There’s dumb lawsuits and there’s dumb moves in lawsuits. Chock this one up for the second category and, no, he didn’t break out and start breakdancing during a deposition but given the move he made, at least breakdancing can be construed as making a smart move.
According to The Detroit News, the mogul of a major rap label has subpoenaed celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Paris Hilton and Mick Jagger to testify in his trial accused racially discrimination by Canadian border officials.
This is a dumb move for many reasons. Rule No. 1 in Hollywood: Do not anger the Oprah. Rule No. 2: Do not feed the Oprah.
I also really don’t see how these people are going to help his case, especially Paris Hilton. What could she possible have to say about Canadian border guards, other than the fact that they are the best border guards to have sex with?
He claims he wants to call them so he can compare how black celebrities such as Oprah, Spike lee and Snoop Dogg have trouble crossing the border compared to white celebrities such as Hilton, Jagger and (we assume) Jim Nabors. Why on Earth would anyone want to go to Canada anyway, I mean except for Snoop Dogg and the cheap, legal weed?
3 responses so far ↓
1 CM // Sep 18, 2007 at 3:15 pm
Probably to get away from the US.
2 JK // Oct 10, 2007 at 12:09 am
Sure.. if by US you mean Ur Shit. Asshole.
3 steve // Nov 3, 2007 at 1:59 pm
The Anti-Stella Awards (2007)
By now, you have heard of the “Stella” awards, given each year
for the most ridiculous lawsuits supposedly filed in the
preceding year.
Here are a list of the crazy judges and courts
throwing out legitimate cases and the insane reasons they gave
for them. You didnt think the craziness was always on the side
of the lawsuit filers, did you?
1. Mrs. Kenneth Bruce sued her doctor for malpractice
after all, he left a surgical clamp and three sponges inside her
when he finished his operation on her in Dallas in January 2007.
His defense? The patient had signed a release and waiver,
promising not to sue. The problem is that Bruce never signed the
release because the nurse forgot to ask her to before surgery.
The Court ruled that if she had been asked, she would have
signed, hence: She constructively signed. Suit thrown out.
2. David Richards bought a handgun in Memphis and left it
sitting on his living room table. During an argument with a
friend, his friend picked it up and shot him with it. Richards
sued the shooter (you thought he was going to sue the gun
manufacturer, didnt you?) But a judge threw out the lawsuit in
February, stating that Richards had assumed the risk of gun
ownership and “everyone knows” that guns are more likely to be
used against their owners and family members than anyone else.
3. Tim Stevens went to a fast food restaurant and bought a
cup of coffee for himself and large diet soda for his friend. A
moment later, his friend noticed that the soft drink tasted
funny. It was laced with cleaning solution. His friend sued the
restaurant, but a judge in Kalamazoo threw out the case in April
because, “You didnt buy the drink from [the restaurant], it was
a gift from your friend. Sue him.”
4. Todd Ryan of Atlanta came home from work this past
February, just in time to see his next door neighbor chopping
down the trees that ran near the property line between their
houses three feet into Ryans property. In all, the neighbor
cut down 7 trees, all over 100 feet tall. When Ryan sued, the
Judge asked him if there were “No Trespassing” or “Private
Property” signs on the trees. When Ryan told him there were no
such signs on his trees or anywhere else in his subdivision
the judge threw out the case. “How was he supposed to know whose
trees they were?” the judge asked.
5. Thomas Marks of Cincinnati bought a 2007 Corvette brand new
from a dealer. Shortly after purchase, he noticed the heater
didnt work. He later found out that the dealer — to repair
another cooling system — had stripped the heater core and a few
other parts out of this Corvette before it was sold to Marks and
forgotten to
replace them. When he returned to the dealer, they told him it
was a “warranty” problem; GM obviously told him it was a dealer
problem. When Marks sued, the Judge asked him to show in the
documentation where he was promised a “heater.” While Marks
could point out the options he was promised, he could not point
to a heater (any more than he could point to a steering wheel or
a glove box) on the purchase agreement. Case dismissed.
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