What People Could Get into Any Party on the Planet?

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Max Read

07/14/14 09:38AM

As Tom puts it here, "Because she's Rihanna, she also got to stick around and party with the Germans after their victory." It seems pretty indisputable to me that Rihanna could get into any party she wanted to on the planet. Could anyone else? Is Rihanna the top in this imaginary ranking?

Abigail Hamilton Max Read 07/14/14 10:08AM

Rihanna is not invited to my parties, and will not be let in.

Max Read Abigail Hamilton 07/14/14 10:12AM

Don't front, Abigail.

Abigail Hamilton Max Read 07/14/14 01:33PM

SO not fronting. Rihanna would cast a big pall on my goings on. Do you want to see my No Rihanna plaque?

Abigail Hamilton Max Read 07/14/14 03:41PM

Actually the plaque got lost.

Taylor Berman Max Read 07/14/14 09:54AM

I think there are a few others: Jay Z, Beyonce, George Clooney, Bill Clinton, Obama, Lebron, David Beckham, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Max Read Taylor Berman 07/14/14 09:56AM

I agree with most of those, but...You think Lebron could get into parties thrown by people from countries that don't care about basketball?

I don't think Leo could get into any party. And honestly I don't know that Clooney could either. The whole thing that makes Rihanna a perfect candidate is that you can just as easily imagine her at some block party as at some Hollywood Power Players thing.

Taylor Berman Max Read 07/14/14 09:58AM

Lebron has reached a level of fame that would get him into pretty much any party in the world. And I think Clooney and Leo could get into as many as Rihanna.

Taylor Berman Max Read 07/14/14 10:04AM

Like, how many parties are there that would let Beyonce or Jay Z in but not Leo?

Max Read Taylor Berman 07/14/14 10:06AM

I mean, even the German soccer team World Cup celebration it's like...you can imagine them turning Leo away. Can you imagine them turning Rihanna away?

Taylor Berman Max Read 07/14/14 10:15AM

No (I also don't think they'd turn Leo away, especially if he'd been a vocal fan) but I can imagine parties that would welcome Leo and possibly turn Rihanna away.

Sam Biddle Max Read 07/14/14 09:48AM

I bet there are some rival singers who wouldn't let her in out of spite. Like someone's birthday party. Petty things. I bet Kanye could get into any party in the world—even the ones that'd turn away RiRi.

Max Read Sam Biddle 07/14/14 09:53AM

I think a lot of people would refuse to let Kanye in for fear he'd be a bad guest. Rihanna, though—I mean any "rival singer" would still benefit from her presence. Beyoncé might refuse her over a personal grudge, I guess.

Sam Biddle Max Read 07/14/14 09:54AM

Yeah that's what I mean, like a top-top tier grudge. And tbh I'd be more worried about Rihanna going wild at a party and misbehaving vs. Kanye. Ideally they would both be at my party, though. I'd take my chances.

Sam Biddle Max Read 07/14/14 09:49AM

This is off-topic, but here's something that bothers me about Rihanna's celebrity: she very clearly pronounces her own name Ree-anna. But everyone else pronounces it Ree-ah-nah, not caring how she pronounces it herself. Weird huh?

Max Read Sam Biddle 07/14/14 09:52AM

Our own Rich Juzwiak has written about that:

http://gawker.com/no-one-pronoun…

Sam Biddle Max Read 07/14/14 09:59AM

great minds