Outside, It's America

I read somewhere (can't find the LJ reference now) that CC came to support a published author who's a friend of hers and was taking part in a panel (can't remember the name either, fantasy stuff, obviously well-regarded. I am a bit hopeless here.) The author, who was entitled to one, asked for a complimentary companion pass. When one of the organisers found out that this was for CC - who wasn't planning to attend anything besides her friend's panel - she started wanking in her LJ (I hate the term but I now see it's got its uses describing exactly this kind of petty spite) about how tacky of CC, etc. etc. I found this profoundly distasteful, as if people could not stand someone's success. It's the Princess Diana Wank - "she's successful (pretty, a princess?) She can't possibly be struggling to make ends meet (be bulimic, unhappy in Luv, etc.)" I rather disliked Diana, but I find that CC has talent and is obviously working at it since her original book is about to be published. No wonder she doesn't want to spread herself around at fandom events.