Another Girlfriend for Mayor Villaraigosa?
Can you say soncha? Does Mayor Villaragiosa have another TV reporter girlfriend? The LA Times and KNBC are reporting the Mayor and KTLA journo and former Miss USA Lu Parker (has Perez Hilton questioned her views on gay marriage?) were seen to be very "chummy" at a Larchmont book and were overheard to discuss an upcoming "trip."From the Times "The mayor’s spokesman, Matt Szabo, declined to comment 'on the mayor's personal life.'" (Please Wendy Gruel hire Matt back and get him out of these nonsense. We are very worried for him. Working in the Controller's Office would be a great relief for Matt.)
What a great way to start another summer of love! The last one was so much fun! Thanks Tony!
UPDATE: LA Times reports Parker told her bosses she is dating the Mayor and KTLA has confirmed such: “There is no concern as to the ethics whatsoever,’’ said Don Corsini, general manager of KTLA-TV, which like The Times is owned by Tribune Co. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s a personal matter.’’ However some are raising questions that Parker, who has interviewed the Mayor before, may have been covering him (as a reporter) while she was dating him. Parker denies such however it would behoove KTLA to conduct a full investigation if the wish to maintain journalistic credibility.
UPDATE #2: Though Lu Parker has been reported as denying that she reported on Villaraigosa since their relationship began, the LA Times reports this may not be the case. According to The Times, "On Sunday, while working as a weekend anchor, Parker announced a story about the likelihood of Villaraigosa running for governor in 2010." This would have followed the couple being seen in public at the bookstore. KTLA has said that Parker has been removed from reporting on local politics.
Labels: lu parker, mayor antonio villaraigosa, soncha, summer of love 2
Posted by Michael Higby @ 6/01/2009 06:25:00 PM
36 Comments:
He's divorced. No story. Anything that any of you write now must be chalked up to pure, straight-up jealousy because the guy you call Midget, smelly, gross, etc. is able to score on a freaking Miss USA. Ha Ha
Damn you spin fast! Your post doesn't even have anything to do with what I wrote (other than the Mayor has a girlfriend).
Cheers!
You all can't possibly be this gulible. Its called pr spinning. When you want people's attention to be diverting in another direction you throw them a bone. This story is that bone and you're all eating it. Antonio wants the negative attention from the pension scam, the investigations that are starting, the financial mess and everything else to go away. He wants people to start talking about something else like this new girl. I bet pr guru Michael S. Sitrick the best in pr crisis may have even been hired.
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Mayor-Villaraigosa-Has-a-New-Girlfriend.html
They have been dating since March. Why now is the story coming out because I'm sure someone has seen them together since. I hope he wears a condom this time.
....Phil Willon, who covers Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa for the L.A. Times, posted at L.A. Now that Channel 5 reporter-weekend anchor Lu Parker told KTLA officials that she and the mayor started dating in March. She did some interviews with Villaraigosa before that. “There is no concern as to the ethics whatsoever,’’ Don Corsini, general manager of KTLA, told the Times. “As far as I’m concerned, it’s a personal matter.’’
* About Lu Parker: Well, I guess we'll all be watching at 6:30 pm. to see if Parker anchors tonight. [Nope. Emmett Miller goes it alone.] In her station bio, Parker says she came to KTLA in January 2005 from San Antonio, where she hosted "Great Day S.A." and anchored on the Fox affiliate. She began her TV career in South Carolina, where she was Miss S.C. and Miss USA. She has modeled, taught school and acted on TV in "Commander in Chief," "Monk" and "Shark" and is in the movie "Winged Creatures." She's "an avid golfer and loves to shoot a shotgun," and according to her bio is also an animal activist. Parker blogs, Twitters and has a fan page on Facebook — the photo of her interviewing the mayor is on her personal website. If her IMDb birthdate is correct, Parker turns 37 this year.
The issue is journalistic ethics and disclosure.
When ABC news reports on Disney, it discloses to viewers that Disney is the parent company.
I'd love to see some comparable disclosures from local media.
The Daily News, for example, might disclose something like, say, "90% of the content of this article was lifted verbatim from a Villaraigosa press release."
Likely KTLA will have to suspend her pending an investigation. That's why you didn't see her on the air.
Higby your post is complete: Walter Moore gave his opinion (not that anyone asked for it).
We wouldn't have to worry about the Mayor having a girlfriend had Wally won, would we?
In recent months there has been a few other examples where "beauty queens" have shown poor judgement.
Why should we expect any different from this woman?
I wonder what kind of commentary Hal would be doing about L.A. now if he was still around?
He is single,and Mayor ViagraLaRaza can date anyone he wantz because he's the Latino Heat!BTW did anybody catch that photo which captures THE GREAT ONE'S book Liberty & Tyranny? hahahaha
Why would you post the picture of the old girlfriend instead of the new one? Can you simply not get over Mirthala? What is it about her and you, Red Spot?
Does not bode well for Guv campaign. Latino women will not vote for this guy anyway but now that he is dating a young white chick even worse.
Can you say Governor Jerry Brown? Whether you like it or not!
Is this Tony's first white chick?
Just reading through Lu's blog. Hmmm, lets just suffice to say she makes Mirthala look like Edward R. Murrow.
Red Spot is busy "gathering evidence" for a World Exclusive on the Mayor's new girl.
