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May, 2007 Archives | Homepage

Shirley MacLaine Lends Linsday a Helping Hand

After her DUI arrest Lindsay Lohan checked into Promises rehab facility, which led to speculation that her newest movie would be canceled. But Lindsay lucked out. According to People, the film's producers Rob Hickman and Shirley MacLaine are not firing her.
The producers of Lindsay Lohan's next film, Poor Things, plan to keep her on the cast and will juggle the shooting schedule to accommodate her rehabilitation stint, they told PEOPLE on Wednesday.

"We have been asked by Lindsay to comply with her wishes to continue working on Poor Things," producers Rob Hickman and Shirley MacLaine, who will also star in the dark comedy, say in a statement. "We are trying to rearrange the shooting schedule to facilitate her working at the end of the shoot to coincide with the completion of her rehabilitation. We wish her love and the blending of mind, body and spirit."

Filming was scheduled to begin Thursday in Los Angeles. The film is based on the true story of two women who murder homeless men and then cash in on their life insurance policies.

The statement from the Poor Things producers offered the first assurance that Lohan's career will remain on track despite her problems on and off movie sets. Lohan admitted herself on Memorial Day to what her rep called "an intensive medical rehabilitation facility" after she was cited for DUI.
If Shirley MacLaine wanted her off the film, Lindsay would be off the film. So that was a nice gesture. But Lindsay better not mess up this last chance.

Posted on May 30, 2007
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Lindsay Parties On After DUI

X17Online has the photographic evidence that Linsday Lohan went out and got wasted the night after her DUI. The photos show Lindsay early this morning at a gas station, being driven by the worst friend in the world, DJ Samantha Ronson. They were heading back from a Memorial Day pool party at Teddy's at the Roosevelt Hotel.

Linsday is nearly passed out in the front seat, then later she is shown throwing up by the side of the road, while clutching her "30 Days Sober" medallion from Alcoholics Anonymous. This is really not funny -- this has crossed the line into tragic behavior of an addict who is going to ruin her life. Lindsay, let people help you before it's too late! And Samantha -- you are no friend at all!

Posted on May 28, 2007
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Lindsay Lohan in DUI Accident

Lindsay Lohan is in big trouble: she's been cited for Driving Under the Influence early Saturday morning after she ran her car into a curb. She and her two passengers were slightly banged up, but they're fine. People reports:
The 20-year-old actress was slightly injured when her convertible struck a curb on Sunset Boulevard. She was briefly hospitalized. Lohan and two other people were in her 2005 Mercedes SL-65 when it crashed around 5:30 a.m., Sgt. Mike Foxen told the Associated Press. "She was cited and released because she has been admitted to a local hospital for minor injuries," Foxen said.

The other passengers in her car were not injured, said police. Lohan's car was towed from the scene at 6:30 a.m. Police are expected to hold a press conference Saturday to give more details on the accident. The actress, who stars in the upcoming movie I Know Who Killed Me, was spotted out at the Hollywood hotspot Les Deux before the crash. She arrived around 11:15 p.m. with a group of friends, and was seen dancing and smoking. Also at the club were singer James Blunt and Paris Hilton, who was recently ordered to 45 days in jail for violating her probation. Hilton was charged with a DUI in September 2006.

Lohan's publicist Leslie Sloane did not immediately return calls for comment. The incident was first reported by X17 Inc., a celebrity photo agency. Lohan checked into rehab in January, saying: "I have made a proactive decision to take care of my personal health." The month before that, her rep told PEOPLE the actress had been attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
X17Online.com has photos and related video here. Lindsay told Allure magazine that it was so "weird" that she went to rehab, that she had sworn she would never go there. It sounds to us like she needs to go back immediately.

Posted on May 26, 2007
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Lindsay Gets Kicked Out of the SoHo Grand

Photo of Lindsay Lohan at the beach Lindsay Lohan has been kicked out of another hotel. MSNBC reports on Lindsay's antics at the Soho Grand in Manhattan -- and it's not pretty
Calum Best checked into Manhattan's trendy Soho Grand with a pretty young woman who was not Lohan, and the actress shortly checked in with another guy — some believe to make Best jealous. Lohan tried to telephone Calum, but didn’t get in touch with him, so she went out partying until 1:30 a.m., reports Star, then returned to the hotel and collapsed in the lobby.

