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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSocialite Yells at Family for Staging 1-Year-Old's Birthday Photo Shoot on Neighborhood Sidewalk
Video at link: http://www.cbs8.com/story/39990709/socialite-yells-at-family-for-staging-1-year-olds-birthday-photo-shoot-on-neighborhood-sidewalk
What started as a toddlers happy day dissolved into chaos as a local socialite confronted 1-year-olds parents during her birthday photo shoot. Kelyn and Isaiah Allen of Texas were taking photos of their daughter Anja to celebrate her first birthday. They had laid out a blanket and set up balloons on a scenic sidewalk in Houston for a heartwarming photo shoot when a woman confronted them.
The woman, later identified as Franci Neely, was apparently upset that they had set up their props in the middle of the sidewalk. Isaiah recorded the incident, during which Neely appears to strike his camera twice. Neely was also caught on camera moving the childs blanket from the sidewalk before heading back to her Jaguar convertible parked on the street.
Neely is a well-known socialite and the ex-wife of the owner of the Houston Astros Baseball team. When they divorced in 2015, she reportedly got $30 million.
The local homeowners association has tried to restrict photographers, but the City of Houston says the sidewalk is considered public property.
The Houston socialite has apologized (??), saying in a statement:
I am very sorry that I got upset on late Saturday afternoon. [
] It's hard to remain composed when confronted by shouted threats of lawsuits and false, inflammatory accusations.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,525 posts)Yeaaaahhhhhh I'm guessing that's what she SAID was her problem.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,256 posts)But setting up the props in the middle of the sidewalk is a little weird.
WhiskeyGrinder
(22,525 posts)of the sidewalk.
PTWB
(4,131 posts)Put the money away and baby Anja is set for college.
Me.
(35,454 posts)shanny
(6,709 posts)which was parked on the street not (I believe) in front of her house...so one wonders why TF she cared about who was on the sidewalk?
(p.s. has she got a moniker yet?)
bitterross
(4,066 posts)Good guess huh?
Terrible person. Sounds like she had to pull over and get of her car to make an ass of herself.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)The baby's father is white
bitterross
(4,066 posts)I'd be willing to bet she thought he was just a photographer, and not dad.
Just me being my usual cynical self when it comes to people like that woman.
ProfessorGAC
(65,428 posts)She started it, so of course there would be verbal blowback!
She lost her composure because of yelling and lawsuit threats?
If she minded her own business, there would have been absolutely no argument.
Totally her fault and the apology stinks!
MineralMan
(146,351 posts)of their cute baby in such a nice neighborhood!