‘You’re a character in their world’: the impossible job of the Hollywood personal assistant

‘You’re a character in their world’: the impossible job of the Hollywood personal assistant

The drug charges for Matthew Perry’s ex-assistant have shed light on a role with no set hours, few boundaries and little protection

It sounds like the dream gig: working as a personal assistant to a Hollywood celebrity, becoming immersed in a rarefied world of movie sets and production meetings and A-list parties and, who knows, climbing the ladder to an entertainment career to call your own.

Sometimes, it works out exactly that way. Winona Ryder’s former assistant, Sibi Blažić, became a stunt driver and married Christian Bale. Kevin Spacey’s former assistant, Dana Brunetti, became an Oscar-nominated producer.

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