tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post3546783303792131907..comments2023-10-22T05:08:51.281-06:00Comments on Confessions of a Rotten Correspondent: The Hollywood Yearsthe rotten correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-44058851004069087692007-10-04T13:02:00.001-06:002007-10-04T13:02:00.001-06:00believe anything, so watch your words now...believe anything, so watch your words now...Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-53595700978240507152007-10-04T13:02:00.000-06:002007-10-04T13:02:00.000-06:00Hm. Really true? You're sure? No fibbing? No exagg...Hm. Really true? You're sure? No fibbing? No exaggeration? I'llIota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-62921725717064879682007-10-04T12:16:00.000-06:002007-10-04T12:16:00.000-06:00Ah yes, the small print! :(Ah yes, the small print! :(Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-86448884684857037152007-10-04T09:56:00.001-06:002007-10-04T09:56:00.001-06:00Fascinating but, yes please, names names!Fascinating but, yes please, names names!Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-64064288990723414692007-10-04T09:56:00.000-06:002007-10-04T09:56:00.000-06:00Fascinating but, yes please, names names!Fascinating but, yes please, names names!Dumdadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070838905120958459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-60273995385185780092007-10-03T22:55:00.000-06:002007-10-03T22:55:00.000-06:00I'm going to need names!I'm going to need names!pursegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00781246723822676141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-43381768039800478602007-10-03T19:02:00.000-06:002007-10-03T19:02:00.000-06:00bella - oh yeah, the legal stuff is a whole new ba...bella - oh yeah, the legal stuff is a whole new ballgame. But I bet those assistants have some quick reflexes.<BR/><BR/>ciara - I know I'm a control freak, but I would <I>never</I> let someone take that much control of my life. I would feel totally helpless.<BR/><BR/>amy - Ah, they wouldn't care about me because my stuff isn't current. I have no dirt at all on Britney/Lindsey/Paris/Jessica. Thank god.<BR/><BR/>diana - fascinated but repelled sums it up pretty nicely for me as well.<BR/><BR/>crystal - I'd want a hell of a lot more than $50,000. Even with the free room and board. I loved your awards "show" and thought you did a great job passing them along!<BR/><BR/>pixelpi - honestly, most of the people in LA are perfectly normal. And nice, too. Where exactly are you going, by the way?<BR/><BR/>mya - I'd rather be <I>loaded</I>, unknown and happy. Now <I>that</I> would be sweeeeet...!<BR/><BR/>merry weather - my butt weighs 90 pounds soaking wet. Maybe even dry.<BR/><BR/>stepping over the junk - did you grow up in Malibu? I know you were on the beach, but I'm drawing a blank as to where. I bet you've got some fabulous stories yourself.the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-58251841317535952972007-10-03T18:06:00.000-06:002007-10-03T18:06:00.000-06:00that's funny. I grew up with celebrities in Los An...that's funny. I grew up with celebrities in Los Angeles...they were all over my town and all over my highschool...unbelievable lifestyle. No thanks, on being a personal assistant! I almost was one!Stepping Over the Junkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165163020885309533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-61597618978051290202007-10-03T15:58:00.000-06:002007-10-03T15:58:00.000-06:00Sorry - I'm still stuck trying to imagine weighin...Sorry - I'm still stuck trying to imagine weighing 90 pounds soaking wet - Fascinating stuff RC...merry weatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15790847146645006254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-56836439725418452252007-10-03T13:43:00.000-06:002007-10-03T13:43:00.000-06:00What dreadful people. It's scary what a bit of fam...What dreadful people. It's scary what a bit of fame and money can do to a person's sense of perspective/humanity. I'd rather be skint, unknown and happy!<BR/><BR/>Mya xMyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14106690738320651376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-46087657082031325122007-10-03T13:02:00.000-06:002007-10-03T13:02:00.000-06:00I'm off to L.A. in 2 weeks for my sister's wedding...I'm off to L.A. in 2 weeks for my sister's wedding. She knows people who behave just like the ones in your story. <BR/><BR/>So now I'm very, very afraid.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784078775130185200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-7636284812238641882007-10-03T12:51:00.000-06:002007-10-03T12:51:00.000-06:00I'd want a lot more than 50k!By the way, you deser...I'd want a lot more than 50k!