BECAUSE IT DIDN’T EMBARRASS SOMEONE THE PRESS HATES: I really don’t get why people are “shocked” that Judge Wood allowed an attorney (yes, he’s a pal of mine) to make an unscheduled appearance to argue for court access. I’ve done it at least twice, one of those times arguing successfully for the Bankruptcy Court to unseal records in the 2008 Lehman bankruptcy case.

But that was only a $600 billion matter affecting tens of thousands of pensioners and investors, not anything important like learning that a half-wit TV host was represented by a half-wit lawyer.