Actually I DON'T understand why it happens. Unless the star signs an agreement that their name can be used in conjunction with them accepting the free gift AND endorsing it, why in God's name do these companies give rich people,most of them millionaires, VERY EXPENSIVES gifts for free?

I've heard where most of them have their assistants sell of those things that the star can't get rid of as presents to friends, then get the money off of the product.

On one of the talk shows, one of the star guests was talking about how she got this fabulous watch from an equally big star and realized it was the same watch she had gotten at one of those freebie rooms and he had simply given it to her without spending a dime or any time getting her a gift.

This freebie crap is the single stupidist thing I have ever seen in relation to what and who these people are.

Anyone see the Sopranos episode where Ben Kingsley went into the freebie room? It was obscene.

I understand why it happens but it's still obscene. We can only hope at least a few of them will auction their loot for charity. And report it on their income tax!

I love how rich folks alway get shit given to them.

Didn't anybody get carbon credits, like they did at the oscars? Another Hollywood trend bites the dust.

obviously lorraine bracco has been hanging out at KFC; she's a porker!

The rich get richer.

Rich people always get free things. I hope some of the celebs refuse the swag.

Its funny how they won't get thrown under the bus for taking freebies, which they do every day of their lives, unlike Starr Jones who was burnt at the stake for taking freebies for her wedding.

Hypocrites.

Hopefully, no body ever has to tuck their tails between their legs to report to our accountant masters at the IRS, though as long as people think the government has a right to not only tax you but know how you make it, and make us believe that "geeze, there's just no other way" (as they shrug their shoulders and look at their heaping rice bowls), we're screwed that way.
As far as these celebs getting all that swag...so what? News articles like this, thought there's precious little in the way of news in the article itself; what? "rich and famous people treat each other swell!"...some headline....anyhow, news articles like this seem to be designed to do nothing except provoke envy in an already too greedy society. I'd rather be poor and left alone...though the IRS has seen to it that the "being left alone" part is not gonna be easy. The only reason I can see to be rich and famous is to buy a staff to take care of the crap the rest of us idiots feel is our civic duty to be humiliated with.

Hope they remember to report it on thier tax returns.