Kim Delaney escorted from podium

[Liberal_in_LA]

Kim Delaney escorted from Philadelphia podium

Kim Delaney, star of the television show "Army Wives," had to be escorted from the podium at an event in Philadelphia after struggling to read her speech from a teleprompter.

It happened Thursday at an event honoring former Defense Secretary Robert Gates.

Delaney is a 52-year-old Philadelphia native. Her remarks were punctuated by long pauses and fragmented sentences. After several minutes, a video began to play. She was escorted away from the podium to a chair on the side of the stage by a woman who appeared to be a producer.

Her publicist did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/09/23/entertainment/e112800D98.DTL#ixzz1YoEvDljb

video here: http://www.gossipcop.com/kim-delaney-speech-video-slurred-drunk-drugs-disoriented-bizarre-philadelphia-robert-gates/

[aquart]

1. Delaney has had problems with alcohol.

It has cost her plum jobs. I'm very sorry to see this.

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. I hope they checked her neuro function

[Pigheaded]

3. Never heard of her

[RockaFowler]

5. Pretty Famous Actress

She has won Emmy's for at least 2 shows - All My Children and NYPD Blue. She has had at least 4 shows on network TV. She was part of one of Daytime TV's young Super Couples of the 80's. And she is currently on a pretty popular Lifetime show called Army Wives.

[RebelOne]

7. Never heard of her either and never watched any of those shows.

Maybe her eyesight is bad and she couldn't read the teleprompter.

[Liberal_in_LA]

9. She's famous for being on TV dramas

[EFerrari]

4. Very sad. She's a decent actress. n/t

[no_hypocrisy]

6. She seemed OK on today's The View.

[Rabblevox]

8. She was great on NYPD Blue. That's just sad.