Michaele Salahi, one of the alleged White House-party-crashers, dropped a small bomb in her new book, revealing that she has multiple sclerosis.
I know, I know, you're asking why you'd care about a woman who seems made for reality TV (she's featured on "Real Housewives of D.C.") and our instant-celebrity society. But believe me, this story will gather steam, as the 44-year-old woman often portrayed as a social climber becomes a more sympathetic character. And you won't be able to avoid her at the grocery store checkout counter tabloids and magazines for the next month. So consider this a pop culture primer.
"Cirque Du Salahi: Be Careful Who You Trust" (grammar sticklers are cringing) tells the story of Michaele and her husband, Tareq.
The northern Virginia couple got lots of media attention for turning up -- apparently univited -- at a White House state dinner. She says she was diagnosed with MS when she was 28, according to an AP report on the book.