GENE SIMMONS' Partner Shannon Tweed Not Offended By Ottawa's Snub
July 10, 2009, 15 years ago
Ottawacitizen.com is reporting:
Actress Shannon Tweed said she's not upset about being snubbed by the city of Ottawa after having a proclamation of Shannon Tweed Day rescinded by the acting mayor.
"I'm sure everybody's intentions are good and everybody has the right frame of mind for their own purposes and I respect that. There are no hard feelings," she said in an interview today from Whistler, B.C.
Acting Ottawa mayor Doug Thompson said he "jumped the gun" for publicizing that a day was going to named after the actress before it was fully vetted by the city's Protocol Office. The proclamation was initiated by former regional councillor Linda Davis, a friend of Tweed's, for her arrival in Ottawa next week when she accompanies her partner Gene Simmons of KISS fame to the band's show July 15 at Bluesfest.
Some councillors were upset that a special day was being singled out to honour the actress. Councillor Jan Harder said it was "inappropriate" because Tweed is a former Playboy Playmate and has acted in erotic thrillers and doesn't have a strong link to the area. "She's not an Ottawan and she's done nothing special except living with Gene Simmons," Harder was quoted as saying.
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