Darren's Miscellaneous Projects and Events for 2018 - Mon Jan 08, 2018 9:54 am
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[mention]Poppy[/mention] wrote:This is sad and ironic that they would not let members of the ethnic press itself cover the event. Good for you Darren to help her out. (Edit: In trying to piece together what Yong is saying, it seems for events like the Golden Globes, only the big mainstream media are allowed in the venue because of limited space. But Darren also mentioned the premiere of Versace is tomorrow in a theater. I'm guessing Yong is not being given credentials to cover that event and to talk to the cast of Versace at that event tomorrow. She is especially upset about being denied credentials to cover the premiere of Versace, since a focus of Versace is the struggles of Cunanan and his family. Since Darren is part of the cast, he emailed the Versace publicists to get Yong credentials for the event tomorrow. That is my best guess of what Yong was talking about.)
yongchavez: When I told {#}DarrenCriss{/#} that I couldn’t cover/was declined creds to premiere of ACS:Versace w/c stars & tells struggles of a Fil-Am family seldom seen on TV, he took my phone & emailed the publicists. {#}speechless{/#} {#}PinoyPride{/#} @AsiansInHollywd @CAPEUSA
That sucks, but it's nice to see him take action right away to try and help her out. And yes, the way I understand it she was at the Golden Globes - "at the end of the carpet" as she mentions in another tweet - but was denied press credentials for the LA premiere of ACS today, and she's used to that in general but it was more upsetting in this case.
Here are some replies from her Twitter:
Yong Chavez @yongchavezLA 13 hours ago
Replying to @takeyourlove @AsiansInHollywd @CAPEUSA
At this point I’m not expecting. They have limited space & mainstream has dibs on the slots. It’s just the way it is. It just hurt this time because of the Filipino aspect of the show but w/ Darren doing this, I’m more than OK now.
Yong Chavez @yongchavezLA 16 hours ago
Replying to @StaceyHallman @AsiansInHollywd @CAPEUSA
No, I haven’t heard back so that’s not a sure thing - but work-wise, it’s okay now because Darren discussed the show during the interview
and from a few days ago after she originally tweeted about it:
[b]Yong Chavez @yongchavezLA Jan 6 [/b]
Replying to @bee_panelo @ACSFX
Such is life. Sigh. But it’s OK, Darren spoke at length about ACS in our last interview. He & his publicist are good people so I have nothing but love for him & will still support the show. The red carpet is handled by a PR agency so different situation.