If all you did was smile, then I say my friend, you haven't lived a meaningful life.
Jane Charleston wasn't critical of pop stars--she was cynical. She hated the fact that they appear on magazines, some with almost no clothing on. She hated the way they embrace fans in events when she knew it was all for publicity. She hated their philantrophy when all forms of media cover it and ended up praising them.
Aaron Dane equals pop star. He had it all, the good looks, the great voice, and the hollywood girlfriend. He was on the top of his game, until the car accident. Barely even surviving, Aaron became blind had to heal his deformed face somewhere outside Hollywood.
And then they met.