THE SPIN (Daily Dose of Celebrity News): STAR JONES NO-SHOWS?
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TODAY (NOV. 06): Star Jones No-Shows?
THE FACTS:
• Full and Fabulous, a support group for full-sized women and teens, is claiming Star Jones blew them off after they paid for her airfare to Detroit.
THE SPIN:
Has Star Jones forgotten her big girl roots? That’s what the Detroit-based organization, Full and Fabulous is implying. Full and fabulous – I love that name. I should start a group for us thin folks – Skinny and Special. What do you think?
The organization told the Detroit TV station WXYZ they invited Star to speak at their Health, Beauty and Self-Esteem Expo during the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit. Apparently, Star demanded first class airfare, a suite at a five-star hotel and $30,000 to show up (which sounds like Star).
They also claim they bought the tickets and Star showed up in Detroit, but only to party --- skipping out on the Expo. Star has vehemently denied the organization’s claim, issuing a statement to TMZ that reads:
"It is unfortunate that Mr. Wilson and this for-profit Expo has chosen to so gravely distort the facts surrounding this speaking engagement for their benefit. Ms. Jones' lecture agency William Morris was contacted on April 18, 2005 to have her speak at an Expo on February 4, 2006 for $25,000. Per the accepted terms of the deal a deposit was to be issued by the organizers on July 4, 2005 with the balance being submitted 48 hours prior to the scheduled travel date."
THE SPIN: What do you think really happened here?
TODAY (NOV. 06): Star Jones No-Shows?
THE FACTS:
• Full and Fabulous, a support group for full-sized women and teens, is claiming Star Jones blew them off after they paid for her airfare to Detroit.
THE SPIN:
Has Star Jones forgotten her big girl roots? That’s what the Detroit-based organization, Full and Fabulous is implying. Full and fabulous – I love that name. I should start a group for us thin folks – Skinny and Special. What do you think?
The organization told the Detroit TV station WXYZ they invited Star to speak at their Health, Beauty and Self-Esteem Expo during the 2006 Super Bowl in Detroit. Apparently, Star demanded first class airfare, a suite at a five-star hotel and $30,000 to show up (which sounds like Star).
They also claim they bought the tickets and Star showed up in Detroit, but only to party --- skipping out on the Expo. Star has vehemently denied the organization’s claim, issuing a statement to TMZ that reads:
"It is unfortunate that Mr. Wilson and this for-profit Expo has chosen to so gravely distort the facts surrounding this speaking engagement for their benefit. Ms. Jones' lecture agency William Morris was contacted on April 18, 2005 to have her speak at an Expo on February 4, 2006 for $25,000. Per the accepted terms of the deal a deposit was to be issued by the organizers on July 4, 2005 with the balance being submitted 48 hours prior to the scheduled travel date."
THE SPIN: What do you think really happened here?
