What If Iggy Happened To Paris Hilton?

By Dan Gomez

Much has been made in the press and in the court of public opinion about the Ellen DeGeneres doggy-gate debacle. I know that we here at Access Hollywood have had much discussion about it. In our recent Web polls, our viewers have overwhelmingly come out in favor of Ellen. And why not? Everyone loves Ellen. She is quite arguably one of the nicest and most talented people in the entertainment business.

Face it, no one had ever heard of Marina Baktis, the poor woman from the pet adoption agency, before any of this happened. Now, I believe that this molehill of a story has been made into a mountain of needless controversy and this Blog really isn't about that. I just want to pose a question: what if it wasn't Ellen at the forefront of this story? What if it were, let's say, Paris Hilton?

Same situation: Paris adopts a dog from a pet adoption agency, gives the dog to a hairdresser friend, the agency takes the dog away and Paris makes a tearful plea to have the dog returned. If this had been the case, we would look at Paris' tearful plea as just another empty ploy by the heiress to garner public sympathy for yet another flagrant disregard for the rules. The media would call Marina Baktis a hero for what she did for taking a helpless dog and placing it with a family who would love it and not use it as an accessory. We would all be behind Marina because we all share a common contempt for Paris.