Worst Instagram Reel
O.J. Simpson for Lo-Lo’s Chicken & Waffles
What, Kyle Rittenhouse was already booked? Look, we understand the siren song allure of celebrity, but the Valley-based chain’s decision to paste the accused killer on its Instagram account – presumably in one of its restaurants, beaming like a smitten schoolboy over a plate of fried chicken – was grotesque. So, inevitably, were the public comments under the video: “I bet he killed that plate of chicken,” “Kill it, Juice!” etc. Though found not guilty of double homicide in a criminal court, the former athlete and actor was found liable for the murders in a civil court, later served felony time for armed robbery and kidnapping, and is rightfully regarded as a monstrous human being and pariah. In other words, a very poor choice to help promote your chicken.
Worst Use of the Court System
Wendy Rogers’ Restraining Order
The hits keep coming for Trump-lovin’ stunt dummy Wendy Rogers. Her latest headline-grabbing outrage: obtaining a restraining order against Arizona Capitol Times reporter Camryn Sanchez for merely trying to confirm her true city of residence. The first-term Arizona state senator loudly contends it’s Flagstaff, which lies inside the 7th Legislative District that she represents and – by law – must make her primary residence. In showing up at Rogers’ homes in Tempe and Chandler, Sanchez was merely performing First Amendment-protected due diligence. A justice of the peace later tossed the restraining order, ruling “investigative reporting is a legitimate purpose.”
Worst Dance Critique
Gilbert Ortega Jr. During Super Bowl Week
In February, bystanders recorded art dealer Gilbert Ortega Jr. cursing and mocking a group of Native American dancers outside his Old Town gallery as they filmed an ESPN Super Bowl promo. It was an arrogant, vicious spectacle, painted with an extra layer of dark irony given the nature of his business and source of his generational wealth: Gilbert Ortega Native American Galleries, which his late father founded several decades ago. Uh, psycholigically buried resentment, anyone? A limp statement on the gallery website expressed a desire to patch things up and move on, but unless there’s another, better Ortega in waiting, that seems unlikely.
