American Apologies

You may think that I’m referring to the intelligent yet geeky buffoon from the hilariously embarrassing American television show Saved by the Bell, but I’m actually referring to Dustin Diamond, the obnoxious dickhead who played him all those years ago. Long after the show had ended, it was clear that Diamond has been typecast, and so he continued to feature in Saved by the Bell spinoffs up until 2000. Like other former child stars who are unable to move on, Diamond decided to cling on to fame for all its worth. He wrote a “tell-all” book about what happened behind the scenes of Saved by the Bell, he alleged debt to manipulate people into donating and buying things from him, and was accused of failing to make payments as well as ditching on taxes. The worst of all this might be the leak (reportedly him) of a sex tape in 2006 which he later marketed as Saved by the Smell. The title probably refers to the infamous end which involved a dirty sanchez. What could Scr…err…Diamond do to follow such an act? Well, he made an appearance on Celebrity Fit Club on VH1 where he acted like a total douche for the entirety of the season. Where can you find him now? Who cares, it’s Screech after all.