<BR/><BR/>By the way, you deserve all those awards that I gave out today but I noticed you already have most and a lot more besides!! So I've spread them out a bit to people who don't have any or don't have as many! <BR/><BR/>Crystal xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-79394802147894722562007-10-03T11:48:00.000-06:002007-10-03T11:48:00.000-06:00I'm fascinated yet repelled by this. (But keep bri...I'm fascinated yet repelled by this. (But keep bringing on the tales!) I can't fathom a life that twists so many to such a monstrosity.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273493776473085128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-29572152160610463892007-10-03T11:27:00.000-06:002007-10-03T11:27:00.000-06:00I love your Hollywood stories. You're going to hav...I love your Hollywood stories. You're going to have Entertainment Tonight tracking you down, I think. Or the National Enquirer. <BR/><BR/>It's funny and sad and stupid, all this celebrity pampering. Yuck.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03656235714427761274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-36167992071090465952007-10-03T09:14:00.000-06:002007-10-03T09:14:00.000-06:00i can only imagine these stars' attitudes. some b...i can only imagine these stars' attitudes. some become famous and with it become total arseholes. i totally hate how they revert back to being 'babies' by not being able to take care of themselves...sad.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12365631315923740004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-6882514217470091522007-10-03T08:37:00.000-06:002007-10-03T08:37:00.000-06:00And what about.... be careful when I lose my tempe...And what about.... be careful when I lose my temper - I may hit you with my blackberry, phone, lamp....la bellina mamminahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480564746644285382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-61077004711365143032007-10-03T08:22:00.000-06:002007-10-03T08:22:00.000-06:00Okay, first off and for the record - I was never a...Okay, first off and for the record - I was <I>never</I> an assistant, celebrity or otherwise. N-E-V-E-R. I wouldn't have lasted five minutes, in the first place. I'd have been suggesting places the water bottle could be put to warm up. Not my personality at all. It's why I was such a rotten waitress - I hate people bossing me around for the sheer power aspect of it and I tend to get a little mouthy.<BR/><BR/>I always worked for Paramount itself, not a production company or specific person. However, I had a lot of friends who were assistants (or at least started out that way), and since we dealt directly with all the shows on the lot I got to see way more than I ever wanted to. <BR/>And this is (literally) the tip of the iceberg. These were just the first stories to pop into my head.And sorry Jen. I may have put a little spit and polish on the stories, but they're true. Pathetic, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>willowtree - I actually feel sorry for a lot of celebrities. Most (certainly not all) lose so much contact with reality. Being surrounded by people who cater to your every whim ain't what it's cracked up to be. Although there are days I'd like to try it.<BR/><BR/>ped crossing - I like my life just fine. They can keep their warped reality.<BR/><BR/>kaycie - really, that's what saved me - that I honestly didn't aspire to climb the ranks and rule the world. I wanted to get my husband through grad school and then I wanted to have babies. I enjoyed my job hugely, but it never became my reason for living. It's a fine distinction, but it was my saving grace.And I adore liberal collegeville!<BR/><BR/>altaglow - well,like I said - tip of the iceberg. And of course there are so many others that I can't figure out how to clean up enough to print!<BR/><BR/>jo - I didn't, but some of them got revenge in ways that you couldn't even imagine. I mentioned The Devil Wears Prada...I could only read about five pages of that book at a time because it shot my blood pressure up so high. They cleaned the movie up so much it doesn't even count. But it's that type of revenge that people took. Very passive aggressive stuff. <BR/><BR/>I'll add your books to the list.