06-14-2010, 12:18 PM
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WHEEEE! Whee! Whee! WHEEEE!
Location: Southern Illinois
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This is what a "snit" sounds like
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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson snubbed Tonys press
June 14, 2010 | 12:25 pm
Back in the Tony Awards' press room Sunday night, journalists were furious when Catherine Zeta-Jones ("A Little Night Music") and Scarlett Johansson ("A View from the Bridge") refused to drop by and answer questions, which winners usually do. Zeta-Jones merely posed for paparazzi photos and answered a few questions from TonyAwards.com, then made a dash for the elevator with her Tony trophy clutched firmly in hand. Johansson raced directly from the photo room to the elevator, shooing everyone away with a dismissive wave.
It sure looked as if Broadway insiders got the brush-off once huffy Hollywooders got the booty they came to claim. West Coast celebrities often lose at the Tonys, whose voters love to give them a lesson in humility by choosing lesser-known theater veterans for awards. But this year the film stars romped, and their displays of apparent arrogance began right at the start of Tony season.
One day after the nominations came out, Zeta-Jones and "Fences" stars Denzel Washington and Viola Davis showed up at the press junket where all nominees were invited to chat with media -- but they talked only to "E.T.," CNN and a few other major media outlets, then bolted. They showed no interest at all in other media like theater industry trade publication Back Stage and websites TheaterMania.com and, yes, TheEnvelope.com. I don't think Johansson even showed up at the junket. I didn't see her there. Some of us media wags were so upset by the snubs that we voiced firm protests -- and we were heard. Hats off to Washington and Davis, who made a point of redressing their initial mistake by joining all reporters in the press room to chat after the Tonys ceremony. What class acts! Watch a video of their exchange here.
But Zeta-Jones and Johansson snubbed most journalists at both media events and never seemed to care. Will there be a backlash next year when voters may decide that it's time to teach Hollywood invaders a lesson again?
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Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson snubbed Tonys press | Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times
LOL.
Is it any wonder that the theater community is largely regarded as chablis-sipping prigs? You can practically hear the indignant *sniff* of snubbed self-importance. |
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