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Madoff May Make the Crazy Bernie Defense
In what could be the worst legal strategy since George Bluth faked a heart attack, New York Daily News gossips Rush & Molloy report hedge fund hustler Bernie Madoff is considering an insanity defense. More »
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lawsuits
Users sue Facebook and its Beacon partners for ruining Christmas
Thirty-two Facebook users signed onto a class-action suit against Facebook and several of its Beacon partners, including Blockbuster, Fandango and Overstock, Hotwire, STA Travel, Zappos.com and Gamefly. Facebook Beacon was the service that reported to a Facebook user's friends that user's activity on partnered sites elsewhere on the Internet. The suit alleges that between November 7, 2007 and December 5, 2007, Facebook did all this without asking first. Technically Facebook did ask, with little pop-up dialogue boxes on partner sites, but apparently they were hard to spot. Still, Beacon did spoil the surprise of a fair number of Christmas gifts, which, as we understand the tradition, are supposed to remain a secret until opened. More »
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Internet Trolls
Why Jason Fortuny thinks it's OK to expose Craigslist sex-seekers, the 100-word version
In 2006, Jason Fortuny — one of the so-called "Internet trolls" featured recently in the New York Times Magazine — placed an ad on Craigslist in which he pretended to be a woman seeking sex. Later, he posted photos and emails sent to him by the ad's respondents. Now, one of them — image and response pictured above — is suing him for $75,000. This John Doe claims Fortuny's post caused him to "suffer and continue to suffer from humiliation, embarrassment, lost opportunity of keeping his family together, and emotional distress." The plaintiff claims Fortuny violated his copyright, wrongfully disclosed private facts and intruded upon his seclusion. By way of response, Forturny wrote an eight-page letter to the judge in his own defense . It's much to long for even the most concerned citizen to read, but since its contents so seriously affect the legal system of our nation-state, we've shortened it down to the crucial bits, below. More »
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Comment by Fanning: The copyright is created when the image is cast in media.(when the dude took the picture of himself). If he... 1 Responses | Other threads
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defamer
Exclusive: Kirstie Alley's Lawyers Demand That 'US Weekly' Fire Writer Who Cracked A Scientology Joke
Defamer just managed to get our grubby mitts on a secret copy of a strongly-worded letter that "Actress" Kirstie Alley's legal team over at Goldman & Kagon recently sent to US Weekly. In it, the firm asks that United States Weekly sever their relationship with fashionista/comedienne Danica Lo because of an innocuous Scientology joke she made at the expense of billion-year contract escape clause benifitee Nicole Kidman. The joke in question ran in the "Fashion Police" section of the mag and referred to an outfit Kidman wore to the Australian premiere of The Golden Compass, which the tony Miss Lo described as being "specifically designed [to repel] Scientologists." Um, zing? The legal letter and offending picture follow after the jump. More » -
legal
Microsoft and Best Buy are liable for subscribing the retailer's customers to Microsoft's Internet service, MSN, without consent, the Supreme Court ruled today by overturning a lower court's ruling on an appeal. One question the Supremes should have asked: "Who in their right mind subscribes to dialup anymore?" [AP] -
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Former TT Chief Gets Five Years Probation
Former Take-Two CEO Ryan Brant was sentenced to five years of probation for his role in stock-option backdating, after agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors, Bloomberg reports. [Kotaku]
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google
Korean website tangles with Google over self-esteem issues
Last month, a South Korean joke/entertainment site called Humor University (certainly not to be confused with College Humor!) engaged in a tiny sideshow of legal threats versus Google over the search giant terminating their Adsense account. Google claimed there was some clickfraud chicanery going on with the Humor University account, which HU disputed. Unfortunately for Google, the issue got much larger, irritating, and potentially costly. More » -
sequoia
How not to get a job at Sequoia
You have to admire the George Costanza-like persistence of one Anand Lyer Vaidyanathan. After hanging around the Sequoia lobby a little too much last October and November, Vaidyanathan was finally arrested for trespassing. Vaidyanathan protested, convinced that he somehow already worked for Sequoia. He then applied for another Sequoia job in December, and when a private investigator told him to stay away and not contact anyone in the office again, Vaidyanathan responded with, "I thank you for your offer. I appreciate your timely action. I accept your offer of employment." So they just went ahead and hired him; really, what else could they do? Only kidding! They took out a restraining order. Incidentally, that wasn't all Sequoia had to deal with as 2006 came to a close. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Carlos: Don't listen to JayDawg, the blog is fine and schizophrenia is funny. I'd rather have this guy than Mark... more » | Other threads
