<p>There is such a thing as a PR disaster, IMO. This isn’t one, also IMO. I’d bet you all TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS this isn’t going to matter a whit to NYU’s application statistics. It’s just another one of those tabloid-style stories where there’s a high jerk count and everyone comes off like kind of a goof. Administration admits student for publicity (which, of course, is what they did); teacher violates code of ethics by blabbing about student’s grade (not cool; never, ever cool); actor with god-knows-what to prove enrolls in course but doesn’t deign to attend …</p>