"She was writhing on the floor and everyone could see that she wasn't wearing any panties," an insider told the tab. Lohan's date and bodyguard seemed so appalled by the scene that they didn't do a thing to help her, a staffer told Star, and so the hotel's night manager carried Lohan to her room.

The drama didn't stop there. Lohan repeatedly telephoned Best's room, and at one point, went to his door and banged on it. He came to the door and opened it a bit, she peeked inside and saw the woman there. "She went cuckoo," a source told the tab. "She yelled at him, slammed the door and banged on it some more."

Lohan was reportedly escorted back to her room, but after various other escapades, at 5:30 a.m. she was asked to leave the hotel — and checked out at 6:30 a.m.
This is almost as impressive as the fact that a post-rehab AA member Lindsay has Svedka vodka sponsoring her 21st birthday party in Las Vegas. What will Dina Lohan White Oprah say about these new adventures of her child? If this keeps up, Lindsay won't be able to get a guest starring role on a CW sitcom.

(Photo courtesy Flynetonline.com)

Posted on May 24, 2007
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Matthew McConaughey is the Surfer Dude

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Matthew McConaughey continues to shoot his new film, Surfer Dude, on a Los Angeles beach. In this shot, Matthew appears to be...ok, we have no idea what he's doing. Trying to light a fire with gasoline, perhaps? Other shots show him dancing around the ensuing fire, hurling palm fronds and cursing the heavens. We have no idea what this movie is about, but IMDB.com says it's a comedy that also stars Willie Nelson. Groovy.

(Image courtesy of Flynetonline.com.)

Posted on May 23, 2007
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Angelina Jolie to Take a Year Off

Photo of Angelina Jolie at CannesAngelina Jolie has been giving interviews left and right lately, perhaps in an effort to quell all the speculation that her relationship with Brad is on the rocks. First there was the Readers's Digest interview in which she admits that baby Shiloh was planned -- while Brad was still married to Jennifer Aniston, no less. Now she says she's taking a year off. People reports:
"I'm working this summer. I'm in Prague for a few months, then I take two months off, then I work for two months," Jolie said Tuesday while promoting A Mighty Heart at the Cannes Film Festival. "And then I take a year off." Asked if the time off will be for her family, she replied: "Yes."

Jolie was speaking to reporters at the exclusive Hotel du Cap while partner Brad Pitt, who produced Heart, looked after their four children in a nearby villa. It was not clear whether Pitt would also take a hiatus in 2008. The couple walked the Cannes red carpet Monday night for the world premiere of A Mighty Heart along with Mariane Pearl, on whose memoir the film is based, and her son Adam.

The Pitt-Jolie clan will remain at their villa on the French Riviera for several more days more as Pitt premieres Ocean's Thirteen. Jolie also told reporters on Tuesday about her recent pilot-license upgrade and the possibility of flying en famille. "Brad has his pilot's license and I just got my instrument rating, so we're moving forward with that but we haven't had a lot of time because of the kids and with Pax coming home," she said. "I wouldn't fly the kids at this moment. I would only fly the kids if I had been actively flying for a few months and when I'm not at all rusty."
Angie was in Cannes to promote A Mighty Heart, which so far has gotten mixed reviews. Some critics praise her version of Mariane Pearl's French-Cuban accent, while others have lambasted it. All we know is that her hair and makeup looked fabulous in Cannes.

(Photo courtesy Flynetonline.com.)

Posted on May 22, 2007
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Aussies Love Cat Poo Coffee

Reuters reports that Australians love a new imported coffee called Kopi Luwak. The coffee is also known as cat poo coffee because it made from cofee beans that have been excreted by will civet cats in Indonesia.
Cafe-crazy Australians in the last decade have embraced coffee in all its forms, but they've saved the most expensive -- and excremental -- for last.

Kopi Luwak, made in neighboring Indonesia from coffee beans excreted by native civet cats, is reputedly the world's rarest and most expensive coffee, painstakingly extracted by hand from the animals' forest droppings.

When roasted, the resulting beans sell for around $1,000 a kilogram ($450 a pound) and brew into a earthy, syrupy, coffee acknowledged by connoisseurs as one of the world's finest.

