Star Jones pulls a "sickout" from "The View" over plugs
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STAR Jones pulled a one-day "sickout" from "The View" when ABC execs
insisted on deleting all the plugs "Bridezilla" gave to her wedding
suppliers in a special airing tomorrow night.
In the interview Jones and hubby Al Reynolds did the day after their
Nov. 13 nuptials for "InStyle Celebrity Weddings," Jones mentioned the
designers, florists, and hair and makeup people who provided their
services for free in exchange for publicity.
"All was fine until the special was shown to Andrea Wong, [executive]
v.p. of alternative programming, and the ABC Broadcast Standards
Department. That's when the [bleep] hit the fan," shared the insider.
"ABC went ballistic and ordered a ton of edits."
The missing mentions from the InStyle special are quite obvious. For
instance, when discussing the bride's cathedral-length veil, it shows
the gown's creator, but a voice-over refers to her simply as "her
designer."
Jones did not appear on "The View" on Jan. 7. "When Star was told
[about the InStyle editing], she staged a sickout protest," our source
relates. "She said, 'No one, including ABC, tells me what to say or
what to do with my life.'
"Star boycotted the show, and that is when she was immediately notified
that [if] she did not heed ABC's warnings, she was going to be fired
from 'The View.' This word came down from as high as Bob Iger.
"Star has since not mentioned a word about her wedding on the advice of
her own attorney and p.r. reps."
Jones' spokeswoman said: "She's seen the special and adores it. Anyone
who said she staged a sickout is lying. Star's a consummate
professional." ABC had no comment.
"ABC has had enough," said an inside source. "All of the 'Bridezilla'
press leading up to Star's wedding enraged an embarrassed ABC
programming brass.
"They thought they would be done with matters when 'The View' gave Star
an entire show prior to her wedding. All along, ABC was p- - - -d at
Star for shamelessly mentioning those free-yet-costly products and
services for her nuptials in exchange for her promised on-air mentions.
"ABC brass told executive producer Bill Geddie of 'The View' to 'get
her under control and stop her, or else.' Star was told to knock it off
and became nervous she and Al were going to have to pay, since she was
being disciplined."
Craig Smith
>Jones did not appear on "The View" on Jan. 7. "When Star was told
>[about the InStyle editing], she staged a sickout protest," our source
>relates. "She said, 'No one, including ABC, tells me what to say or
>what to do with my life.'
No, but they have every right to say what goes on their shows.
>"Star boycotted the show, and that is when she was immediately notified
>that [if] she did not heed ABC's warnings, she was going to be fired
>from 'The View.' This word came down from as high as Bob Iger.
Good for him.
.:. Craig
pemberbrook
be over anyway. She has divorce written all over her.
Just because she consumes 75,000 calories per day does not make her a
diva.
The Original Gumby Damnit!
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