Scarlett Johansson says no to Marine Ball invite, sends booze instead
By Virginia SmithJuly 28th, 2011, 6:15 pmComments (14)
Well, not everyone can be as cool as Mila Kunis, or as willing to go on a date with a stranger from the internet. Thanks to Kunis' much-hyped acceptance of a soldier's YouTube invite to the Marine Corps Ball, servicemen asking out celebrities is apparently now all the rage. Scarlett Johansson is the latest to get a video ask-out to the Ball, and though she had to decline due to "prior" commitments, she said she was "incredibly honored" at the invite and praised Sgt. Dustin L Williams' "cheeky talent for film-making."
Oh, and she also sent him an entire case of champagne as a consolation prize. Not too shabby! With any luck, he'll end up wasted enough that he might just think she's there anyway. In any case, heartwarming gestures all around. Check out Williams' original invite below:
Comments ( 14 )
The sense of entitlement of our thugs-for-empire has gotten really out of hand. Are we all supposed to pretend that these soulless killers are cool?
Too bad Scarlet's gutless management scrubbed her original reply, "Ewww."
Trolling, Stupid or Both!? Place your bets ladies and gentlemen!
my money is on troll
Since Scarlet said "No" in her safe roundabout way, maybe you could ask the imperial triggerman to the prom.
But be warned, there's nothing sexy about robots who invade and destroy other folks' countries because some sociopathic politician tells them to. I'm guessing no good-night kiss.
What a dick.
Gawd sakes, he's just a civil servant. Kudos to him for having the cojones for doing this. Most men are way too balls out terrified of rejection.
That picturrr is so hot
oh yeahhh. She's hot.
"terrified of rejection" but not to kill people or get killed?
A little bit of relativity please.
kind of got to agree with the obnoxious sense of entitlement. I don't think it's cool, cute, or quirky that servicemen are essentially guilting out celebrities to go to their silly ball. what's next? put out or you hate Amuuurrrhica? it's part of the reason why fleet week is such a shit show in the city.
Ask any young lady who has fallen for the line "but I'm shipping out in the morning..."
This reminds me of something. Long ago, Neil Peart, legendary drummer, used to hand-reply to all of his fan mail. Then one day, someone wrote in to Drummer magazine to laud Peart for doing exactly that. Suddenly, Peart was buried in fan mail and was forced to discontinue this practice.
I get that there are only so many ways to get Scarlett Johansson to SEE your invite, but if it were done more privately, it may have had a different result.
Is everyone who might be served the champagne of legal drinking age in wherever the event is taking place? Or are jarheads exempt from such regs?
lol really...? such a concern !
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