I'm Sorry for Being a Marry Maniac; Star Bares Her Bridezilla Regret (extortion an inside joke)

NY Post ^ | July 1, 2006 | DON KAPLAN

[Liz]

Star Jones Reynolds conceded yesterday on the "Today" show that she "abused" her celebrity status when planning her over-the-top nuptials two years ago. Jones' 2004 wedding to Al Reynolds became a joke among TV-industry types as she blatantly squeezed wedding vendors to provide their services for free in exchange for promising to mention them on "The View" and in magazine articles about her.

In the months leading up to the wedding, she even argued on air with her co-hosts about the guest list....At the wedding itself, she allegedly tried to take a camera from co-host Joy Behar because Jones had promised exclusive pictures to People magazine.

Jones yesterday said she didn't realize that her antics had stirred up so much animosity.....While not specifically singling out the wedding, ABC brass has said it was Jones' off-camera escapades that soured her image among viewers and convinced them not to renew her contract.....ABC specifically singled out how Jones handled her dramatic weight loss, never admitting that she had undergone what appeared to be gastric-bypass surgery.

Jones now claims she has always been honest about how a "medical intervention" was the reason she was able to drop more than 150 pounds in a matter of months back in 2003.

[Liz]

Al better be real discreet in the coming months.....

I don't think this 30 year-old with hormones on steroids took a vow of celibacy.

[Liz]

.....unfortunately, I thought about him ditching her too...

Are you kidding? That's gotta be Topic A in NYC.

Betcha The View insiders got a pool going when the event will take place.

Would love to be a fly on the wall in the Reynolds (ahem) love nest. Man, the recrminations must be flying non-stop.

My question is what does she do with all the wedding pics?

I guess she could always store them under "What I Did on My Summer Vacation." LOL