Reporter? Pseudo Celebrity? Make Up Your Mind!

There is a local reporter in Las Vegas who for some reason thinks she is a celebrity. She won a beauty pageant about a hundred years ago, and has desperately held onto this one claim to fame. I've always strongly thought that you should either be a media person OR a celebrity. Not both.

Last year I helped with the red carpet for the opening of a new hotel casino in town. Said reporter came up to the red carpet, and I assumed she would be covering it. But no ... she introduced the man standing next to her as her "publicist" and then demanded to walk the red carpet. For what purpose?!? Aren't celebrities who people have heard of and want to photograph supposed to walk the red carpet? Not desperate wannabes. It was one of the most unprofessional things I've ever seen in my career.

But that isn't the most annoying thing about this reporter. Two weekends ago I ate the scrumptious brunch at Simon, and she was there interviewing the chef. Then she sat down to eat brunch with some friends and I noticed that her purse started moving ... BECAUSE IT HAD A LITTLE RAT DOG IN IT! In the middle of a restaurant! Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but unless it's an assistance dog (and I doubt this dog was, although this reporter is so dumb, I would highly recommend one for her) animals are NOT allowed inside of places that serve food. I don't even want to begin to count the number of health codes this violates. Yet, because she's a reporter/celebrity and everyone feels the need to kiss up to her, no one said anything. I almost said something to out waiter and I'm still kicking myself for keeping my mouth shut. Imagine how awesome it would have been to see her get kicked out of the restaurant for bringing her dumb dog with her. Do you think I could have gotten away with bringing my dog into the restaurant? NO! So why does she get special treatment? Because her rat ... er, I mean dog ... fits into her purse? And this is not an isolated incident ... Another friend saw her with the dog in Whole Foods. Really?!?

I HATE it when people think they don't need to follow the rules, and that they are above everyone else.