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jeanine pirro
Jeanine Pirro: Bead Pusher
On the heels of good news about her TV show, former politico Jeanine Pirro must now face an bead investigation. As part of a wider probe into her potential wiretapping naughtiness as Westchester district attorney, Pirro's embarrassing hobby of crafting beaded necklaces and selling them to acquaintances has also drawn the feds' attention. (This is, for our money, potentially an even more embarrassing personal quirk than her husband's yacht-bound ass-fingering.) So what's the story on those beads? More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Some of My Best Friends Are People: Those are anal beads, right? cuz, yknow... she's like, anal and isht.. more » | Other threads
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naomi campbell
Naomi Campbell Asks the Questions Now
In addition to finally copping to her cell-phone maid assault, Naomi Campbell has somehow scored a sweet interviewer's gig with British GQ. This supposedly came about due to Naomi's stellar performance when grilled for GQ by an old enemy, i.e. columnist Piers Morgan; he had to pay her $1.7 million in damages in 2004, back when he edited the Daily Mirror and his paper invaded her privacy by running pictures of her attending NarcAnon meetings. One assumes that most of Naomi's interview questions will revolve around the location of her jeans. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by transomist: that's actually anna wintour in blackface. more » | Other threads
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steve wynn
Steve Wynn Sues for Picasso-Poke Cash
Back in October of last year, we ran a little guessing game about who had leaked the story of Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn poking a hole in his Picasso painting just before he was about to sell it for $139 million. Now, Wynn is suing insurer Lloyd's of London in Manhattan's U.S. District Court, attempting to make them expedite processing of his claim for $54 million in lost value. (Apparently, Picasso's "Le R ve" is still worth $85 million even with the hole.) Lloyd's wants Wynn to formally name the depreciation figure first, after which they'll "agree or disagree." A restraining order has been issued versus Wynn's extremities for the duration of the restoration. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Greasy Thumb Guzik: Boychiks: We have a new definition of chutzpah! more » | Other threads
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joe francis
Joe Francis Runs Free
Figurative and literal anal-penetration victim and Girls Gone Wild producer Joe Francis has beaten 34 of the "more than 40" felony and misdemeanor charges against him for videotaping minors having real and/or simulated sex. "Hundreds of hours" of damning tape seized from Francis's homes and plane were suppressed from evidence because of improper search warrants; a few counts remain on the docket due to potential testimony from the videographer and photographer in question. So other than a few fines and community service, things are looking good for Joe. Perhaps he'll go beat up a reporter to celebrate! More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Magister: I like Joe Francis. The couple of times we did Spring Break in Daytona in the 80s, there'd always be... more » | Other threads
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timothy mcdarrah
Tim McDarrah Re-Convicted in the Press
Certainly, it sucks to be Timothy McDarrah, former Us Weekly and Las Vegas Sun columnist who was convicted December 20 for soliciting Internet sexing with little girls. After McDarrah's 2005 arrest, the sordid details of his proclivities were inflicted on an unfortunate public. Nevertheless, it's a stroke of bad luck that McDarrah was found guilty at the start of a dead holiday news cycle, as all it takes is an AP retread of last week's news to spawn a raft of "new" reports about how McDarrah was "just convicted." Cheer up ... only a couple more days before we can all stop phoning it in. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Pengoe: And nobody has yet mentioned that McDarrah guest taught journalism for at least one semester at Stuyvesant High School (with... more » | Other threads
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playboy indonesia
'Playboy' Indonesia Mildly Salacious!
Erwin Arnada, EIC of Playboy Indonesia, in happier times — last April to be exact, when Playboy Indonesia debuted. Unfortunately, The Man has cracked down on his mag, with Arnada on trial for publishing indecent material. To wit:A prosecutor told the South Jakarta District Court that Erwin Arnada oversaw photo shoots and published revealing pictures of female models in underwear, some showing partially exposed breasts.
