A few days ago, my favorite chronic mess, Paz de la Huerta (who considers herself one of the true artists who are left), happened to salute a random passerby that happened to be holding a Blackberry, and the above photo was the result. She looks rather … sober, right?
This relatively well-groomed appearance (and absence of obscene gestures) comes in sharp contrast to the Paz who suggestively crosses and uncrosses her legs during a public reading of Madame Bovary and who heads to a bathhouse with a journalist from NY Mag only to strip naked, rub honey onto her breasts and casually declare, “I needed this. This construction worker I’ve been f*&king has really been keeping me up late.” So where has the usual Paz disappeared to? Behind a mask of sobriety, according to Radar Online:
Paz de la Huerta was sober as a judge hosting the opening of New York’s Hotel on Rivington bar Viktor & Spoils last week, and RadarOnline.com has learned it’s because her camp wouldn’t let her drink!
The hotel management was given “explicit instructions” by the Boardwalk Empire beauty’s handlers not to serve to her any booze in light of her involvement in a number of alcohol-related incidents in the past, the New York Post reported.
Instead, mixologist Steve Olson was brought in to create a special virgin concoction for the model/actress, who plays Lucy Danziger on HBO’s critically-acclaimed series.
Her rep told the paper, while “it’s true Paz was not drinking alcohol … [she] does not have handlers.”
[From Radar]
Well, this is certainly productive. However will Paz explain her crazy behavior if not for the alcohol and without a conveniently placed wasted friend upon which she can blame her drama? Without alcohol, will she still dress like a sleazy ballerina and flap her arms like a crazed bird for Agent Provocateur? I sure hope so.
If I were Paz and truly wanted to give up alcohol, I’d still pretend to drink. You know, pull a reverse Lohan by carrying around a bottle of Grey Goose that’s secretly filled with Evian water just as an excuse for saying or doing strange things. Because I am convinced that while much of Paz’s behavior goes to excessive lengths because of one drink too many, she’s still a complete (albeit somewhat lovable) whackjob underneath it all. Long term, she won’t be able to keep herself from letting the crazy come out, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. That’s my Paz!
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: ) ahhhh…. Paz!! Drink on!!
She’s nasty and I don’t get the fascination with her except her willingness to be nude on cable television.
They don’t make them any hot messier than Paz.
Just because 1 business didn’t serve her booze, she’s not drinking? Hello…vodka looks like water in an Evian bottle. If she wants to drink I’m sure she is. If she’s not drinking it’s because she herself chooses not to. Anyone who’s been around hard-core drinkers knows they keep it everywhere. I had a girlfriend that put vodka in her spray mister when she took her kid to the community’s pool. (This was funny I caught it as it was posting, I first wrote she put water in her spray mister…uh, no, it was smirnoffs.)
I love Paz! She is who she is and makes no apology or posing for it. Paz keeps it real!
She’s not Paz without alcohol. She’s probably a better actress with a hangover.
My eyes! My eyes! This woman needs a make up artist in the worst way. Is she TRYING to look like she doesn’t know how to put on make up? She doesn’t need to try anymore, we get it. You can’t apply make up. So hire somebody who can. I won’t even get into the rest of her appearance. One disaster at a time.
I can’t help it, I love this mess of a girl. I’d seriously love to have a weekend out on the town with her.
Though if she passed out drunk, I would probably put on eyeliner and mascara on her eyes, just to see what she looks like with make up.
Paz needs a makeup intervention. . . however this fish wont stop gulping the booze.
If she stopped cold turkey, she’d probably have a seizure
You guys posted another article about her a little bit ago where she says she hasn’t had a drink since March. So I’d say she’s quit drinking and has her handlers make sure nothing’s around so she doesn’t get tempted. They wouldn’t do something without her OK or they’d get fired, no? So I think Paz is trying to stay sober and I applaud her.
The alcohol didn’t invent the crazy; just made it easier to come out. She’s still Paz!!
I just…just…. She is my favourite. Wow.
Never watched the show. From what I’ve seen of her on the gossip blogs she seems like a one show wonder. When Boardwalk Empire ends, she’ll be a has been famewhore.
I bet she would be drop dead gorgeous with just a little help from a stylist. The potential is there.
Can’t stand another up-town girl crazy.
It amazes me that every single photo I see of this woman has her grimacing a drunken face of dissatisfaction with whatever, and makeup slathered all over her face in some wierd shade, lips always in the wrong shade, yet no eye makeup. El Wrongo. She also doesn’t suck in her stomach in tight dresses, which leads me to believe the rumors she’s always wasted. I guess she’s already wasted at home while she’s attempting to put on makeup and then gets tired of it before she gets to the eyes. Please, somebody fix her! She could actually be pretty.
I agree that if she could get the makeup right, she’d probably be gorgeous. Why is she always so SHINY? I live in a humid climate and I’m always trying to fight the shiny-face…she seems to think it looks good though? *confused*
Yup,that is one hot mess…
Paz has some sort of minor medical condition that requires her to get surgery every so often I bet she’s on a lot of meds. Pills and vodka make a crazy drunk.
gawd, i bet she’s tiresome as hell to be around; esp if you have to work with her.
I love Paz in all her messy glory, but WTF is she wearing in that first photo? She looks like she strapped on Bey’s bump!
Paz de la Muerte is more like it.
She looks dead a lot. Like a crazy vampire with self tanner on.
But somehow. I enjoy her. She let’s her loony flag fly high and free. No attempt to make excuses or cover it up. I don’t think it’s an act. I think it’s her. Even sober.
She does look preggo, that would keep her from drinking. She’s so pretty, but I don’t like her choice of lipstick.
What a hot mess! Spaz will be Spaz!
I only watch Boardwalk for the rare Paz sighting. She’s a good kind of crazy.
Paz may or may not be “crazy” or “drunk”, but she sure is generally tasteless & messy-looking. Does she bathe?
Her shoes don’t fit in the pic with the silver dress. Fug toes.
I like her because she doesn’t try to do sexy the Hollywood conventional way (suck in your stomach, stick out your boobs, etc). And I think she leaves her face mostly bare because it makes her face look more child-like. So you have the Lolita like dichotomy between her body and her face.
I love her. The epitome of notgiveashit-ness.