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By Gina Christian • Posted May 28, 2021
Several years ago, a young Hollywood celebrity caused an uproar when media leaked her email to friends inviting them to a Memorial Day party. Guests were urged to “glorify” the observance by “drinking massive amounts of beer” and liquor shots, while tripping about in risque clothing to flaunt their starved figures. In the textbook definition of an understatement, the hostess flatly admitted she “had no clue what Memorial Day means.”
Equally disheartening was the broader reaction to the incident. Gossipmongers weren’t put off by such boozy antics on a day set aside to honor war dead; rather, they couldn’t believe the starlet had stipulated “no girls over 100 pounds” would be admitted to the bash, and that she’d threatened to put a scale at the door by way of enforcement.