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By Chris MohneyComment by pigfoot: Amigos, Gawker is right on this one. Indonesia (you know, where Jakarta is?) is the world's most populous Muslim nation.... more » | Other threads
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pete doherty
Crack Now Basically Legal in UK for Pete Doherty
Britrocker and Kate Moss manbutter supplier Pete Doherty may have been caught with heroin and crack in his car while ostensibly in drug rehab, but that's nothing a few hundred pounds and a break from driving can't fix. Making his weekly court appearance, Doherty didn't pretend to wince at this slap on the wrist, even enjoying a compliment from the judge for one of his songs. He now has a few days to try and figure out just what, exactly, one has to do in London in order to actually go to jail these days. We look forward to more progress from what must surely be the most tolerant (if not successful) rehab program in the world. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by raincoaster: mothra, that was pure comic genius. I think at this point Pete would have to rape Prince William or get caught... more » | Other threads
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oj simpson
O.J.'s 'If I Did It' Still Hot on eBay
Despite legal threats from counsel representing the family of Nicole Brown Simpson, plus "concern" from HarperCollins, copies of OJ Simpson's If I Did It that escaped the pulper keep popping up for auction on eBay. An early copy was bid up to over $1 million by spoofers before the auction was halted; the copy listed above had received 59 bids to a more "reasonable" $6,600, but eBay monitors deleted it before we could click through. Oh well — at least you can marvel at base human behavior through the magic of Google cache.
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international
"Law Lords" to Adjudicate Dueling Brit Tabloids
For the 2000 wedding of Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas, British tabloid OK! had an exclusive contract with the Douglas-Jones enterprise to run dewy styled photos of the proceedings. Rival exclamatory publication Hello! scammed and ran their own photos, resulting in years of litigation between the two tabs. This week, the dispute reached Britain's highest court — a panel of "Law Lords" in the House of Lords. OK! claims business interference, Hello! claims the journalistic right to "spoil" its rival's scoop. Concerning a particularly unflattering Hello! shot of Douglas feeding her wedding cake, Zeta-Jones says, "I don't usually like my husband shoving a spoon down my throat to be photographed." Notice the key phrase "to be photographed" — Douglas can shove a spoon down her throat all he wants, long as it goes undocumented. So amusing that the highest British court has to waste its time with such frivolous celebrity tomfoolery. Silly foreigners! Oh, wait. More » -
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If It's Sunday, Pete Doherty Must Be on Crack
After managing to stay away from the authorities for over a week, Pete Doherty, Babyshamblet and Kate Mossifier, was arrested yesterday on suspicion of driving on crack. Apparently, Doherty and a couple pals were busted near his London home, meaning he was either on his way out or on his way home. Buzzkill. But at least this is a comfortingly familiar territory for Doherty and the rest of the world. You just know that baby can't wait to meet daddy! More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Swordfish: When the mayor of Washington D.C. was busted with a hooker in a hotel room lo these many years ago... more » | Other threads
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myspace
Universal vs. MySpace Goat Rodeo
Universal Music Group is suing MySpace for copyright infringement, a proceeding Federated Media's John Battelle likens to a "big poo-flinging goat rodeo." At issue is music and video from Universal ending up on various nerds' MySpace pages — what the suit dismissively calls "so-called 'user-generated content.'" The suit claims the content is in fact "user-stolen," which doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Certainly not as jazzy as "goat rodeo." More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by GaryGnu: I'm more disturbed that the 2nd YouTube video for goat rodeo involves a gay event that appears to require people... more » | Other threads
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naomi campbell
Naomi Campbell Has Brief 'Law and Order' Cameo
"OK, Ms. Campebll, I'll go high, he goes low, you hit it straight up the middle." While contending with new charges that she's a "violent super bigot," Naomi Campbell stood in Manhattan Criminal Court for all of three minutes today, apparently not even stopping for a kosher hot dog on the sidewalk. The court convened to consider charging her with second-degree assault for opening up her housekeeper's head with a hurled cell phone. The judge set a new hearing date (January 16) while prosecutors and Campbell's lawyers try to work out a plea deal; she faces up to seven years of supermodel prison hottness, if convicted. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by joeymazoey: Angry? Sure. Out-of-control? Maybe a little. Bigoted? Meh. At least she's thin. more » | Other threads
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pete doherty
Pete Doherty Only Has Two Bits to Pay Off Harassing Scum
Finally brought to book on charges that he kicked a reporter on the way out of court the last time he was brought to book on charges, Kate Moss cocaine-impregnatron and Babyshambler Pete Doherty was ordered to pay $2,255 in various fines. The aspiring fashionistardappeared in court wearing a black coat and clutching a black trilby hat. He told the court he could not pay the fine Wednesday because he had only 50 cents with him.
