10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Maryse
7. She Had An Altercation With The Papparazzi
If you're grooming someone to become the face of your reality-based entertainment show, it should probably be someone who is entirely comfortable in front of the assembled media - no matter what happens. That's show business, after all.
An unfortunate altercation with the paparazzi in 2008 suggests maybe Maryse doesn't cut it on that front. At an otherwise amiable Summerfest in Venice, CA, Maryse became the subject of aggressive attention by one paparazzo in particularly. After the Diva agreed to take a picture with a wheelchair-bound fan, the errant photographer jumped in front of the pair to take his own snap.
A threatened Maryse took refuge behind her bag, as the interloper began to spin his own angle, claiming Maryse didn't want to take pictures with disabled fans. Obviously, the claim was nonsense, but Maryse's reaction did little to diffuse the situation. Tearful, she was escorted to her limuousine, as rumours quickly began circling on the internet about the incident.
Though entirely blameless, it was an embarrassing and potentially damaging moment for Maryse and WWE's public image - one she will have to be better prepared for as the face of Total Divas.