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more about #trials more comments → Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Oh, also: Turner claims he established a friendship with Sean Hannity, on whose program he was a frequent presence. However, when confronted by the ... more » Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: Savage Negro Beast was my favorite Lawrence Welk album. more » MrInBetween: "A lot of you are probably wondering why Jerry couldn't make it this evening. Well, he's tied up -- and I'm the one who tied him. [laughter] You think... more » Beau Nerd: Dear Hal, Chin up! With any luck, someone in the clink will be so kind as to return the favor you've done the world, by making hate to you. Love, A ... more » bluebears: "Savage Negro Beast, a greasy Spic, a degenerate sodomite or, my favorite, a filty, hook-nosed KIKE." Here's hoping the jury in his case is comprised... more » AndPreciousLittleofThat: Does anybody else find it odd that Mr. Turner would take foreign orders for his noose product? more » AzureTexan: Sadly, natural selection has yet to weed out those who wish to administer a kind of cultural eugenics by way of the noose and gun. more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: On the bright side, this could open up a job opportunity for Imus. more » TheSometimesWhy: In Halderman's defense, the idea for the screenplay based on Dave boning the intern was his "B" pitch--his "A" pitch was a biopic of the life of Larry... more » miss_msry: His plot is working. I'd pay $2 million not to see Dave dicking an intern on the silver screen. #davidletterman more » TheBusinessGuy: Hey, if Dave testifies in open court, will he bring along Paul Shaffer and the CBS Orchestra to provide rim shots and snide interjections? #davidlette... more » SidAndFinancy: "And blackmail was just a casting suggestion!" #davidletterman more » Edward Lionheart: Hey, if you want to pitch, you gotta get in the door somehow, right? I think it was worth a shot.... Hey Spielberg, I know about you and that actress.... more » HandsomeBwonderful: This is directly from the movie "The Player." Extortion shrouded in the barely deniable "pitch." Just watch the second to last scene in The Player. ... more » BookishLookish: Robert "Joe" Halderman goes by Joe so as not to be associated with infamous Nixon-era grifter H.R. "Bob" Haldeman; fates have other plans. #davidlette... more » -
#crazies
Hal Turner: America's Most Pitiful Man
Harold "Hal" Turner, pitiful racist guy with an internet radio show, is living out a fantasy by being put on trial by the Feds for advocating the murder of judges. Which is less hardcore when you consider he's a snitch. More » -
#explanations
Seriously, He Just Wanted to Sell Letterman a Screenplay
This whole alleged David Letterman "extortion" plot? All a big misunderstanding. More » -
#verdicts
Hiram Monserrate "Not Guilty," Technically
Shady New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate has been found not guilty of slashing his girlfriend's face (she denied he did), and guilty of dragging her through a lobby (which was caught on tape). He's still a scumbag. [NYT] -
#trials
Brooke Astor's Swindling Son Guilty
The trial of Brooke Astor's son, who was charged with defrauding her because he's a greedy old prick: that was still going on, this whole time! Until now, because the verdict's in. More » -
#andnowhesdead
Dominick Dunne, Author
Dominick Dunne, chronicler of crime, celebrity, and the intersection of the two, has died at 83. Dunne had been suffering from bladder cancer. More » -
#juryduty
Crazy Knife Lady Attack Jazzes Up Astor Trial
Jury duty for the Brooke Astor trial is hell: since April, they've had to stare at her thieving son's face and endure testimony from Graydon Carter and Henry Kissinger. Now random subway crazies are attacking the jury, with knives. More » -
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#trials
Old Celebrities Tell Sad Tales of Older Celebrity
Who shall be next in the procession of people more famous than you to testify in the sad case of famous society lady Brooke Astor and her thieving-ass son? Lo, it is Barbara Walters, and her sidekick, Henry Kissinger! More »
