Heyman Hustle Sneak Peek: Lesbian Controversy and Hype
By John Roth
Feb 11, 2008
With a week to go before its premiere on The UK Sun, former Extreme Wrestling owner Paul Heyman's new project, NewsCorp's first Hi-Def wireless/broadband digital project "The Heyman Hustle" is already in the midst of controversy. Heyman, whose knack for pushing the envelope landed him constantly in trouble with networks and sports channel stations in the 1990's, showed up at the cast party for the season premiere of CBS Network's "Survivor" at the W Hotel Times Square in midtown Manhattan.
Heyman Hustle Sneak Peek: Lesbian Controversy and Hype (Image: UK Sun)
But CBS had sent out a memo to the W's John Bracciante wanting all media shut out. Of course, without free booze and finger food, reporters were prone to chase another story, as Fashion Week had engulfed Gotham.
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But Heyman and his camera crew stuck around, interviewing people on the street, and waiting for the Survivor stars to come out of the Whiskey, where on the street, it's all fair game. "They created a wild scene," stated our source, "Times Square is full of colorful characters, and Heyman was right in his element."
Heyman's crew struck gold when openly-bisexual Survivor favorite Ami Cusack, who was one of the first Survivor cast members to pose for Playboy, hit the streets. Heyman immediately started interviewing her, when Jessica "Flicka Flame" Smith jumped in and wanted in on the action. Before any questions could be answered, the two Survivor femme fatales were impressing the former wrestling ringmaster with a crowd pleasing liplock.
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Hustle director/producer Mitchell Stuart stated, "It just goes to show The Hustle isn't out there looking for the magic, we turn our cameras on and the magic finds us!"
The Sun immediately went into hype mode, and released the clip as a sneak peek at the debut episode, which airs on Monday, February 18. You can read the story in its entirety, and see the video clip here.
Heyman, who was always a master of hyperbole in the grappling game, released a statement exclaiming "You ain't seen nothing yet!"
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