Despite the closeness of the coffee's home on the islands of Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi, Australia's first civet cat brew has only just gone on sale in Queensland state, selling for A$50 a cup at the Heritage Tea Rooms, west of Townsville.
Those of you familiar with the deadly Sars outbreak will remember that the Sars outbreak was linked to civet cats. The coffee certainly doesn't sound very appetizing or safe but apparently it is both delicious and safe. The article says reactions to the coffee are 99% favorable. The coffee is expensive and costs $50 (Australian dollars) per cup.

Posted on May 21, 2007
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Joe Francis Strikes Back at Candy Spelling

You know how Candy Spelling has been writing these open letters to various celebrities lately via TMZ.com? Her latest missive was to incarcerated Girls Gone Wild video producer Joe Francis. Candy told him not to be a crybaby, to concentrate on his family and generally to shape up. Someone read the letter to Francis over the phone and he has now responded via TMZ with a sniveling, obnoxious response.
Dear Candy:

I don't know you, I have never met you and I don't know anything about you. After reading your letter posted on the internet, my mental picture of you is of a lonely old woman living in a mansion in Holmby Hills with let's say 300 cats jumping around, some in their own feces.

I have tried to think to myself what would compel a woman such as yourself to write a letter to someone they have never met? Even worse, you are making up your mind based on headlines. I can understand you writing Paris Hilton a letter out of care because as you said in your letter, you have known her most of her life. Then again, it's sad and pathetic you had the audacity to post that letter on the internet instead of just sending it to Paris personally.

Candy, you don't know any of the facts concerning my situation. I am a hardworking, compassionate and honest person. I will prevail just as I have in the past because overcoming adversity is not only a part of the entrepreneurial experience but a part of life. You should appreciate this and know this more than anyone and I am ashamed of you for forgetting how hard it is to make it in this world and the people who would love to tear you down because you have. Sadly, it appears you have become one of those people.

Contrary to what you have said in your letter, my world has not changed. My business Girls Gone Wild is thriving and posted record sales last month. Most important, my friends and my family (I love you guys....) have stood by me. This whole situation will be over soon and I will be standing strong.

I have never played a victim but I have always been a fighter. I will ultimately prevail in the matters at hand but I am concerned that you will die a lonely and unfulfilled person playing with those cats and posting open letters to people you have never met on the internet.

Sincerely,

Joe Francis
Joe was incarcerated in Bay County Jail in Panama City, Florida, but is now on his way to Nevada to be charged with tax evasion. The Feds won their case arguing that the federal charges take priority. TMZ has reported that Joe has been crying and in hysterics every day in jail, and is being verbally taunted by a death row inmate, hence, all the "Cry Baby" references.

Sorry, Joe, but we're with Candy on this one. You need to realize that videotaping drunk, under aged girls in compromising positions and not paying your taxes are not cool. Not cool at all. Time to grow up and face the music.

Posted on May 19, 2007
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SpongeBob in Dubai



Nickelodeon's SpongeBob SquarePants recently visited Dubai to take in Dubai's architectural attractions including the Burj Al Arab hotel. Nickelodeon and United Arab Emirate's based Al Ahli Group announced that SpongeBob along with other Nickelodeon properties will be the newest additions to the giant Al Ahli park development currently underway in Dubai and set to open in 2011. Over 60 million people watch SpongeBob each month and this likely includes some Dubai residents. Dubai is also building other things including a Dubia Space Port and Ski Dubai, an indoor ski slope.

Posted on May 17, 2007
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Britney's New Message to Fans

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Britney just posted the following message on her website:
"The reason for this letter is to let everyone know that their prayers have truly helped me. I am so blessed that you care enough about me to be concerned and will continue to live in this brighter state with all of you by my side during this trying time. We are all lights of the world and we all need to continuously inspire others and look to the higher power. You are all in my prayers. Godspeed.

Love, Britney"
Godspeed? That sounds so....British. And older. Yet the rest of the message does sound like Britney...completely addled. And it's not a surprise, since Britney reportedly has cut all ties with her mother Lynne, even refusing to visit her in the hospital when she had pneumonia. MSNBC reports:
Britney Spears' relationship with her mother has turned toxic. The singer, who once was so close to Lynne Spears that she co-wrote a book with her and gushed that her mom was her best friend, is so furious with the woman that she refused to visit her in the hospital on Mother's Day, according to several reports. "Britney has cut off all communication with her mom," a "friend" of the 25-year-old singer told the National Enquirer. "She's gone from calling Lynne ten times a day to flat-out refusing to speak to her."

