Regis Philbin strongarms luxury outlets into sponsoring daughter's wedding

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

Who Wants to Pay for My Daughter’s Wedding?

http://www.radarmagazine.com/fresh-intelligence/#report_003430

He may have acted like Daddy Warbucks on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, but when it came to paying for his own daughter’s wedding, Regis Philbin channeled Star Jones.

According to a well-placed ABC insider, Philbin—who’s known around the network as “King of the Freebies” despite a reported $20 million a year salary—used his star power to strong-arm several luxury outlets into pro-bono sponsorships of his daughter Jennifer’s wedding this past Sunday.

We hear Philbin talked renowned dress shop Kleinfeld Bridal into furnishing seven bridesmaid gowns for free, plus a tiara when it turned out Jennifer’s Monique Lhuillier dress didn’t come with one, sources say.

As for the event’s coiffures, we’re told the doting dad also tried wrangling complimentary services from Fifth Avenue salon Louis Licari. (A manager there did not return calls for comment.)

Finally, for the gala reception at New York’s Pierre—produced by party-planner-to-the-stars Preston Bailey—we’re told the Live With Regis and Kelly host chiseled the hotel into giving him one of the lowest rates it has ever charged. Still unsatisfied, sources say he further insisted he not have to pay extra if the party ran after midnight, even though union rules require that employees be paid overtime.

[nini]

1. Is he related to Starr Jones?

What the hell is up with sponsored weddings?

I think they're so over done anyway to where they become circus like. But this really is over the top.

[Lavender Brown]

2. What the hell do these people spend their millions on?

that they have to demand freebies. A tiara? :wtf:

[Bullwinkle925]

3. Doesn't surprise me one iota.

Just another smarmy self-indulgent asshat.

[crispini]

4. Here's a kick for the cheapskate.

Because celebs acting tacky are always fun.

[Dude_CalmDown]

5. In my experience the rich are the cheapest fucking people on earth.

Just my observation.

[Digit]

6. What a cheap SOB-anyone have an email address?

How utterly obscene.
I plan on writing to someone about this expressing my disgust.

[philosophie_en_rose]

7. You could probably write Regis & Kelly.

I'm sure the intern that opens the letters would get a kick out of it.

[supernova]

8. YUCK! Why would anybody want corp logos all over their WEDDING?

Why are private scraments not just another advertising opportunity???!

Regis needs a really good long HARD :spank: :spank: :spank:

[lpbk2713]

9. It's just a barracuda taking a bite out of a shark AFAIC

They can devour each other for all I care.

[peacefreak]

10. Uh, Regis?

Dude, you REALLY can't take it with you. Let go of that first dime you ever made.