By Rya Backer Last night, I worked the press line at my first red-carpet premiere. It was for the movie “Sex Drive.” It was really exciting; the stars were out in (thinned) droves, and the red carpet was actually a tasteful pattern of beiges! “Sex Drive” is basically about a guy traveling a really far distance to interact physically (if you know what I mean) with a girl he met on the Internet. In a related story, I thought it would be really funny to ask all the red-carpet walkers what’s the greatest length they’ve ever gone to get laid — and nobody agreed. Anyway! “Sex Drive” stars such famous funny people as Clark Duke (star of Youtube staples “Drunk History” and “Clark and Michael”) and Seth Green. It’s also produced by the same forward-thinking geniuses that make “Gossip Girl,” which is why the premiere’s press release was littered with such guaranteed guests as Taylor Momsen (Jenny), Connor Paolo (Eric) and Chase Crawford (Nate) — the latter of whom I planned to ask out on a date, because rejection and heartbreak make for amazing television. Naturally, he didn’t show up, but I managed to have fun and unearthed some hard-hitting truths in the process. Like how the very charming Clark and Seth kindly pointed out that MTV News exclusively hires gorgeous women. My producer, Vanessa, and I blushed; so did our stunning shooter, Brendan. Rufus Humphrey (er, Matthew Settle) is having a baby, guys! When my 30 seconds with him were t ...
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