Salahi's Yacht Bailed On Charity Event
By Eliza Krigman
A yacht owned by WH crasher Tareq Salahi never showed up for a charity event in Spring '07, according to sources who organized the soiree. Would-be guests of the Oasis Winery Yacht paid $50, which went to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, for the riverside experience they never got to enjoy.
After waiting along the Georgetown waterfront for an estimated 45 minutes, Oasis Winery claimed the boat was having mechanical difficulties and wasn't going to show. The man behind the event had to send out an apology email to attendees and recalls having to refund their money.
Through a silent auction, Samantha Luterman won an eight-person wine tasting aboard the yacht for $150. Despite making multiple attempts to contact Oasis Winery for reimbursement, Luterman never heard back from them. Since the money had gone straight to the charity, she wrote it off as a sunk cost.
This is more bad news for the couple whose past is riddled with lawsuits and dishonesty. The Washington Post reported today that Michaele Salahi was never a Redskins' cheerleader, despite her claim to the contrary.
There are many disturbing aspects of these two people. They're apparently con artists, liars and attention-whores. They've somehow managed to survive a life based on their delusions.
It makes you wonder what psychological aspects reality TV producers look for when they're interviewing prospective reality TV cast members. When reality TV began several years back what did the producers look for and how does that compare to what producers look for in prospective cast members nowadays?
What has happened that people are so desperate to get roles on reality programs that they behave outrageously and break laws to achieve fame?
I don't think Congress should be only looking at the Salahis, they need to be looking at the Bravo producers that were filming this couple as they prepared for their night at the state dinner. There was no confirmed invite and yet Bravo was there. Something is seriously wrong and Bravo needs to tell their side of how they were part of the Salahi fraud.