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YouTube-on-UTube Violence Moves to Court
Apparently, the folks at Universal Tube & Rollform Equipment Corporation — manufacturer of fine, inscrutable tube-making machinery at utube.com — remain none too pleased with their newly wealthy and phonemically similar friends at YouTube.com. It doesn't appear a $3 million offer for their domain name is forthcoming, and their site only just crawled back online after mistaken YouTube traffic besieged and crashed their servers several times. Now UTube sues YouTube, with the former demanding the latter either stop using youtube.com or "pay the company's cost of getting a new domain name." And they want the $10 million gold-plated domain name certificate this time. With diamond sprinkles. More » -
nbc
Superheroine Wounds Hand, Trademark
If you were unfortunate enough to catch the premiere of NBC's ludicrous superhero snoozefest Heroes, you might have enjoyed the image above where a girl jams her hand into a running disposal, apparently shredding her flesh and digits. Despite the carnage, she's ultimately unharmed, because she has the regenerative abilities of a common earthworm, starfish, or other invertebrate (will her severed fingers regenerate into duplicate girls? stay tuned!). Anyway, Emerson, the maker of the disposal — ingeniously named the "In-Sink-Erator" — is suing NBC, claiming that the show casts their product in an unsafe light. "It's a trademark thing," says one company spokesman. So feel free to jam your extremities right down into your In-Sink-Erators, because there's nothing safer than a damp, dark hole full of whirring blades. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Sassenach: "Snoozefest"?? No way! "Heroes" is one of the best new shows. [Of course, you've got to like paranormal stuff to appreciate... more » | Other threads
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nbc
NBC Sued For Not Spotighting Garbage Disposal Non-Extremity-Mangling Features
NBC is currently living every legal clearance department's nightmare, as a perfectly innocuous scene from the pilot episode of new drama Heroes, in which the series' indestructible cheerleader character demonstrates her rapid-healing abilities by jamming her hand into an InSinkErator™ brand garbage disposal, has resulted in a lawsuit by the manufacturer seeking to prevent the network from re-airing that show: More » -
jeanine pirro
'Post,' 'News' Concur: Al Gal Pal Winsome, Tawny
New York's two major tabs rarely agree on anything but, in a heart-warming moment of unanimity, they're in accordance on one issue this morning: Lisa Santangelo, the woman with whom Jeanine Pirro suspected her husband was having sleazy boat romp sex, is "stunning." Also "young" and "brunette," although the News finds her "elegant," while the Post, presumably from lack of familiarity with the word, eschews the extra color. Everyone involved is denying that the affair occurred, but if Al Pirro did in fact stick it to Lisa Santangelo, wife of the attorney who represented him in the tax-fraud case that resulted in an eleven month prison sentence, you've got to give him credit: It's rare that you can screw two lawyers simultaneously without fucking either of them. More »
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By abalk2Comment by ambitious heckler: But is she really hot, or just love-triangle-with-a-felon-and-his-washe... -ex-DA-wife hot? more » | Other threads
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jeanine pirro
Jeanine Pirro: Probe Me? Probe You!
Republican candidate for New York state attorney general Jeanine Pirro may have the worst luck of any would-be politician ever, but that doesn't mean she can't deliberately act to make things even worse. Faced with — and admitting to — a probe regarding her conversation with disgraced former police commissioner Bernard Kerik about planting a bug on her husband's boat to catch his philandering, Pirro has chosen to go on the offensive. At a press conference today, an angry Pirro exclaimed, "There needs to be a federal investigation of the felony of leaking sealed court documents ... That's the only crime that occurred here. And it's an outrage to the people of this state." Outrage heaped upon outrage! However, what we'd really like to see is the transcript of those recorded phone calls to Kerik, as an agitated Pirro is said to describe her naughty husband-bugging intentions in "profanity-laced terms." No luck finding the transcripts online, but if you see 'em, let us know. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Steverino: Aw, I will truly miss Jeanine Pirro and her upturned collars. She's been comedy gold for the past 2 years.... more » | Other threads
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david gest
Liza Minnelli Causes Headaches Via Intercourse, Not Via Beatdowns
A little more on Liza's victory: Botox receptacle David Gest had his lawsuit versus ex-wife Liza Minnelli thrown out yesterday, and really, all you need to know is this:Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Jane Solomon dismissed the lawsuit, ruling that David Gest's "severe, unrelenting" headaches were actually caused by a type of herpes.
