Patricia Heaton's money problems: 'Millionaire' math, assistant suing
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Patricia Heaton did not have her finest hour on Monday.
The "Everybody Loves Raymond" Emmy winner and star of ABC's new comedy "The Middle" had a rough go of it on the celebrity-charity portion of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" Monday night. On top of that, she's being sued by a former personal assistant for unpaid wages and wrongful termination.
First, "Millionaire." Celebrities have been appearing in ABC's 10th-anniversary revival of the game show, answering one question to win $50,000 for a favorite charity. Heaton, playing for a medical clinic in Sierra Leone and a pregnancy clinic in Los Angeles, was asked the following question: "If one euro is worth $1.50, five euros is worth what?" Her possible choices: Thirty quarters, fifty dimes, seventy nickels or ninety pennies.
Heaton blanched, exclaiming "I am so bad at math!" Thus began a nearly five-minute ordeal that's better seen than described (the question comes about the 3-minute mark).
As for the lawsuit, RadarOnline reports that Heaton's former assistant, Jennifer Lee, filed suit Monday claiming Heaton and her husband, David Hunt, owe her thousands of dollars in unpaid wages and overtime. Lee is also seeking damages for wrongful termination.
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She came across like a total idiot last night on Millionaire, not being able to multiply 5 x 1.50
and for someone who made $millions from Raymond and is commanding $250k/episode for her new series she should just write a check for $8k and get over herself. I'm sure she has had no problem writing checks for more $$ for all her plastic surgery (which she needs to revisit cuz honey you are starting to sag)
my husband and i couldn't stop laughing,she should get a math tutor, my twelve years old nephew.lol
oh gawd...and wasn't she bragging about how "middle" Americans are smarter? :(
The biggest laugh for me is when she said that her husband, who she selected as her lifeline, had been to Europe!
YIEKS!
She was able to multiply 5 and 1.5. It just took her a while. She would definitely not survive my multi-varible calc cl***. :P
That was a total put on. Dummies R Americans.
She said her husband was European, so yes, he has been to Europe.
i have a big crush on her shes a doll i dont care how dumb she is.
i wish she was here right now i would be glad to help her multiply!
I've watched 100s of episodes of millionaire over the years, and she is the most annoying contestant I have ever watched. She looks good for her age, and she could have figured out the answer sooner, but she is annoying!