Lynne, 52, was hospitalized in southern California recently when a bout of the flu turned into pneumonia. Spears reportedly is furious with her mother for urging the "Oops I Did It Again" singer to enter rehab, and didn't call her earlier this month for her birthday, either. The Star is reporting a similar story.

"Britney says her mom betrayed her and she refuses to get over it," the source told the Enquirer. "When she was told to give her mom a call, Britney said: 'I'm busy, I have my own kids now.'"
If true, then Britney has really lost it. When your parents and the manager who made you a star all band together to force you into rehab, guess what? You are an addict and you need to be in rehab. Deal with it or watch your career go down the tubes. Or, as Pink might say, "Stupid Girl."

Posted on May 16, 2007
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Paris Hilton in Tent City?

The news report below suggests that Paris Hilton could end up serving time at Tent City, which has been described as a "military camp in the desert." Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona who is also known as "the toughest sheriff in the West," has apparently extended an offer to house Paris Hilton due to overcrowding in Los Angeles jails.



Here is some more information about what Sheriff is like. Tent City is an extension of the Maricopa County Jail using "used tents from the military" that was established by Arpaio as a solution to overcrowded prisons. In the hot summer of 1993 it reached 110 degrees in Arpaio's Tent City.

If this is true, and we doubt it, this would be a gross miscarriage of justice. She may be annoying at time, but she certainly isn't a violent criminal.

Posted on May 14, 2007
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Signs in England Village Tell Drivers to Ignore Satnav Directions

The Daily Mail reports that the village of Exton in England had to put up special signs warning drivers to ignore their satellite navigation systems (satnav). The directions provided by the satnav were sending drivers of large cars and trucks on roads in Exton that narrow to just 6 feet wide. The result was very frustrated drivers and continued damage to Exton's "hedgerows and verges."
Owing to a fault in the electronic information system, many drivers are sent through the Hampshire hamlet only to find the lane narrows to 6ft and they get stuck.

Villagers hope that the signs will spare them, and HGV drivers, any further grief, and stop the destruction of hedgerows and verges in Beacon Hill Lane.

Brian Thorpe-Tracey, whose property borders the lane, said he had regularly had to rebuild cobbled kerbs as well as help stuck vans to reverse.

The 49-year-old company director said: 'The problem mushroomed overnight with the advent of satnav.

'About two years ago we noticed a real increase in drivers using the lane. Vehicles are getting stuck and having to reverse back up, damaging the wall and fence. There's even a piece of metal embedded 12ft up in a tree which looks like it's come off a lorry.

'When I've asked drivers why they are using the lane they say they are just following satnav.
The article says the situation has greatly improved since the signs telling people to ignore the satnav system were installed.

Posted on May 12, 2007
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Annie Lenox's Daughter in Big Trouble

Annie Lenox's daughter is in so much trouble. She decided to email a few friends that she was having a party at her father's house while he was out of town. Someone posted the party notice on MySpace and soon the entire scene looked like the one from Risky Business when Tom Cruise's character decided to run a brothel out of his parents' house while they were out of town.
Singer Annie Lennox, the green-eyed chanteuse has a 16 year-old daughter who decided to throw a party at her dad's house while he was away. The invite hit MySpace and other Internet portals causing a crush of strangers converging on the domicile.

Lennox, 52, has been stuck with a gi-hugent repair bill after her 16-year-old daughter Lola became the latest victim of gatecrashers hipped to a party on the internet. Allegedly Lola told some pals she was having a "get-together" at home while her film producer father Uri Fruchtmann, who is divorced from Lennox, was away, according to the Daily Mail. The Mail reports the invitation was soon posted on websites like MySpace.

"Their £2 million family home in north London was trashed when more than a hundred youngsters forced entry," reported the Daily Mail. Think the worst scene in "Animal House": Vomit, urine soaked carpets, broken everything and destroyed dry wall. The garden took a hit too. Neighbors called the cops who cleared the premises. An insider told the Daily Mail: 'It all started off pleasantly enough. It was unusually busy - but everyone just assumed Lola must have been a very popular young lady.