Gest's lawyers claimed Liza knew she was crabby when they got married, but really, let's file that about halfway down the list of this couple's most severe problems. At least Gest can take comfort rolling around in his legendary collection of (presumably STD-free)Judy GarlandShirley Temple dolls. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by bohammer71: Liza looks like shit in that photo. more » | Other threads
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food & restaurants
Former Megu Waitress Sues for the Right to Eat a Banana in Peace
Former Megu waitress Satomi Southward has filed a sexual-harassment lawsuit against the Japanese megaplex, seeking $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages. The suit alleges that Southward endured all sorts of nasty things at the Tribeca joint: head chef Mitsuo Endo sexually humiliated her in front of the staff and inappropriately touched her with utensils (oh, those dirty spatulas); line chef Lawrence Herman accused her of blowing a banana; and, rather horrifyingly, Southward claims that she was drugged during the restaurant's holiday party, only to regain consciousness to Herman "shoving his fingers in her vagina." Don't you love Christmas in New York? More »
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By JessicaComment by grow the brand: And the best fish joke (BFJ) winner is.... more » | Other threads
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awesome beatdowns
San Diego Newsman Kicked Own Ass
You may remember the unfortunate San Diego TV reporter, John Mattes, who was physically attacked on camera by a married couple Mattes was investigating about their alleged identity theft/real estate scam. Apparently, Assad "Sam" Suleiman and wife Rosa Barraza contend that Mattes must have somehow injured himself — perhaps by smashing his ribs into Suleiman's fist until they cracked, or walloping his own face a few times (we won't even mention the biting). Facing lengthy prison sentences if convicted in the assault, both Suleiman and Barraza have pled not guilty, with their attorney claiming that Suleiman was just acting to defend his wife, and "the footage released to the general media does not fully capture the intensity of the confrontation." Watch that clip again, and try to imagine that it was actually, somehow, more intense. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Sigerson Holmes: At least no one will fuck with them in the joint. more » | Other threads
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nightlife
Fattie Waitresses Fired, Commence to Litigatin'
"They told me I needed to get on the scale," said one of the women, Kristen McRedmond, about her humiliating experience in a manager's office at Sutton Place Bar and Restaurant in July.
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By Chris MohneyComment by Awesomist: This is why I absolutely love New York. Anytime I think about moving to another city, a story like this... more » | Other threads
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myspace
MySpace Ho Stiffs Hopeful Geek, and Not in a Good Way
You might remember MySpace self-branding slattern Christine Dolce's (a.k.a. ForBiddeN's) quest to get back on the cover of this month's Playboy. Didn't happen, and apparently all is now ForGiveN — at least between her and the porn mag. Seems Dolce has angered one of her stable of tech-nerds. Specifically, one Ashley Michaud, "Web Designer for the Stars," who claims the habitually orange-skinned breast implant display system didn't add him as a "Top 8 friend" after Michaud rendered his Flash programming services. Apparently the chief objection from Dolce's manager was that Michaud's MySpace photo is "super geeky" and "makes Christine look bad." After Michaud's company responded in the negatory to the photo change demand, "Forbidden's Manager then replied with inappropriate language offending the business owners." So what's the retaliation? No lawsuit, sadly — isn't the world ready for MySpace friend litigation by now? No, they're just disabling the Flash banners, which is the rough equivalent of the school brainiac refusing to finish the cheerleader's algebra homework when she won't make with the handjob. Not going to get you friended nor laid.
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By Chris MohneyComment by raincoaster: She has to have had that jaw done since the VF story; she used to look like the sluttiest chick... more » | Other threads
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defamer
Redstone Vs. Cruise: Tom's Scary Hollywood Lawyer Will Not Sue!
