Monday, November 13, 2006
That Vegas trip really did me in for the weekend..It is tough to do
something like that and then try and do work which has any chance of
making sense later..All I wanted to do for the rest of the weekend was
to just lay around and do nothing..One of the cool things about living
in downtown LA as opposed to other parts is that it is really kind of
quiet here on the weekends and many of the people living here know each
other or are at least used to seeing each other..It is more like the
small neighborhood kind of feel you get on the East Coast and I just
really like it when I take the time to appreciate it like this weekend..
The only "celebrity" thing of note that happened since I last wrote was attending the Deck The Halls
premiere which was cool because many of my friends, clients, and
business partners were there and it was very low key which is what I
needed..
So, this next story is not going to be very specific but
I think you will definitely get the idea..Another middle of the night
call..this one was like at 2am ish...Former A lister from late 80's
early 90's who was all over tv and movies..Since I have known her she
has been using crack intermittently....got a call from her that morning
because she had my # memorized..she would have called her publicist but
could not remember his number..(thank goodness for small favors) It
seems she had been with a "friend" she met at a bar and did not know his
name or other details except he called himself "Andy" and they went to
go score some crack because they both wanted to party and he was paying
so she was all for that..So they end up in a neighborhood where (a) this
car is out of place and the (b) people do not belong and therefore,
after they have made their purchase the cops pull them over about 15
seconds later....now a little back story may be in order here..Our 80's A
lister is on probation for possession and other various infractions
stemming from her prolific drug abuse over the past 5-10 years and so
she is looking at jail that night and quite likely for an additional
three to six months or so as well for violating probation..Cops pull
over the couple and "Andy" has the crack on him and it is his car..My
client has nothing on her and for some reason which is unclear, neither
cop asks her for identification or her name..I am guessing that each
thought the other had because "Andy" was causing a bit of a disturbance
and therefore she was not really on their mind..I can maybe see that
happening...MAYBE..but then she stated that they looked through her
purse to see if she was carrying and she was not (according to
her)..This is where her story gets fishy cuz a cop is going to ask for
i.d or see it in your purse while checking for drugs and so I am
guessing she did a "favor" for one of the cops who either (a) recognized
her or (b) just thought she was hot in that crack whore kind of
way..you might say I have no reason to think she would offer a "favor"
to the cops except she has not always paid her bills on time and more
than once has offered me a "favor" to offset or pay her bill..I
declined..but know she is not above that..
So.."Andy's" car is
towed, "Andy" is off to jail, and my client is on the side of the street
where she has no reason to be and so what does she think to do first?
call a friend? no...call a taxi? no..she decides she should call her
publicist, but cannot find his number so calls me instead so I can give
her the #..I ask her why she needs it at 2am ish and she explains..
This
situation just shows how messed up this town is and how desperate
people are for publicity and to get their name back where it was and to
be an A lister again..She is thinking to herself that she will get her
name in the news and no doubt it would be and maybe her publicist can
get her a nice little story in People about her trying to get her life
straight after a stint in rehab..That is all possible..BUT in REALITY,
what would have happened is there would have been a police investigation
why she was let off and not arrested for violating probation..and the
cops would have been in trouble and pissed..she would have ended up in
jail for the violation of probation and everyone would know she uses
crack and is not the innocent angel she once portrayed..the I am going
to rehab for prescription drugs routine would not have worked..
Also..if
she had got hold of the Killer P(ublicist) her defense would have been a
lot harder for me because god only knows what he would say to make her
sound pathetic, inspirational, or whatever his mood came up with at the
time..Now some of you may be saying to yourself..hey, but wouldn't a
publicist (a) keep her out of the news in this situation (b) want to
keep the client out of jail?....a good publicist would do that..99% of
them however would do whatever it took to get pub for their client and
for themselves....the pub is saying to themselves, I want to land
another A lister for myself, and how will they know about me if I hush
this one up..I cannot go tell everyone I hushed it up..so therefore I
need to come up with a story that gets me and my client in the
news..Everyone needs to know my name also...just one vicious circle
baby..
Oh..I got out of bed...went and picked her up..dropped her
off at her place..declined the offer of a "favor" and told her she
needed to go to rehab again without tipping off the press..as of
Thursday she was still thinking of a way to work rehab to her advantage
before going.....
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