Sarah Jessica Parker Is One Of The People

She’s just like you and us. You’d do well to remember that, OKAY!

In next month’s issue of Marie Claire, Sarah Jessica Parker makes it a point to clear up a few things. Yes, she is famous – very famous – but at the end of the day, she is just like everyone else. She insists that she does all the things normal, red-blooded American’s do, like grocery shopping, waiting in line and yes, even jury duty.

In the article, she explains:

├óΓé¼┼ôI never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way … I am so desperately worried about anybody saying, ├óΓé¼╦£She cut in line├óΓé¼Γäó or ├óΓé¼╦£She took our table├óΓé¼Γäó or She got out of jury duty├óΓé¼Γäó or ├óΓé¼╦£She doesn├óΓé¼Γäót do her own grocery shopping.├óΓé¼Γäó The things that bother me are counter to who I am and the way I live. It├óΓé¼Γäós not like it├óΓé¼Γäós hard to be decent and respectful and well-behaved. I do wait in line, and I do take the subway, and I do do my own grocery shopping, and I do take the kids to school … For Page Six [who ran a story about her demanding to be let out of jury duty] to be so cavalier ├óΓé¼ΓÇ£ I was so outraged by the character assassination! I have served so many times, I was asked to come speak at Jury Appreciation Day! I expect I should be more calloused by now, but I am so sensitive about not ever living up to anybody├óΓé¼Γäós worst idea about an actor who is well-known.├óΓé¼┬¥

So there! What now, critical world?!

SJP is a lot of things, but we never really thought she was much of a diva. Maybe in the early fame days of Sex and The City, but once she had kids and a family, we really think it grounded her.

And hey, if she wants to do Jury Duty, that’s fine by us! Bet a lot of you out there would rather she go than yourself!

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