Smile, You’re On Camera II
When Gary Spirito was robbed at gunpoint in Fort Smith, Ark., there were a lot of witnesses to the crime. Spirito, the host of the local “Shopper Mania” TV show, was live on the air when the gunman approached him and demanded a car. Several people watching at home called police to report the robbery. The alleged gunman and an accomplice were arrested. “I didn’t care if he took the car,” Spirito said later. “I just wanted him to get out of there.” (Little Rock Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) ...Typical celebrity: he just can’t stand sharing his camera time.
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