Emmys To Balance, Fun, Compassion, Chocolatey Opulence
With the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina fresh in everyone's minds, the producers of this Sunday's much-hyped Emmys are trying to balance fun with a sense of caring and compassion. After all, they've hired post-9/11 Emmy host and New Orleans native Ellen DeGe—-Hey! Chocolate walls! Chocolate! Fucking! Cocktail! Tables! YAAAAAAAY!
One of the hottest tickets will be the "Entertainment Tonight"/People bash at the Mondrian Hotel, where Earth, Wind & Fire is performing and where there will be a Godiva Lounge, with walls painted with real chocolate stripes and cocktail tables encased in chocolate.
The party might sound slightly indulgent given the circumstances, but it's really going to be quite tasteful. At precisely midnight, the ET and People folks will collapse a chocolate levee and flood the lounge with hot fudge, which will later be collected in barrels and shipped to the displaced, temporary residents of the Astrodome. Even on Emmy night, Hollywood won't forget its chocolate-craving brothers and sisters from New Orleans.