I’ve got MSNBC on the TV now. It’s a live shot, split screen. That means two live cameras, one from a copter, to two satellite transponders, as we await Paris Hilton’s return to the ‘system’.
I’ve tried desperately to avoid this story – not just here on the blog, but in person. It’s impossible. It’s too juicy.
“I want to see the house,” said Helaine, speaking directly to our TV screen.
The all-female MSNBC anchor team is starting to get a little catty. Did Paris have a party planned for tonight? Did she need hair and makeup before returning.
Is there anyone rooting for Paris anymore? She is the poster child for spoiled rich kid. Incarceration in your mansion is not the same as serving jail time.
Uh oh… MSNBC, CNN and Fox News have pulled away to cover Defense Secretary Gates’ press conference. Where are their priorities¹?
OK – don’t answer that.
Neither E! nor CourtTV is covering the re-incarceration. Now we’ve got problems.
Luckily KCBS-TV in Los Angeles is streaming the video live! And you thought my vast knowledge of call letters was worthless!
This is unreal. Live, on TV, as Paris was being spirited away, a gaggle of press photographers swarmed the car. I was amazed no one was hurt!
This story has drawn me in. It’s jumped from ‘celebrenews’ to real news. Even those organizations who’ve attemped to keep about the fray will have to add this story to their news budget. I’m talking about you NY Times² and PBS News Hour.
She will always be notorious. The question is, will this be the end of Hilton’s commercially exploitable celebrity?
¹ – Uh oh – I’m starting to think like TMZ.com! Take a look at this entry they posted at 1:06 PM. I’m not proud of that.
² – Late this afternoon the Times bit the bullet and ran the story.
