jul/24/us-hollywood-actors-strike-premieres-promotion-red-carpet-barbie-oppenheimer

Farage affair is ‘a monumental PR disaster’ for exclusive bank Coutts

For 331 years Coutts’s reputation for guaranteeing the utmost discretion made it the bank of choice for the rich and famous – including King Charles and every member of the royal family since George IV. Now Coutts finds itself a very high-profile target in the latest UK culture war, following a decision to cut ties…

Huw Edwards’s wife deserves praise for finally naming him in BBC presenter scandal, says expert

Mr Borkowski said: “It’s a very cold and lonely place and people just see the bright side of fame. We don’t talk enough about the prefabricated hell that people live in when they’re famous.” He also said that “families” who are not the celebrity do not get “considered” and have to deal with the fallout…

What is Ryan Reynolds doing on LinkedIn?

Financial Times Perhaps what the presence of stars on LinkedIn represents is the new mundanity of celebrity culture. Mark Borkowski, a PR agent, says stars such as “Richard Burton in the 1960s were known for their charismatic and often rebellious personalities. They were cultural icons who embraced a more flamboyant and turbulent lifestyle. Today’s celebrities…

Power struggle! ‘Fears for Tess Daly’ as Holly Willoughby tipped for Strictly

PR guru Mark Borkowski believes any changes to the hugely successful show, which pulls in up to seven million viewers an episode, could prove unpopular with audiences and understands viewers’ fears over the possibility of losing the current hosts.He says, “The fans’ fears over Tess leaving the show are totally understandable. People are habitual and…

What kind of Prince of Wales will William be?

“Producing content takes a lot of hard work, diligence and a great team,” British PR expert Mark Borkowski said in an interview.For Harry and Meghan, however, their road has turned decidedly bumpy as of late, with a barrage of negative headlines in the U.S. media. Word also emerged of a mutual agreement between the couple…

Why secretive super-rich hold key to philanthropy’s PR problem

Borkowski, who runs his own eponymous communications outfit, told the crowd that when it comes to giving, it’s crucial for those involved to be ‘constantly evaluating why they’re doing something’. ‘If people are genuinely authentic about their giving and what they’re doing, I think there’s a stability and truth in it,’ Borkowski said. Conversely, when undertaken for the wrong reasons,…