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Actor Rob Morrow shot that video footage of Ben Silverman singing in a towel in a locker room as part of the chronicle of their trip with Fisher Stevens attending a charity event, the Aspen Youth Experience Celeb Ski 2008. Now the Silverman pal has sent in a comment to DHD -- and I've confirmed it's really him -- defending Ben.
"The bottom line is; we were trying, in that locker room, as we got dressed, to write/rehearse something for Fisher to do at a benefit for kids that was in an hour. Take a look at the entire video (go to youtube and search bppic.com). At the end Fish does a really sweet/funny version of what we came up with. It is unfortunate that this celebration of a very worthwhile charity had to be taken out of context and weaponized. Ultimately, mean spiritedness delivers no end and tends to go round and round…" Rob Morrow
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Well put, Rob. Mean spiritedness makes the town go round, but it gets you nowhere.
nonetheless…my eyes and ears are still bleeding…
Nikki Finke is a mean-spirited b. TOLDJYA!
So if you shot it, Rob, and it was only supposed to be a rehearsal…who leaked it? Hmmmm?
Unclear how the vid celebrates the charity
The “song” seems to be about some self-involved frat boys celebrating themselves, and then sending it out
good stuff…the video was great and kudos for the people who put together/participated in Aspen Youth Experience!
I’m with Rob. I watched both parts of the video and I can see how the clip with Ben might be taken out of context. It’s fucked to just focus on bashing him. True, the whole vid shows “what it’s like” to be a celebrity, and it can be a bit off-putting to those of us who just make $40K/year. However, it was clearly shot in the spirit of fun and love, and the haters are probably just envious that the closest they’ve gotten to Aspen is by way of a can of Coors.
the vid of fisher “Honoree Fishee (2 of 2)” is at http://www.youtube.com/user/BitsAndPiecesPicCo
Rob has a point. But the truth is, people are taking pop shots at Ben because they’ve either been burnt by him, lied to, or just don’t like what he’s done to the network. Agents HATE the guy. HATE. Yes, Ben has done very well for himself, but he’s as loyal as a cockroach. He takes what he needs and than disappears until he needs something from you again. He’s a gross human being. Morally bankrupt. Deeply insecure.
Rob’s defense harkens back to what I said earlier: how could anyone in the creative world NOT KNOW how bad this might look if taken out of context. Silverman is supposed to know this kind of thing. Which is why he shouldn’t have done it. If he knew/cared about what he might look like, he would have run from this idea like a… Nevermind. He’s not worth the brainwork.
“…mean spiritedness delivers no end and tends to go round and round…” is an ironic comment coming from Mr. Morrow. Ask the cast and crew of “Numbers” how popular he is there, due to his kindness toward others. Perhaps the mean spiritedness toward the video is his mean spiritedness coming back ’round to him.
Ben Silverman, Rob Morrow and Fisher Stevens all in the same place at the same time? Finally, scientific proof that douchebags congregate in herds.