"People tend to look much more favourably on Tony slipping away for a dance with his new fiancé when he needs a breather than him hiding under one of the tables with a whole bottle of obscenely expensive champagne and one of the hors-d’oeuvre plates.
Which only ever happened two - or maybe seven - times, so really, no reason to even mention it again, none at all.
Besides, as long as these events are hosted in one of his houses, Tony should totally be allowed to use his furniture however he pleases and squirrel away as much of his food that he paid for with his money as he wants."