Ideas
The Starlight Accolades Ceremony seems to be just... weird. I replaced the venue with one from The Gallery and started sending my Sim there to test that everything was working. Whenever I left her to herself, she went off to "watch" the microphone. The bouncer door did not deter her from entering the ceremony space.
Then... In the early AM of Sunday, the Celebrities began gathering to "watch" the microphone.
And my Sim could no longer enter the space (she's not a Celebrity).
As Sunday wore on more and more Celebrities gathered to "watch" the microphone.
Eventually the Awards Ceremony began and it ran as it should. Host stayed for the entirety and ended it properly.
This is good, but I should not have to spend 24 hours at the venue for it to work properly. It runs Sundays 6 PM - 11 PM.
And the gathering of the Celebrities - in the early morning - for a Ceremony that starts a 6 PM - is just weird.
Next time I visited the venue with my Sim, she went back to "watching" the microphone.
It's like some weird cult. 😳😱🤣 It's not game killing, but it's a tad creepy.