When you're a public personality, you have to be aware of these things, and you just have to be wondering what she was thinking.
She's in damage control mode now because this story is rampant on the internet. Her publicist probably scribbled this statement out after seeing the commotion and peeing his or her pants. Just do a google search. Has she done requests in the past? Well, according to her statement she has. However, it isn't the ones you grant that'll haunt you. It's the ones you don't. PR wise, this was a no-brainer. Now, she's Ina, the heartless monster who won't grant a wish to a 6-year-old fan who is dying of cancer.
I bet she doesn’t even cook - but has underlings do her work for her.
She supports Planned Parenthood for God’s sake! She’s a pig.
She did a whole show for the Save the Hamptons Foundation - to preserver overpriced real estate for the wealthy. sold the meals for $100K a plate. She can cook with a kid. It won’t kill her. If she didn’t do charities, I might understand. But, promoting her own non-sympathetic ghey charities and turning down a kid is bad PR. Very bad.
I believe she’ll live to the fruits she has sown.