What Would the Countess Do?: Declining Invitations; Public Revenge

When it comes to etiquette, manners and overall good behavior, even celebrities need help navigating the rough waters of stardom! It’s a good thing Countess LuAnn de Lesseps of the Real Housewives of New York is joining forces with OK! to school them on the right thing to do! In a rough situation, we just ask, “What Would the Countess Do?” This week she tackles declining invitations and taking revenge on an ex in public.

Where there's a wedding, there are a series of parties before the actual wedding; and the same follows for babies, all events that. How do you either politely decline an invite to yet another occasion — or how do you get away with not sending a present for each event, without coming off as stingy?

I have a lot of friends and receive more invitations than I can accept. If I cannot attend an event, I respond as soon as possible so that my host can invite someone else in my place. For close friends, I send a gift regardless of my attendance. For acquaintances, if I attend the event, I give a gift but if I don’t attend, I send my congratulations with my RSVP.

Paris Hilton should be embarrassed by her behavior at Les Caves du Roy when she had the DJ ask her ex-boyfriend to leave simply because she was uncomfortable with his presence. I was just at this club and I can assure you that it is plenty big enough for two exes to coexist without creating a scene. She was selfish and inconsiderate to her ex-boyfriend and she made herself look bad, not him. Potential suitors should be aware of the risk of humiliation that comes with having dated Paris Hilton.