On the Red Carpet w/Claudia Jordan for the 'Meet Dave' World Premiere and the Star is a No-Show
Last night I met up with Claudia Jordan and her girls from her radio show (The Claudian Jordan Show on Foxxhole/Sirius Radio every Monday night) to hit up the red carpet in support of her buddy Eddie Murphy's new film, Meet Dave. There was a ton of press from all over the world snapping pics and getting interviews of various celebs including Gabrielle Union, Scott Caan, Tim Duncan, Claudia Jordan, Elizabeth Banks, & more. I was there during the whole ordeal capturing the behind the scenes experience.....Unfortunately Eddie Murphy failed to show at the premiere--which is pretty rare. I mean how often does the star of the film just not show up to their own movie premiere? That's not the most brilliant marketing plan. And, you should know, all the press peeps were pissed because no comment or explanation was immediately offered up to explain his absence.
Anyhow, in Meet Dave, which is a children's sci-fi adventure, he plays not just the lead role, but actually two lead roles. So, does that mean we should give him twice the grief for being a no-show?
Perhaps he was too busy to show because is currently working on another film--a comedy-drama called A Thousand Words. It is being reported that producer David T. Friendly told People magazine, "He's not here because he's doing a movie and shooting - he goes back-to-back-to-back."
"Eddie, he'll never admit it, but he loves to work. And I think work keeps him happy."
Claudia Jordan on the carpet with her girls from her radio show & me--Travis from hollywire.com
Claudia can't go anywhere without stopping to appreciate her fans...
She seriously is one of the friendliest Hollywoodies you'll ever meet....
Claudia & the girls....
Claudia & the girls with Scott Caan...
Overall, even with the no-show of the movie star himself, it was still an awesome night.
