publicity stunt 

Publicity stunts are generally regarded as planned events made to gain exposure and get public’s attention. Today’s media publicity stunts are most often made by big companies, movie stars, and for launching new product(s). Publicity stunts can be either professionally arranged by public relations personnel, or set up by amateurs. They can also make or break someone’s career/product/cause, all depending on the way they are promoted and the type of publicity stunt. Based on the examples in recent news I will explain why entertainment/media organizations use publicity stunts and what factors cause them to succeed or fail.

Media interest is the goal of most publicity stunt planners. It is the easiest, fastest, and cheapest way to obtain popularity. Hence, it becomes main objective of public relations to catch media’s attention. An example of this would be an organization that schedules a press conference to attain a positive buzz and awareness for its new product. Public relations take care of setting up publicity stunts for everything from movie star conferences, auto shows, upcoming movies, to gala awards shows. There are also less glamorous ways to situate a publicity stunt – articles in entertainment magazines about fake relationship troubles, marriages, miscarriages, divorces, fictitious sex scandals, and court trials are most often placed in order to promote actors popularity, upcoming movie, or show(s).These sorts of stunts are set up by actor’s managers, publicity advisors, and actors themselves. It is of no coincidence that “private” family photos of actresses, sex video tapes, and major scandalous behaviors arise near the release dates of most actor/singer/influential figure’s release dates for their merchandise/cd/movies/shows etc.

- Tom Cruise is performing a publicity stunt by jumping on the couch about Kathy Holmes

- It is such a publicity stunt: the whole Scientology discussion and Tom Cruise's involvement (that ass wants Kathy to give birth without pain killers)

- Bennifer

publicity stunt by Krasavitsa April 19, 2006

publicdeuceaphobia 

The fear of taking a deuce in a public restroom.

Johnny almost shit himself while hurrying home. He suffers from a serious case of publicdeuceaphobia.

publicdeuceaphobia by the rude linguist April 1, 2010

Publicity Hound 

(n.) A person (usually a less well-known or idle celebrity) who actively seeks the attention of the media by participating in stunts that generate (negative) attention. This is done in many ways, including messy divorces/remarriages, lousy behavior at social events, breaking the law, partying like its going out of style, and so on.

In short, they whore themselves to the media.

Publicity Hounds include:
Paris Hilton
Lindsey Lohan
Tiffany Pollard
The mother of the boy who sued Michael Jackson

Publicity Hound by zzzzzzzzzzzlyer July 8, 2010

Publicity Hound 

(n.) A person (usually a less well-known or idle celebrity) who actively seeks the attention of the media by participating in stunts that generate (negative) attention. This is done in many ways, including messy divorces/remarriages, lousy behavior at social events, breaking the law, partying like its going out of style, and so on.

In short, they whore themselves to the media.

Publicity Hounds include:
Paris Hilton
Lindsey Lohan
Tiffany Pollard
The mother of the boy who sued Michael Jackson

Publicity Hound by zzzzzzzzzzzlyer July 9, 2010

publicity cunt

A person who is famous only for the sake of being famous.

Often gains initial fame for one of the following reasons:
1. Appearance on reality television shows.
2. Appearance in a sex tape/sex video.
3. Association with famous people.
4. Extreme stupidity.
5. Extremely unusual circumstances in their life.

Maintains fame through the repeated use of publicity stunts or because of media obsession, rather than because of talent.

Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian are publicity cunts.

Paris Hilton became famous for being in a reality television show and putting out a sex tape. Then Kim Kardashian became famous for being a friend of Paris Hilton and putting out a sex tape.

publicity cunt by happycookie December 28, 2011

Publivise 

A cross between publicise and televise. To put a piece of news on the television to bring more publicity to the event. To bring more attention to an event than necessary.

The Arizona shootings were definitley publivised!

Publivise by Ladychik23 January 18, 2011

publiciboner

A very apparent and public boner obtained while public speaking or generally while performing an act in front of the public without the protection of a podium, lectern or other similar furniture.

When performing cross examination the jury was appalled by the prosecutor's enormous publiciboner.

publiciboner by DA1984 June 22, 2011