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culturebox Almost Infamous Why overnight stars like Ted Williams get into trouble. By Christopher Beam Posted Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at 7:12 PM ET The typical celebrity career arc, with a few variations, is familiar to anyone who has ever waited in a supermarket checkout line: Struggle, breakthrough, fame (or at least fawning media attention), stumble, infamy (or at least media backlash), descent into drugs and booze, rehab, D-List reality TV show. It just rarely happens as fast as it has to Ted Williams. Williams, the homeless man with the "golden voice," became an overnight celebrity after a reporter with the Columbus Dispatch interviewed him on a slow news day and the video went viral. He has since appeared on the Today show and Dr. Phil and has entertained offers to do voice-overs for Kraft, MSNBC, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. But fame already seems to have soured. Los Angeles police detained Williams and his daughter Monday night after a loud altercation in a hotel lobby. Williams claims to have been sober for two years, but his daughter says he's been drinking heavily. He is now reportedly entering rehab. To continue reading, click here. Christopher Beam is a staff writer for Slate. Follow him on Twitter. You can e-mail him at jcbeam@gmail.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Lithwick: When the Justices Try To Think Like Criminals, They Are Hilariously Naive Why the Giffords Shooting Will Not Lead To a Single New Federal Law Alarming News About the Coming Chinese Eco-Disaster	Advertisement
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culturebox Almost Infamous Why overnight stars like Ted Williams get into trouble. By Christopher Beam Posted Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2011, at 7:12 PM ET The typical celebrity career arc, with a few variations, is familiar to anyone who has ever waited in a supermarket checkout line: Struggle, breakthrough, fame (or at least fawning media attention), stumble, infamy (or at least media backlash), descent into drugs and booze, rehab, D-List reality TV show. It just rarely happens as fast as it has to Ted Williams. Williams, the homeless man with the "golden voice," became an overnight celebrity after a reporter with the Columbus Dispatch interviewed him on a slow news day and the video went viral. He has since appeared on the Today show and Dr. Phil and has entertained offers to do voice-overs for Kraft, MSNBC, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. But fame already seems to have soured. Los Angeles police detained Williams and his daughter Monday night after a loud altercation in a hotel lobby. Williams claims to have been sober for two years, but his daughter says he's been drinking heavily. He is now reportedly entering rehab. To continue reading, click here. Christopher Beam is a staff writer for Slate. Follow him on Twitter. You can e-mail him at jcbeam@gmail.com. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE \| READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Lithwick: When the Justices Try To Think Like Criminals, They Are Hilariously Naive Why the Giffords Shooting Will Not Lead To a Single New Federal Law Alarming News About the Coming Chinese Eco-Disaster	Advertisement
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