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Attorney Has 'Scoop' on Herself

What's the expression? Any publicity is good publicity? That must explain why self-proclaimed celebrity attorney Vicki Roberts issued a press release today outing herself as actor Gary Busey's companion during his now notorious appearance at this year's Academy Awards ceremony. Just this week, Busey apologized for his behavior during the pre-awards red carpet broadcast, when he repeatedly interrupted host Ryan Seacrest and embraced a surprised Jennifer Garner.

Roberts, Busey's attorney, accompanied him that evening, but apparently was not happy with her lack of recognition, even though she is visible in the video as the "woman in the green dress." Her press release is titled, "Oscar Scoop! The Woman in the Green Dress Identified," as if we have been on the edges of our sofas ever since wondering over her identity. Her press release boasts:

Vicki Roberts was on hand to witness up close and personal the most exciting red carpet moment of the evening, which included Mr. Busey's gracious greeting of Academy Award nominee, Laura Linney (The Savages), and awkward exchange with Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) and presenter, Jennifer Garner (Juno). On the now legendary videotape, Vicki Roberts is seen exchanging greetings with Garner and is then introduced to Seacrest by Gary Busey.

Clearly, Roberts adheres to the PR school that teaches, "I don't care what the newspapers say about me as long as they spell my name right."

Posted by Robert J. Ambrogi on March 20, 2008 at 12:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (3)

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You've only scratched the surface. Check out her website, which is far more bizarre. Don't forget to order your 8X10 picture, autographed of course, for $20 bucks (active soldiers free!) Check out her "film" credits and decide for yourself whether she is misrepresenting herself as an actress.

Posted by: Gary | Mar 21, 2008 2:06:58 PM

For every intellectual who dismisses her as bizarre, she'll sell 100 photos and sign up a new client. If she had issued a press release about a new law review article she had published would this blog have provided coverage?

Posted by: Neil Squiilante | Mar 22, 2008 10:21:09 AM

The press release was released by the PRWeb and other media after it was submitted or issued by a firm that represents Ms. Roberts in her capacity as talent (the nomenclature in the entertainment business for above-the-line personnel, typically on air personalities). Ms. Roberts is very well known in the entertainment industry and presently co-stars on a nationally syndicated television series. She has been a frequent legal commentator and is a leading attorney contributor to the book, Beyond a Reasonable Doubt, Introduced by Larry King. She has a page on the imdb (Internet Movie Data Base) that lists her credits, to wit, www.imdb.com/name/nm2399449/. As for this blogger's complaint about the publicity aspect of the press release, it should be noted that many high profile people in the entertainment industry employ publicists; this blogger’s ignorance of both the business and Ms. Roberts’ credentials is a blatant reminder that researching one’s subject matter and one’s level of intellect are not prerequisites to posting opinions on the world wide web.

Posted by: Common Knowledge | Mar 29, 2008 11:47:38 PM

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