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Andy Warhol's Maids

Andy Warhol hired the housekeeper after his live-in 'boyfriend' Jed Johnson "made it clear that he [Jed] couldn't be a movie director [Bad], interior decorator, and maid." (BC282)

Bob Colacello:

"Andy was awkward around them at first and unsure of how to refer to them, stumbling over 'the maids' and finally settling on the 'girls'... Once, when we were off to see Imelda [Marcos], he told me, 'Nena said to be careful around Mrs. Marcos; many Filipino people don't like her. She was worried about me. Isn't that sweet?' He'd call them every day when he traveled 'to make sure everything is all right' and always brought them back expensive perfumes and scarves from the airport boutiques. Still, he pretended that he never really wanted servants, just as he never really wanted to live in a big house, that 'it was all Jed's fault that I have all these bills to worry about, all these mouths to feed. Those girls look little, Bob, but they eat a lot. I bet they are having parties while I'm out trying to make a buck. They could be.'" (BC282)

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