It's an instant classic. Penn shows up to rescue people, hires a boat. Only three problems. (1) The boat's motor doesn't work (2) The boat leaks (3) The boat is filled with Penn's personal entourage.
- "The outspoken actor had planned to rescue children waylaid by the deadly waters, but apparently forgot to plug a hole in the bottom of the vessel, which began taking water within seconds of its launch. When the boat's motor failed to start, those aboard were forced to paddle themselves down the flooded New Orleans street. With the boat loaded with members of the Oscar-winner's entourage, including his personal photographer, one bystander taunted: 'How are you going to get any people in that thing?'"
- Here is another version of the story, which reports that the boat sank, and says, "Penn was seen frantically bailing water out of the sinking vessel with a red plastic cup that eventually was not enough."
- Actors? Sinking ships? Shouldn't Billy Zane be a part of this?
Okay, so he didn't make the most effective effort to help people, but the point is that he tried to help. It's easy to sit back and laugh at someone else without trying yourself.
ReplyDeleteI was going to go, but my personal photographer called in sick.
ReplyDeletegood thing George Bush's personal photographer wasn't out sick--or else there still wouldn't be any federal aid for N.O.!
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