Monday, December 03, 2007

Today's Blind Items

I thought that in light of Jessica Sierra's arrest and offer of a blow job to a cop, that we should all get in the wayback machine and look at an item I wrote over a year ago. It is one of my favorites, and I did finally find out from her that she did in fact do a favor for the cop. If you still need your fix of new blind items, I have one coming.

From November 13, 2006.

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 because 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.....


23 comments:

  1. Anonymous1:22 PM

    Here's some guesses, Kathleen Turner, Ione Skye, Ally Sheedy, and....I can't think of anymore.

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  2. Yasmine Bleeth?

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  3. Anonymous1:57 PM

    I'd be thinking it's a charlie's angel ("not the angel she once portrayed")?

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  4. Again, this Blind makes me think Ent is some sort of publicist or agent, not a lawyer. Why would the actress's publicist call Ent, a lawyer, rather than another publicist? Any lawyer doesn't normally do this sort of thing, only publicists/assitants/agents.

    Former A lister from the 80s...weak guess...maybe Ally Sheedy? She had some cocaine issues.

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  5. lisa bonet.... maybe considered "A" list briefly. 2 hit shows and opened a couple films.

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  6. I do like the Lisa Bonet answer...but Charlie's Angel too...shoot, how will I sleep tonight?

    Customer - I was under the impression the actress called Ent herself...not her publicist....

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  7. customer, whether Ent is a publicist or agent or assistant or attorney, I think we can all agree that he/she/it is doing a great job. This site is one of the funnest on the net.
    plus, I could absolutely see the need to protect the identity and so I hope no one ever really figures out who or what Ent is.

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  9. Oh yes, and I will stop posting guesses of Ent's identity. Sorry this is off-topic!

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  10. My guess is that Ent is actually a small group of people using the same alias. Or one guy who rewrites things that happened to him or to people he knows closely.

    One thing any lawyer wouldn't do is risk to breach any confidentiality clause. If too many stories were coming from the same source, he would be quickly unmasked and face many problems, maybe get fired. With several sources, he's less likely to be identified, so it's in his interest to swap things with other people.

    After all, he mostly has to describe himself as a fat balding man, say some nasty things against Eva Longoria and Brittany Murphy, which is in the realm of the possibilities of many smart people and you've got a public persona. Then, a single guy (or even a trusted secretary) polishes the first drafts by giving them some similarities - et voilĂ , you've got your blog.

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  11. Aaaaaaaaand back to topic...

    I like the Yasmin Bleeth guess...she was starting to look all flat-nosed with all her coke use in the 90's...didn't she have a couple of stints in rehab? I could see her being a bit of a ho'....not that I wouldn't be, if I looked like that--neither here nor there.... ;)

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  12. Brigitte Nielsen seems to fit.

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  13. Why all the bother guessing Ent's indentity??

    Why not just sit back & enjoy the show?

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  14. Anonymous4:13 PM

    I'm liking the Yasmine Bleeth guess but I dont see how she'd fit, with the subject of the blind having been all over TV AND movies....I dont know of any movies for her....

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  15. Anonymous4:17 PM

    I like the Lisa Bonet guess but I can't see her milking the rehab entrance.

    What is Daryl Hannah up to these days?

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  16. "Former A lister from late 80's early 90's".
    Cant´be charlie´s angels or anyone from the brat pack

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  17. "angel" reference fits my guess for lisa....she was a goody-goody on tv, then she did ANGELheart with mickey rourke..do i remember her getting busted with pot or hash?

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  18. He said they were on TV--the brat pack weren't TV stars back then.

    What about Farrah? We all know she's one hot mess.

    Could be someone from Little House on the Prairie--Melissa Gilbert? I know ENT said 'angel', but I don't think we need to take him so literally with every word...

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  19. I like everyone's guesses for Lisa Bonet. But have we ever heard of drug problems in the news for her?

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  20. What about Roma Downey..."Touched By An Angel"?

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  21. Angela, I agree with your theory on Ent.

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