As if the party Doug Dechert threw for himself and his front page New York Press article wasn't embarrassing enough, try this one on for size. Dechert got axed from his NYP column after one (that's right one) issue.

A recently unconfirmed report from the Gawks has Dechert crashing Richard Johnson's wedding, which happened to be the topic of his first column, and the cover story of last week's Press.

We had found the item at the very least amusing, but it later came to light that Dechert had crashed the wedding (makes sense, as no one in their right mind would want him there), whereas the column read as if he were an invited guest. That might piss off an editor or two.

And to think just last summer, Dechert was on top of the world, "curating" the boss' son's art show. (Because "art curator" is the chosen second job of hack gossip columnists?) Full Damon Johnson (c/o Doug Dechert) invite after the jump.

Payola Six: ‘NY Press’ Plays Nice, Cuts Dechert Loose? [Gawker]
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