Moments after grumpy, 168-year-old Viacom mogul Sumner Redstone fired his now-infamous "That Tom Cruise Character Is Far Too Nuts To Ever Work For My Company" Shot Heard 'Round The World across the pages of the Wall Street Journal, chatter almost instantaneously commenced that the notoriously thin-skinned Cruise would dispatch his legal strongman, Scary Hollywood Lawyer Bertram "Bert" Fields, to devour Redstone's children. But rather than paralyze his quarry with a quick dose of poison, unhinge his jaw, and slowly swallow his retaliatory prey down until the clearly discernible shape of Shari Redstone bulged from his grotesquely distended belly, Fields instead announced that Cruise has "no intent" to call in a hit, telling The Hollywood Reporter, ESQ: More » -
maxim
Progressive 'Maxim' Not to Be Mistaken for Champagne Room
In some sort of legal twisting of the pot-kettle issue, Maxim, the men's magazine that reads like a Tampa strip joint, is suing actual Tampa strip joint Maxxim Mens Club and Steakhouse. Dennis Publishing has filed suit against the adult venue for trademark infringement, trademark dilution and unfair competition. Best of all, the publishing house claims that by associating the Maxim name with a venue that allows women to remove their clothes for money, Dennis' reputation is harmed. More » -
jeffrey epstein
Jeffrey Epstein's Brilliant "Nuh-uh!" Defense
The Palm Beach Post reports today that billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, who has been accused of receiving "sex-tinged" massages and facilitating lesbian sex for underage girls, has assembled a team to fight the media with a defense that pretty much consists of "the girls are liars." Really? Is that the best you could come up with? What sort of retainer does one have to pay for that sort of originality? More »
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By JessicaComment by raincoaster: An "unnamed" LA publicist? She can't be very good then, eh? more » | Other threads
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fabian basabe
Fabian Basabe Sues Bungalow 8 for Not Being Fabulous Enough
Has it come to this, people? Has it really gotten so inauspicious out there that the beautiful people must take to hurting one another? Apparently so. Reformed bachelor (ha, we love writing that) Fabian Basabe has filed suit against exclusive den of sin Bungalow 8 and its alpha-doorman Armin Amiri, claiming that Amiri clocked him when he tried to bring a group of friends past the pearly gates. Bungalow headmistress Amy Sacco denies any such incident took place, but that's not stopping Basabe, who says, "I'm not going to let them get away with it." And honestly, the $2 million Basabe's seeking barely covers the cost of his pain at never having a chance to call Amiri a "sand negro." More »
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By JessicaComment by Oh No I Di'n't.: Coincidentally, most of America has sued Fabian for not being able to personally punch him. more » | Other threads
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legal
Earnest: The New Slick
"There are only two kinds of cases I won't take. I won't take a pedophile I believe to be guilty and I won't take a terrorist."
Women's Wear Daily talks to Joseph Tacopina, esteemed defense counsel to folks like alleged shakedowner Jared Paul Stern and beleaguered teen paramour Diana Bianchi, not to mention Michael Jackson's manager and Aruban murder suspect Joran van der Sloot. Tacopina is almost militantly bland in comparison to his flamboyant client base, and that's his specialty — adroit, aggressive, tabloid-friendly PR manipulation largely (and disappointingly) devoid of sleaze. He's "earnest," you see, as opposed to "slick." And as long as you're not a (guilty) pedophile or terrorist, he'll be more than happy to represent you, Mr. Epstein. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Casey: he actually represented me several years ago when he weighed 400 pounds. boy does he look better! more » | Other threads
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soho
Kind of Gay Soho Store Named in Gay Bias Suit
Lounge, Soho's multi-leveled, eurotrash horror show dedicated to only the best in expensive, purposely shredded clothing, is being sued by Andrew Boeppel, the store's former publicist, who claims that shopowner Jack Menashe used gay slurs. In February, Boeppel had organized a gay networking party (that's what they call them these days) at the Broadway store; allegedly Menashe was displeased with the homo presence and, using a gay slur, banished the queens to a "tiny cafe in the rear of the store." More »
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By JessicaComment by the earl grey: cool "Dark Side of the Moon" signifyer to your icon illustration there RIP Syd more » | Other threads
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crime
Taxi Driver Beset by Gun-Toting Vampire Lesbian Model Author
Really, you're just not going to see a lede better than this:A city cabby involved in an infamous tussle with the first openly lesbian Playboy Playmate warned investigators that his shapely passenger was really a vampire who threatened him with her deadly Dracula teeth.
The vampire in question is Stephanie Adams — Miss November 1992 and author of a New Age tome — shown here before her lawsuit versus the NYPD for rough treatment back in June. Seems cabbie Eric Darko (no relation to Donnie), who picked her up in Chelsea, refused to take her to her door, they argued, she called the cops, and then he called the cops and told them she had a gun. Cops did their Bad Boys routine on Adams, leading to lawsuit, and then the cabbie's revelation that she might not have a gun, but she was still dangerously undead. The cabbie has been recommended for "psychiatric evaluation." Reached for comment, Adams only murmured, "Sweet, precious, heterosexual blood," before vanishing in a puff of lesbian smoke. More »
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By Chris MohneyComment by Some of My Best Friends Are People: Best.Lede.Ever. Aait: one of the best. more » | Other threads
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