I still find it very, very hard to understand how it was possible I didn’t pick up any of the violence lurking just beneath the surface of this guy.

Source: http://www.crazydaysandnights.net

Pretty Is As Pretty Does

An INSIDERHER Blind Item

It was the early 90’s.

I was invited to the Paramount lot for one of their epic premiere parties.

These were the days of big budget action flicks, and parties attended by all Hollywood.

I was psyched!

They had a buffet that would make anyone salivate.

I’m vegan, but the shrimp & lobster buffet had me wishing I could eat just one jumbo shrimp!

While I was debating the merits of veganism to myself, a man approached the table and flashed me a big, beautiful smile. I almost forgot the shrimp!

This was maybe the most handsome, or beautiful, really-man I had ever seen.

If I hadn’t been married at the time, it’s quite likely the night would not have ended at the shrimp bar!

As I just stared at this tall, mocha colored multi-talented celeb, I thought:

This is the nicest guy!

Look at that smile!

Those eyes!

The way he goes for the shrimp.

The way he looks flirty & yet respectful towards women!

I returned to my table aflutter, and talked about how charming & friendly the famous guy at the shrimp bar was.

Less than a year later, it became clear that a smiling pretty face means nothing.

That a murderous heart can beat beneath a beautiful exterior.

I watched on TV as our neighborhood became a crime scene.

I still find it very, very hard to understand how it was possible I didn’t pick up any of the violence lurking just beneath the surface of this guy.

I was very, very grateful that our flirtation ended at the seafood.

O.J. Simpson