Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Dinner, Gossip and Burglary
So last night went out with one of my new found Grammy friends. Let’s
call her AP. I really didn’t want to go, but ended up having a good
time. I don’t know if it was because of the booze or just because it was
nice to go out for the first time in a few weeks. She is followed by
the pap when she puts herself in a position to be photographed, but it
just goes to show you that when you want to be away from the cameras it
is pretty easy unless you are worthy of people following you all the
time. I was going to tell her about the blog but chickened out. We
basically talked about what it is like for an actress to change not only
the public perception of her but also the studios. Even though she is a
solid B lister she is forced to audition for the roles she wants. If
she wants to portray what she is known for than it is unnecessary, but
otherwise she reads scripts sent to her and has to go audition just like
everyone else. The only break she gets is that she gets to see most of
the scripts being sent out and can always get an audition.
Her
solution to the problem has been to try and do films on her own which
she loves but does not really pay the bills. In fact it even can cost
her money in the long run. If her movie does not do well, she does not
get her money back. In addition, to do the movie that she may not get
any money for precludes her from picking up other work for which she
could have been paid.
As my drinking level increased I started
pumping her for gossip. One thing she said was something that makes
sense but that I had not really thought of before. It was basically two
things. One I had heard before. This celebutante dated a singer after
his break-up but it was all for show and publicity for her. He didn’t
mind because he just wanted something easy and uncomplicated and they
both got what they wanted. In addition, this same person had been
allegedly hit on by someone associated with her family. AP didn’t know
if the girl went through with it or not though. The only reason she had
heard about it is because some former friends of AP always joke about
it.
We talked about drugs for awhile and she had some interesting
things to say. She said they are always around and available whenever
any star wants them. For women they are usually free and guys are always
willing to buy coke or whatever for a girl just like anyone else would
buy a drink for a woman in a bar. They always want something in return.
AP knows if someone is headed to rehab or should be headed to rehab if
the star is actually having to buy their own drugs. It means they are
using way more than they should be because as long as it is
recreational, someone will always be willing to pay for the star. When
it gets to be abuse, the star is on the hook for the cost and that is
where the trouble starts.
I honestly don’t remember much beyond
that, except that I asked her if she ever made a sex tape and she said
yes. She said though that after filming, she looked at the guy and
realized she was not going to marry him and not going to be with him
long-term and knew that would be trouble. So, she grabbed the tape and
jumped up and down on it, pulled the tape out, and then cut it up into a
million pieces. Plenty of people have asked since, but she has always
said no.
Three people came up and asked for her autograph and
also wanted a photo. Of course I got to be the photo guy. Unfamiliar
digital cameras and drinking do not always go well together, especially
when the subjects of the photo REALLY want their shot of AP and them to
be perfect. Well then you shouldn't have asked the drunk guy to take the
photo. One of the people wanted AP to record a voice mail message, but
AP didn't want to. I did though and made some wise ass remark about Mel
Gibson. I think I offended the woman though because she looked at me
like I had lost my mind.
I was too drunk to drive and so she
drove me home and then I must have told her to keep the car and I would
pick it up today. I know this, because at about 4am my phone rang. One
of my favorite clients got arrested for burglary and when I went
downstairs to get my car it was not there. Cabs are always fun at 4am,
especially when you are caught in the middle of still being a little
drunk and the hangover is just starting to take over your body. I had to
arrange his bail which is not unusual. He just is not very good at what
he does, and so is arrested about once a year. He is such a nice guy
and could do so many things with his life, but as he has told me many
times, this is his career. He never gets any serious jail time because
he rarely makes it inside the building which he is trying to burglarize.
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