I have a legitimate celebrity-stiff anecdote.
A decorator finished the house our company built that made a cover spread in House and Garden Magazine.
He did a professional job with the details of textures and finishes, painting and plastering.
He said he'd restored some 1920's plaster in one of the homes in the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport and the drunken Rose had stiffed him.
She got plastered twice but only paid for once.
Typical Kennedy.
The Kennedys used to ski in Waterville Valley, NH, which is the next town east of me. I can introduce you to a whole bunch of people who can attest to their character.
And, yes, it is just as you might have suspected.
Thankfully, the ones who still survive have decided to go ski somewhere else. I don't know where and I don't care. Just as long as it's not around here.
John Sununu has a home here, though.
I don't get his problem. I was expecting his essay to end with the revelation that he never got paid. Since he got paid, what's he beefing about? The usual problem for a a freelance writer is that the promised check is never mailed, or it bounces. Neither happened here. This guy has nothing to complain about.