An expression used to describe a person who will stop at nothing in an attempt to become or remain
famous, even if that means humiliating themselves, betraying their friends, endangering their
children, disgracing
humanity, etc.
Recent examples of fame-seeking missiles have sold the story of their affairs with married celebrities, released sex tapes, photos, voicemails, and sexts, posed
naked, posed
semi-naked with Kermit the frog, pretended to launch their
kid in a balloon, had
10 cosmetic surgeries in one day, compromised national security at a state dinner, wrote a tell-all, had a litter of kids, checked into rehab, PRehab, or mehab, quit her
job as governor, took a punch in the face on camera, had the last name Lohan, and, of course, agreed to be filmed for a reality show.