Luke Wilson's personal assistant news: FAIR USE
Actor Luke Wilson's personal assistant betrays trust
Actor Luke Wilson, the brother of Owen Wilson, had some complications with his personal assistant. According to Wilson, his PA made unauthorized purchases to the tune of almost $100,000; and also allegedly took personal property worth $75,000.
"When celebrities hire personal assistants, one cannot be cautious enough," says Brian Daniel, a headhunter that specializes in celebrity PAs. "Without enough due diligence and thorough background checks, there's no telling what can happen when assistants get their hands on unlimited credit cards."
It was reported that Luke Wilson's personal assistant was responsible for errands and making purchases on the actor's behalf. Evidentially, the trouble started when Wilson added his PA as a signatory on the credit cards.
Luke Wilson's star began to rise in the late 1990s and early 2000s with such movie hits like My Super ExGirlfriend, Idiocracy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Legally Blonde, Charlie's Angels, Old School, and The Royal Tenenbaums. With great fame comes great wealth, and that's where personal assistants enter the picture. Managing estates and exotic car fleets is all in a day's work for celebrity personal assistants.
In this case, unfortunately, the assistant supposedly let his responsibilities to the A-list actor fall to the wayside when he started making unauthorized purchases for personal reasons. All the while, Luke Wilson considered his personal assistant to be a friend, and that friendship was betrayed -- according to reports.
This is yet another cautionary tale that celebrity who hire personal assistants need to protect themselves by engaging with recruitment firms that can verify former employment and run background checks.
Written by the FindCelebrityJobs.com staff
"When celebrities hire personal assistants, one cannot be cautious enough," says Brian Daniel, a headhunter that specializes in celebrity PAs. "Without enough due diligence and thorough background checks, there's no telling what can happen when assistants get their hands on unlimited credit cards."
It was reported that Luke Wilson's personal assistant was responsible for errands and making purchases on the actor's behalf. Evidentially, the trouble started when Wilson added his PA as a signatory on the credit cards.
Luke Wilson's star began to rise in the late 1990s and early 2000s with such movie hits like My Super ExGirlfriend, Idiocracy, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Legally Blonde, Charlie's Angels, Old School, and The Royal Tenenbaums. With great fame comes great wealth, and that's where personal assistants enter the picture. Managing estates and exotic car fleets is all in a day's work for celebrity personal assistants.
In this case, unfortunately, the assistant supposedly let his responsibilities to the A-list actor fall to the wayside when he started making unauthorized purchases for personal reasons. All the while, Luke Wilson considered his personal assistant to be a friend, and that friendship was betrayed -- according to reports.
This is yet another cautionary tale that celebrity who hire personal assistants need to protect themselves by engaging with recruitment firms that can verify former employment and run background checks.
Written by the FindCelebrityJobs.com staff