It’s bad enough that some young celebrities – who Lisa Kudrow refers to in general as being spoiled – are being bad role models for other young people. But they’re also being bad role models for their own younger siblings, compounding the effect.

It’s not like this hasn’t happened before, but there’s something seriously afoot in Hollywood with regular DUI charges and a multitude of pregnancies. But first Britney’s sister Jamie Lynn Spears gets pregnant at 16. Now, Paris Hilton’s 16-year old brother Barron Hilton is out partying with 16-year old Skye Peters. In a hotel. When did hotels start allowing two 16-year olds to rent a suite?

It’s one thing to make the list of the ”Super Beautiful” and yet quite another to make the list of ”Top 10 Hollywood Meltdowns of 2007.”  That said, who now can say she’s had the honor of being tops in both? Why, it’s our Miss Brit – who else?! 

Britney had some stiff competition this year, and even managed to beat out Owen Wilson for the coveted spot, but with her no panties philosophy, shaving her head, a couple of weeks in rehab, a forgettable performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, and a divorce from Kevin Federline, not to mention that ongoing custody battle over the kids, there’s nobody who came close this year – but Wilson did come in at the number two spot for his suicide attempt in August.  

That said, I give you the Top 10 Hollywood Meltdowns of 2007, as compiled by Us Weekly:

1. Britney Spears
2. Owen Wilson
3. Paris Hilton
4. Lindsay Lohan
5. Amy Winehouse
6. Cameron Diaz
7. Rosie O’Donnell
8. Ellen DeGeneres
9. Alec Baldwin
10. David Hasselhoff

FAT bastard, described as “wine for the anti-snob” by Time and Newsweek, so dislikes the snooty shenanigans of self-importance in the world of wine (and elsewhere!) and identifies the most offensively officious folks of the year. Now, the company reveals the second annual FAT bastard Most Pretentious Poll, a poll of 100 lifestyle editors from newspapers coast to coast.

Among some of this years most obnoxious poseurs who made the cut:

• Donald Trump: After the war of the Rosie, the Donald’s new claim
          to fame is his elevation to first place in Fat Bastard’s most
          pretentious poll.  In fact, his pretensions seem to never end: he
          puts his name on everything from buildings and business suits to
          vodka and cologne.
• Paris Hilton:  Can this woman get no respect?  Falling from first on
          our poll, she can’t seem to convince our respondents that she’s now
          taken the high road in life.  Perhaps in 2008, we’ll see her spurn
          the spotlight in favor of some serious do-gooding.
• Tom Cruise:  About to become the subject of a tell-all book, the
          inimitable Mr. Cruise is another personality who’s incredibly
          high — on himself.  He’ll always be remembered for his
          couch-leaping craze, the value of his advice to new mothers and his
          ongoing crusade for Scientology.
• Victoria Beckham:  Her Spice Girls nickname wasn’t “Posh” for
          nothing though her musical contributions seem to have made a bigger
          impression on Victoria herself than they ever did on the music
          industry.  “Coronated” when she wed  - at least in her own mind - 
          she and her soccer sweetie sat on golden thrones as they surveyed
          the subjects at their nuptials.
• Tyra Banks:  If considering yourself to be extraordinarily talented
          is a sure sign of being pretentious, claiming you are the next Oprah
          may reach a new high. Though she’s no journalist, the Victoria
          Secret’s supermodel thinks she has all the answers. 

Visit the site to see who made the list last year – and yes – there are some repeat offenders!  This year’s full list should be available on the website soon. 

Somehow – after watching the interview, I can’t say that David is really going to mind all that much.

You can watch the complete invterview from Letterman here.

I can just see it now -