Why Is This Newsworthy?

On June 14th, Oprah Winfrey was told by an employee of Hermes, an upscale Paris boutique, that she couldn't shop in their store as she arrived at the store after hours wanting to buy a gift. Employees refused to reopen for her. The store told her that they were closed for a public relations event and couldn't reopen.

Why do we know this happened? Because it was actually reported in the news. Who freakin' cares???!! Some celebrity couldn't go shopping. Boo Hoo!! Never mind the fact that store was CLOSED!! Just because she's famous, she thinks that the store should reopen for her. Hell, if I went to that store in the middle of the day, I bet they wouldn't let me in, period.

Guess what Oprah's reasoning is for them not reopening the store - Racism! She plans to discuss the incident on her show when it returns in September. And just coincidentally, racism is the subject of a movie that is coming out around the same time. Weird, huh? By the way, I'd like to offer another possible explanation as to why she wasn't allowed to shop at the boutique. The store was closed!

Again, I have to ask. IS THIS NEWSWORTHY? Was there so little activity in the world that this had to be reported? What's next? A press release the next time Oprah goes to a Starbucks to order a Peppermint Mocha, and they commit the unforgivable sin on being out of Peppermint? A press conference to announce her latest bowel movement? Seriously, the level of celebrity worship in this country is so out of whack it's nauseating. What frightens me is that there are people who actually think that this WAS news that they needed to hear. People, Get A Life!!