Some personal assistants are treated better than others. The recent stories about Faye Dunaway show one extreme. The late Joan Rivers was the opposite, very kind and generous to her staff.
I've read and seen stuff about Joan Rivers' generosity to her staff. One of my guilty pleasures is
Say Yes to the Dress. Not only did she pay for her employee's dress, but most of the rest of her wedding. My god, was she funny. She objected to the young woman's refusal to weir a veil, saying "it's the only time you can be a nun," but to a beach ceremony. Ms. Rivers stated: "You wear this beautiful gown and you're dragging along lobster and crabs." Damn, she was funny. RIP, Joan. We miss you.
Gerard
P.S. When I lived in Las Vegas, my very conservative mom, along with my dad and aunt, went to her show. When they came back, I asked my mom what she thought. She said: "Eh, she talks dirty but she was funny."