Accordingly, Ed Norton made this pithy comment:
He said, "A lot of us have talked to the Academy Awards producers about this and I think they're actually going to scuttle the gift baskets and that kind of stuff. I mean the gift baskets, worth amounts of money that a low income family could live on for a year, (are given to) people who have so much already. It gets depressing. You sit there, going, 'This is an embarrassment.'"
Note to self: (1) Find Ed Norton. (2) Give him a kiss.
6 comments:
I've always found those gift baskets ridiculous. I've heard George Clooney donates his schwag to need causes.
Ah, one more reason to love Clooney.
Seriously, though -- giving $100,000 of crap to people who make $10 mil or more per film seems like a waste -- plus they get all sorts of other crap for free for saying designers' names on the red carpet. What a waste!
Dara--oh, how much do I hate blogger this morning? It keeps eating my comments. oK, once more unto the breach..
Well Said! Those gift baskets are reprehensible and ridiculous...
Ryane: Alas, your trouble was because yesterday, I made the dreaded switch to the new version of blogger. But cheer up -- eventually they'll force you to make the switch, too.
I agree, but it's not as if this stuff even compares to the freebies they receive during the rest of the year. Money attracts money.
It's a sad state of affairs.
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