How much of a problem is "skeleton in the closet?"

[panache45]

All of my skeletons came out of the closet years ago.

[Little_Nemo]

@DCnDC

I agree.

Where the media kills you is the denials. If you’re nothing but a wall of denials and excuses, they’ll never leave you alone, but if you’re just up front and honest, it may be a story for a moment, but then it will go away.

Example: Ricky Martin. He denied and deflected the “gay” rumors and speculation for a decade, and he had to take shit about it the entire time, but once he came out, it was no longer a story, and ultimately nobody really cared.

I think the strategy is you have to keep denying it until your career is big enough for you to turn around and admit it.