limelight

The company’s time in the limelight, however, is coming to an end.

Though he largely stayed out of the limelight, Dean continued to influence Parton's work, most notably inspiring her classic hit "Jolene."

Some write this off, attributing it to his personality and what they see as a pathological need to stay in the limelight.

Jayne echoed the view, adding: "I think he appears to like the limelight. He likes the attention."

He had been a star, a longtime athletic and media presence, but his generation had drifted out of the limelight or preceded him in death.