Some salient observations.
1. Why is Villar vacillating on finalizing his divorce with Corina ??
2. Thus this makes lu a "sancha".
3. Can one argue that this is an attempt by "Team Villar" to show stability in his private life as he comtemplates a run for governor.
4.It is safe to say that Villar has a fetish for female broadcasters who report on him while engage in a relationship.
5. Many women will find that creepy,thus kiss your chances of becoming governor goodbye.
Do you think he takes viagra? Just wondering!
what mayor does in his private life is his own damn business. and, she's hot. I think he just solidified the male vote up and down the state.
So, you think men will vote for Villaraigosa simply because his current girlfriend is "hot?"
That's as logical as voting for Schwarzenegger because he was the "terminator."
I wonder why his divorce is taking so long. Hopefully Corinna doesn't want to go back to him.
what mayor does in his private life is his own damn business. and, she's hot. I think he just solidified the male vote up and down the state.
is this a political move? i thought you said it was private. please do not tell me he is doing this to solidify anything but his pecker.
Her given name is "Frances Louise Parker". That does not work. Hot chicks are not named Frances. By the way, the late "Chick" Hearn's given name was Francis. I think that with the hot new talent in the bag Tony won't be worrying about the Gov slot next year. He clearly "has it made". I wonder if Lu likes the Mayor's "Tats" as much as he likes her "T**S"
1025 is it Friday yet? Everything ok?
This will not help AV. He's not ruuning for Gov anyway but Newsom and Brown are way ahead. Plus this will once again piss off the women especially the older middle class Latina grandmas who are voting for Jerry Brown anyway.
You finally made me laugh instead of grind my teeth Higby - Edward R. Murrow!
Gavin is very much in the running for Gov. if you talk to Latinas of any age. They may just throw their votes his way.
Power is the ultimate aphrodisiac. This is the only reason Tony got into politics, to satisfy his yearning to "prove that he was a man" - at least more man than his father.
You can't ammass too much power as the leader of a car club and your pussy hunting will be limited so Tony turned to politics.
If Tony was as good a Mayor as he is on those cheap bar room one liners L.A. would be the shit!
In other words, everybody is saying we are going to have two people running for Governor that really have done nothing for Ca in recent times?
From the Davis recall to the election of the Terminator, to the Presidential election, we really have learned nothing. How sad.
Last week there were posts stating the long time rumors the Mayor may be Metro-Sexual and its been known he's played on the other "team." Could this have been thrown out to the media to stop those rumors? hmmmm!!! His big swearing in ceremony is July 1st all paid for by us and we won't be invited. Did you read on Kevin Roderick that they've been dating since March. She has the same look, long black hair just like Mirthala
Is this why Trujillo was making threats on Facebook?
AV has his muscle sounding like The Sopranos.
Below is a cut-and-paste from yesterday:
Michael Trujillo Some advice for the hack reporters in LA. “Do not judge, or you too will be judged” (Matthew 7:1)
3:09pm · Comment · Like
Michael Trujillo Sometimes reporters in LA have nothing better to do but gossip about things they do not know, I suppose it masks the fact that they have no talent.
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I thought A.V. was the L.A. Mayor 24/7? I guess when your political career is over why should you work so hard. In. fact the only personal time an elected official has is when their on vacation.
The first question I have did he have his police detail or any other stupid staffer?
Of course Corsini doesn't see a problem. For years while he was GM at 2/9, he was living with one of his anchors, Mia Lee.
Yes, he is divorced, but WOW this is nasty! Can't be keep it in his pants for 20 minutes! What a PIG!
First one reporter, now another...with the ex-wife cancer survivor home with the kids.
Tony V got my vote the first time around as Hahn was useless, but I will NEVER vote for him for ANYTHING. He disgusts me with the stupid hats and uniform of the day and the $3,000 suits. The guy is simply smarmy (creepy to you East LA folks who failed LAUSD).
He is not divorced, he's separated.
It's the "how come he doesn't learn from his mistakes and protect his journalist girlfriends and their careers?" thing.
This woman is a reporter. She's been dating him two months. She says she hasn't reported on him - a lie! She reported on him last Sunday on KTLA.
It's a direct conflict and against all journalistic standards for a reporter to report on the person they're dating.
Great judgment, Mr. Mayor and Ms. Parker.
I am not a reader of your blog at all..
I am just someone reading the Los Angeles Times.
I am really lost about whole issue. I don't care at all who he dates or doesn't date. I don't understand why anybody would..
I will say, I was once a fan. Now not so much. The cheating thing kinda threw me..
So politically I won't vote for him, I however did not vote against him. So there you have it..
Just another opinion.
Michele
6:29 p.m... actually it's sympathy for Ms. USA, not jealousy. Trust me ... he has to verbalize to her that he's doing her, because she otherwise wouldn't be able to tell.
Hope she's happy with her newly-acquired cocktail d***. Ewww.
How old is he? Lu must have a serious oedipal comlpex or something. Most beauty queens are just lookin'for a rich guy...
KTLA - View Lu Parker’s cover story regarding “Betty” dye.
Get Your Betty Ready. Done up…Down There.
Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORzl5OD6cXE
Who really care. KTLA News is a joke...bunch of news readers. Tony V is still an ES gangster and part time mayor. V can't pass the bar.
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