TMZ has a way of getting people in trouble. Simply by sticking a mic and a camera of marginal quality in someone’s face. Try Johnny Manziel and his belligerent ranting on the smut channel. But Kelly Slater isn’t just a legend on the water, he’s a legend in front of the camera, deftly fending off the leading questions from a celebrity gossip hound (made easier, of course, because he was sober, unlike some other victims of the rag).
So who’s the best celebrity surfer? The King likes Marisa Miller (whose husband is currently up to his neck in trouble thanks to the Titans of Mavericks debacle). But who’s the best musician surfer? Jack Johnson doesn’t count, according to Slater, which is the right call. But Eddie Vedder or Jimmy Buffet? Uh oh. We smell a celebrity death match at Pipe. Kidding!
