Friday October 6, 2006
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette reports that citizens are boycotting actress Sienna Miller for failing to recognize Pittsburgh as the Pennsylvanian nirvana that it obviously is. As we reported yesterday, in an interview in this month’s Rolling Stone, the actress – who’s in town filming the movie The Mysteries of Pittsburgh – has taken to calling the city “Sh-tsburgh.”
"Can you believe this is my life?" complained to Rolling Stone’s Jenny Eliscu, over a plate of garlic-parmesan Buffalo wings at a Pittsburgh hotel bar. "Will you pity me when you're back in your funky New York apartment and I'm still in Pittsburgh? I need to get more glamorous films."
In retaliation, the paper calls the 24-year-old fashionista a “semi-famous actress” and quoted Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl as saying, "I think obviously we have a great town, and I disagree with her comments. She was probably in the more elite facilities in and around the city. I think if she would have interacted with regular Pittsburghers, she would have found differently. She needs to get out with us regular folks."
In an online poll, the newspaper asked whether people still wanted to see the The Mysteries of Pittsburgh in light of Sienna's comments, and 41% of those polled online (translation: the mayor with his finger on the refresh button) said they no longer wanted to see the film.
Through her rep, Leslie Sloane, Miller responded:
"I want to apologize for my comments which seem to have been misconstrued and taken out of context. I was referring to the fact that we are shooting almost all night shoots on this film and none of us have had an opportunity to fully explore the city. What I have seen of it is beautiful. I came once before to visit the Andy Warhol museum whilst researching a film and found both the city and it's inhabitants warm and gracious. My father is from Meadville and is in town to show me round this weekend. I sincerely apologize and hope people realize that conversations can be easily manipulated in print."
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