'People just kept coming and coming - there was a constant stream of them turning up from all over London and further afield. It got to a point when it was shoulder to shoulder and then a band turned up completely unannounced. At first it was just lamps being knocked over and drinks being spilled. But as things got worse people were urinating on the carpet in the corner of the living room, then there was graffiti being scrawled on and even etched into the walls, pictures were being taken down and damaged, CDs went missing, books were taken off bookshelves and pages were inexplicably ripped out.
It got worse from there. Eventually the cops were called and order was restored. But Lola is essentially grounded for life. The moral of this story is: call your friends to invite them to a party -- resist the impulse to text everyone the invite. Oh, and some creative, dire threats against anyone who even thinks about re-posting the invite on MySpace would not be amiss.

Posted on May 8, 2007
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Paris Files an Appeal

Photo of Paris HiltonParis Hilton's attorney have already filed a (warning: pdf file ahead) notice of appeal. But most attorneys don't think that the appeal is likely to succeed.
"Paris is unlikely to win an appeal or change of venue," said celebrity trial attorney John Pierson. "An appeal court will find that nothing was wrong in the handling of the case or the sentence. They will not re-try the case; she got caught multiple times on violation of probation where there is little due process protection. They played the trial hand and lost. They basically tied the courts hands, leaving the judge no choice but to hand down a full sentence."

"The best thing for the family now is to lay low, make no comments to the press, and hope the jailer will release her early, as they have done for many non-violent offenders in the over-crowded L.A. jails. My only other advice to her now is to say 'Yes, sir. Yes, m'am' and keep your mouth your mouth shut when you are in prison."
Overcrowding in Los Angeles county jails allowed Michelle Rodriguez to leave after serving only two hours of her sentence. But that problem has been rectified, meaning that Paris will likely serve all 45 days of her sentence. And it's not going to be fun. She's already been shooting her mouth off to the press about how unfair it all is, and in an interview in Harper's Bazaar she says that cops pull her over just to hit on her. This is not making her any friends in the justice system. We recommend that she start martial arts training immediately. And get used to skipping showers.

(Photo credit: FlynetOnline.com)

Posted on May 7, 2007
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Paris Hilton Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail

In a shocking display of justice, a Los Angeles superior court judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in jail for violating the terms of her probation stemming from a DUI charge. Hilton must serve the time in the same facility where Michelle Rodriguez served only two hours of her term for violating her probation stemming from a DUI charge in Hawaii. Paris was nailed for driving with a suspended license. The judge didn't believe a word of her testimony that she didn't know her license was suspended, noting that there was a notice of the suspension signed by Paris herself in the glove box of her car.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Sauer sternly rejected Hilton's story that she did not knowingly disobey the law by driving while her license was suspended and ordered the 26-year-old socialite to report to a county detention facility on June 5, or face 90 days in jail. Hilton wept and her mother, Kathy, yelled at the prosecutor, "You're pathetic," as the packed courtroom cleared.

The stunning decision capped a two-hour hearing in which prosecutors argued that Hilton was thumbing her nose at the court and seeking to be placed above the law, while defense lawyers said she was being singled out for harsh treatment because of her celebrity.

Taking the witness stand in her own defense, the star of the reality TV show "The Simple Life" testified that she was unaware her driving privileges had been completely suspended at the time police stopped her and impounded her car on Feb. 27. Hilton said she had relied on information conveyed to her by her publicist, Elliot Mintz, who she said told her that she was permitted to drive for work-related reasons after the first 30 days of her license suspension late last November.

But the judge said he disbelieved Hilton, declaring that the "smoking gun" in the case was a notice she had received from a police officer, and had signed, during an earlier traffic stop in January. He said Hilton had "completely ignored" that notice, which she had carried in her glove box for weeks, and another license suspension notice sent to her office address by the Department of Motor Vehicles that Hilton said she never saw.

"In my opinion, there's not doubt that she knew that her license had been suspended," the judge said. "She doesn't look at her mail, her personal assistant never goes through it either. ... I think she just wanted to disregard everything that was said and continued to drive no matter what."
When the verdict was read out in court, Paris burst into tears and mama Hilton went nuts, screaming at the prosecutor. Meanwhile, Paris' lawyer says they will appeal. The judge says she has to do 45 days: no ankle bracelet at home, no work furlough, no alternative arrangements. Perhaps Ms. Hilton will realize that she has to follow the law, just like everyone else? Oh please, you know that's not going to happen.

