
Pat O'Brien, the anchor-cum-correspondent (that's a demotion) for The Insider, has a history with oversharing. Mostly, it's been in the form of voicemails, like when he tells a woman that he wants to get crazy, get some coke, and do things to her that eventually appeared in Verne Troyer's sex tape. And now, the sometimes-recovering alcoholic ups the ante with a staffer email that takes shots at Lara Spencer, who's solo-hosting the show after effectively pushing him out.
In a weekend email sent to both of CBS' tabloid shows, The Insider and Entertainment Tonight, O'Brien rants about Logan and head fashion stylist Anya Sarre's segment "Looks For Less," where the ladies tell viewers how to achieve their looks — which are afforded thanks to wardrobe budgets — without overspending.
Having "just spent a couple of days in Iowa," Pat is now a man of the people, who "can't afford gas, books, food or schools or movies! … I was approached a hundred times by people asking, 'Can you help us?' I tried to tell them we care, but they didn't buy it. They wanted to, but watching Anya and Lara [Spencer] pick out accessories makes the viewers want to vomit. I'll get killed for this, but I'm actually the one not afraid for my job. I want people to be happy."
And … we're sort of loving this. O'Brien, who's spent most of his career chronicling the glamorous lives of celebrities, actually is a man of the people. He's struggled with common plights like drug and alcohol abuse, sex addiction, and now, materialism. Though O'Brien would've preferred it not happen this way — what with those voicemails — he's become the most accessible celebrity gossip personality on TV. We like us some Logan, and definitely some Mary Hart, but we can't see ourselves as either of them. O'Brien? Now that's a guy we'd want to grab a beer with. Well, a non-alcoholic one for Pat.
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CREEPY OVERTANNED PIG…PARTY OF ONE.
GO GET SOME COKE AND FADE AWAY PAT.
I agree 100% with you Pat…that rampant materialism does make me want to vomit…and guess what? I haven't watched your show for years. The cringe started long before those bimbos started to get more air-time than you.
Move on…
Everyone stumbles, but Pat O'Brien is a good man and, in fact, is a candidate for the "Robert Goulet Mustached American of the Year" award which you can read about here: http://www.americanmustacheins.....fYear.aspx
Lara Spencer has to be thee most annoying human being on earth. I can't stand her for more than a couple minutes. i gotta turn her off. Samantha is getting as obnoxious as spencer. The way they talks is so over the top. And all that head jerking when she talks and the mouth. My God. That big loud mouth of hers. Everybody who watched, that I know, don't watch it anymore cuz of that pretencious, and obnocious and everything about her. Come on Insider. Get the hell rid of her. You'll get a lot more viewers without the mouth.
Hey Pat,
Sat next to you and your lovely wife Betsy in church today…All Saints Easter Sunday. I can tell God is working in you and Betsy. I am retiring from teaching high school at Simi H.S. in June after 35 years and believe I can read people and body language very well. You are a work in progress…I got a stong feeling that He was telling you something. Listen my friend…I have never met you and did not choose to sit next to you…but I felt a nessage from God (yes I know this is weird)…you will resurface..better than before. Trust Him Pat! Let Go! I also just love your Poodle! denny+++