<BR/><BR/>laurie - Yes. Yes it will. Have you ever looked at what you can eat on a macrobiotic diet? Pathetic. (And I don't eat meat to start with). And I agree that the assistants need to get a grip, but they get so caught up in the "glamor" and power of it. Again...The Devil Wears Prada. As soon as the first assistant gets someone under her she grows fangs. The rule is abuse whoever is below you mightily.One of the producers on the lot had his assistant quit and then take him to court because she got tired of starting every day (I swear I'm not exaggerating) with him saying "Alright (rhymes with punt) what are you going to f**k up today?" She was a single mother and desperately needed the job. He planted drugs in her desk and paid off the judge. She lost. He died on a toilet several years later from an overdose. There is a god.<BR/><BR/>wakeup -I think it's when they surround themselves with people who tell them they're the next coming of Christ. I've watched this so many times. People are really nice and grateful and appreciative for their success at first and then start to abuse it. Not always, but enough. You can usually tell who is doing it, too. Look at the celebrities who always have an entourage and the ones who take care of their own business. Major tip-off right there.<BR/><BR/>jen- sadly, I'm barely embellishing. I'm sure it's the same in radio, isn't it? Egos go insane.<BR/><BR/>Damn. I just wrote another post!the rotten correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02704525054720181936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-26977306423536071282007-10-03T06:50:00.000-06:002007-10-03T06:50:00.000-06:00*shudder* Although I can't say I'm entirely surpri...*shudder* Although I can't say I'm entirely surprised. Please tell me at least some of this was hyperbole. Please? Please tell me you didn't really stick with this job for long after being treated worse than the furniture?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07900746787671291548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-397194369681409432007-10-03T06:15:00.000-06:002007-10-03T06:15:00.000-06:00Presumably, these celebrities started off life as ...Presumably, these celebrities started off life as ordinary people. At what point does water at just the right temperature become an issue for them? When they realize they can exert control over their poor assistants? What a sad life. Much better in the ER, I should think.wakeupandsmellthecoffeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04602735058278146250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-44801963953193134322007-10-03T05:25:00.000-06:002007-10-03T05:25:00.000-06:00ok, seriously--it's amazing to me that people thin...ok, seriously--it's amazing to me that people think this is some way to live their life. and i'm talking here about the assistants as well as the stars.<BR/><BR/>this sounds like a <I>much</I> harder job than editing stories on deadline. for about the same pay....lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-1851148861411811622007-10-03T05:23:00.000-06:002007-10-03T05:23:00.000-06:00will a macrobiotic diet really get me down to 90 p...will a macrobiotic diet really get me down to 90 pounds?lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18055442432266567561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-62092953902082365532007-10-03T03:19:00.000-06:002007-10-03T03:19:00.000-06:00Ohh and I finished 'The Memory keeper's Daughter b...Ohh and I finished 'The Memory keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards.<BR/>It was really good.<BR/>Ended a little too suddenly, but a fascinating scenario.<BR/><BR/>Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice is a favourite for the book club too.<BR/><BR/>About to start the new Sue Townsend book, Queen Camilla, so will report back when finished. :)Jo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-60011165220968814082007-10-03T02:14:00.000-06:002007-10-03T02:14:00.000-06:00Oh my Lord RC, how long did you stick it out?I'm a...Oh my Lord RC, how long did you stick it out?<BR/>I'm amazed people can be this vile and get away with it.<BR/>hope you found small ways to get revenge.Jo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-62529662678919608522007-10-03T00:07:00.000-06:002007-10-03T00:07:00.000-06:00I'm surprised that there weren't a few others ment...I'm surprised that there weren't a few others mentioned in this blog. But, close to heart is a tidiness factor that most love and can live with. <BR/><BR/>So many youngsters I knew had to deal with this system. I'm surprised that not only did they get through but they have tended to prosper.Altaglowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17962628610877250153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7407016858777887859.post-41964455141419176762007-10-02T22:34:00.000-06:002007-10-02T22:34:00.000-06:00How sad. Aren't you glad to be in liberal college...How sad. Aren't you glad to be in liberal collegeville?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05655321325607087357noreply@blogger.com