On the Emmy red carpet...

I roamed the red carpet for a few hours, not doing interviews, just watching and snapping pictures. Here is some of what happened...
SCARIEST MOMENT: TV legend Mary Tyler Moore was walking up the steps to the stage of "The Insider" to do an interview with host Lara Spencer when she appeared to trip on a step and fell hard to the ground. The seven-time Emmy winner, who was to present with Betty White was helped up, fixed her hair and left the booth on the arm of her husband Dr. Robert Levine. Mary didn't do anymore interviews but she smiled and waved to photographers as she made her way into the Nokia Theater. What a pro,

MOONLIGHTING: Speaking of Cloris Leachman, the 82-year-old and Mary Tyler Moore had earlier done such a long interview with Nancy O'dell on "Access Hollywood" that her co-anchor Billy Bush quipped: "This is like a half hour special" The crowd chanted "Cloris! Cloris!" as she walked down the red carpet. Instead of just waving, the octegenarian shook her hips and did a little boogie. (She makes her debut this week on ABC's "Dancing With the Stars." )Later, Cloris had a microphone in her hand and was standing behind the rrop line doing interviews for "The Insider."

WAIT YOUR TURN: Normal folks have to wait in line for the bathroom at things like concerts and baseball games. What do stars have to wait for? Theor turn to be interviewed by the big four: "Entertainment Tonight," "Extra," "Access Hollywood" and "The Insider." Kevin Spacey may have two Oscars but he was forced to cool his heels for several minutes as Jane Krakowski then Ed McMahon were interviewed by Lara Spencer. Ditto "Bones" star David Boreanaz who waited a good 10 minutes to talk to "Access Hollywood."

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