Posted on May 5, 2007
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David Beckham's Happy Birthday

Victoria Beckham treated husband David to a wild shopping spree in London for his 32nd birthday. She whisked him away on a private jet and they shopped the afternoon away.
Soccer star David Beckham received a birthday surprise from his wife Victoria Wednesday -- a $40,000 shopping spree. The Los Angeles-bound soccer player turned 32 Wednesday, and former Spice Girl Victoria made sure his birthday went off with a bang by whisking him from Spain on a private jet and taking him on a surprise tour of London's trendy Savile Row.

She treated him to a $28,000 watch, a $9,000 suit, $3,800 hand-made shoes and nearly $800 in shirts. A pal of David, who plays for Spanish club Real Madrid, says, "She got permission from Real Madrid but David had no idea what for. He was touched and loved every minute of it."
Then, after all that shopping, they went out to dinner with almost all the former Spice Girls. You can see pics from the fun evening here.

This is just such a Posh and Becks kind of birthday. Luckily, they had both already had their hair done the week before, so that left them more time to shop. But did Victoria eat even a tiny bite of birthday cake? We're thinking...no.

Posted on May 3, 2007
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It's a Dancing 90210 Reunion

Photo of Tori Spelling, Jenny Garth and Jason Priestly at Dancing With the StarsDancing With the Stars contestant and former Beverly Hills 90210 star Ian Ziering was happy to see his old castmates show up to support him in his bid to be a dancing champ. Former 90210 co-stars Jason Priestly, Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling loudly applaud Ian's every move during the April 30th competition.

But where is Shannon Doherty? Does she have no sense of 90210 loyalty? Or did Tori refuse to show if Shannon did? Now that we think about it, Shannon herself would make a great Dancing With the Stars competitor.

Posted on May 2, 2007
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The Case of the $67 Million Pants

Judge Roy Pearson is mad as hell and he's not going to take it anymore. He's suing his dry cleaners for $67 million for losing his favorite pair of pants. The pants were part of his favorite suit that he wanted to wear for his first day on the bench.
A Washington D.C. dry cleaners says its their business a long-time customer is taking to the cleaners. A $10 dry cleaning bill for a pair of lost trousers has ballooned into a $67 million civil lawsuit. Plaintiff Roy Pearson -- himself a local judge in Washington D.C -- says in court papers that he's been through the ringer over a lost pair of prized pants he wanted to wear on his first day on the bench. He says in court papers that he has endured "mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort.''

He says he was unable to wear that favorite suit of his first day of work. He's suing for ten years of weekend car rentals so he can transport his dry cleaning to another store. The lawsuit is based in large part on Pearson's seemingly pained admission that he was taken in by the oldest and most insidious marketing tool in the dry cleaning industry arsenal. "Satisfaction Guaranteed." Pearson did not return numerous calls from ABC News for comment. It's the kind of lawsuit that makes liability reform advocates' temples throb.

"People in America are now scared of each other," legal expert Philip Howard told ABC News' Law & Justice Unit. "That's why teachers won't put an arm around a crying child, and doctors order unnecessary tests, and ministers won't meet with parishioners. It's a distrust of justice and it's changing our culture. The civil trial, set for June, has the scope of a John Grisham courtroom thriller and the societal importance of a traffic ticket. Pearson plans to call 63 witnesses. Defending themselves against the suit -- for two years running -- are Korean immigrants Jin and Soo Chung and their son, who own Custom Cleaners and two other dry cleaning shops in the Fort Lincoln section of Washington D.C.

The ABC News Law & Justice Unit has calculated that for $67 million dollars Pearson could buy 84,115 new pairs of pants at the $800 value he placed on the missing trousers in court documents. If you stacked those pants up they would be taller than eight Mount Everests. If you laid them side by side they would stretch for 48 miles.
This analysis is totally missing the point. All the new pants in the world can't make up for one special pair of trousers. Judge Pearson is being too generous with those dastardly dry cleaners. Clearly, they intentionally "lost" his pants as some kind of sick practical joke to ruin his first day at a new job. He should be suing them for $67 billion, not $67 million.

Posted on May 1, 2007
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