I'm going to stray a little off topic here for a minute but not that far. This has been a pretty strange week in the world.
First up, Perez Hilton. If you haven't heard, the uber-blogger got himself in a bit of a scuffle this week in Canada with Will.i.Am of the Black Eyed Peas.
Quick recap: Hilton was apparently ripping Will on his Web site. The Black Eyed Pea was none too thrilled and confronted Hilton. Hilton, in retaliation said some nasty things including a certain homosexual slur. Mayhem broke out and Hilton was punched.
Here is where it gets interesting. Hilton claims he got the black eye from the Pea. Will.i.Am says it was a random person that hit him. The band's manager, Polo Molina, has since been charged in the attack.
And while Hilton might have had a legitimate beef, it was his tactics to obtain justice that draw his character into question.
Instead of calling the police, Hilton took to Twitter. "I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards," Hilton tweeted. "I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke."
Yup, instead of dialing 911, the blogger decided it was a much better idea to pull out his cell phone -- the same cell phone he could have dialed 911 from -- and tweet.
Regardless of which side you take here, this is a prime example of Internet abuse. For Hilton, who has over a million followers, a Twitter call for help resulted in hundreds of calls to local police asking them to help. Not to mention the fact that all signs point to Hilton's instigation of the incident. If I go to a bar and begin insulting another patron, I can expect that some fisticuffs might ensue.
But I guess you wouldn't expect someone who draws dirty things on AP photos for a living to get that.
First up, Perez Hilton. If you haven't heard, the uber-blogger got himself in a bit of a scuffle this week in Canada with Will.i.Am of the Black Eyed Peas.
Quick recap: Hilton was apparently ripping Will on his Web site. The Black Eyed Pea was none too thrilled and confronted Hilton. Hilton, in retaliation said some nasty things including a certain homosexual slur. Mayhem broke out and Hilton was punched.
Here is where it gets interesting. Hilton claims he got the black eye from the Pea. Will.i.Am says it was a random person that hit him. The band's manager, Polo Molina, has since been charged in the attack.
And while Hilton might have had a legitimate beef, it was his tactics to obtain justice that draw his character into question.
Instead of calling the police, Hilton took to Twitter. "I was assaulted by Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas and his security guards," Hilton tweeted. "I am bleeding. Please, I need to file a police report. No joke."
Yup, instead of dialing 911, the blogger decided it was a much better idea to pull out his cell phone -- the same cell phone he could have dialed 911 from -- and tweet.
Regardless of which side you take here, this is a prime example of Internet abuse. For Hilton, who has over a million followers, a Twitter call for help resulted in hundreds of calls to local police asking them to help. Not to mention the fact that all signs point to Hilton's instigation of the incident. If I go to a bar and begin insulting another patron, I can expect that some fisticuffs might ensue.
But I guess you wouldn't expect someone who draws dirty things on AP photos for a living to get that.
How much is a life worth these days? I only ask because the legal system seems to have a bit of trouble sorting it out.
Michael Vick recently finished his prison sentence for masterminding a dog fighting ring where several dogs were viciously executed. He did 19 months of a 23-month sentence.
Just last week, NFLer
Donte Stallworth was given an astonishing 30 days in jail for killing a
Florida pedestrian while allegedly drunk.
That brings us to Lee Monroe Crider.
Crider is the man responsible for stealing Lance Armstrong's bike last month. On June 1, Crider pleaded no contest in California. Next week, he will be sentenced.
Here's the kicker, it's being reported that Crider will be handed a three-year prison term. You heard that right, folks.
Kill a guy ... one month. Kill a dog ... year and a half. Steal a bike ... three years. We sure have our priorities straight, don't we?
Everyone knows Debbie Boone, right? Yup, "You Light Up My Life."
Well it turns out the writer of that song has found himself in a bit of trouble. 71-year-old Joseph Brooks was indicted in New York this week on rape charges. The Associated Press is reporting that the Oscar-winning Brooks sexually assaulted women who answered audition ads on Craigslist.
Did anyone expect last Monday's episode of "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" not to break ratings records?
The episode which revealed that the Gosselins plan to divorce attracted 10.6 million viewers, the largest audience in the show's history.
After a clip show airs this coming Monday, the show will go on hiatus until August 3.
Remember how excited we were when "Heroes" writer-producer Bryan Fuller returned to the show after "Pushing Daisies" was canceled?
Well, as it turns out, our excitement will only be short-lived as Fuller is leaving the show again.
"Development was really starting to heat up, and it appears like I may be writing multiple pilots for NBC so that wasn't leaving a ton of room for 'Heroes,' unfortunately," Fuller told Ain't It Cool News. "We crafted some really great arcs for the season that I'm excited to see come to fruition. I love that cast dearly and am sad to go, but the plate -- she was over-flowing."
Michael Vick recently finished his prison sentence for masterminding a dog fighting ring where several dogs were viciously executed. He did 19 months of a 23-month sentence.
Just last week, NFLer
Donte Stallworth was given an astonishing 30 days in jail for killing a
Florida pedestrian while allegedly drunk. That brings us to Lee Monroe Crider.
Crider is the man responsible for stealing Lance Armstrong's bike last month. On June 1, Crider pleaded no contest in California. Next week, he will be sentenced.
Here's the kicker, it's being reported that Crider will be handed a three-year prison term. You heard that right, folks.
Kill a guy ... one month. Kill a dog ... year and a half. Steal a bike ... three years. We sure have our priorities straight, don't we?
Everyone knows Debbie Boone, right? Yup, "You Light Up My Life."
Well it turns out the writer of that song has found himself in a bit of trouble. 71-year-old Joseph Brooks was indicted in New York this week on rape charges. The Associated Press is reporting that the Oscar-winning Brooks sexually assaulted women who answered audition ads on Craigslist.
Did anyone expect last Monday's episode of "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" not to break ratings records? The episode which revealed that the Gosselins plan to divorce attracted 10.6 million viewers, the largest audience in the show's history.
After a clip show airs this coming Monday, the show will go on hiatus until August 3.
Remember how excited we were when "Heroes" writer-producer Bryan Fuller returned to the show after "Pushing Daisies" was canceled?
Well, as it turns out, our excitement will only be short-lived as Fuller is leaving the show again.
"Development was really starting to heat up, and it appears like I may be writing multiple pilots for NBC so that wasn't leaving a ton of room for 'Heroes,' unfortunately," Fuller told Ain't It Cool News. "We crafted some really great arcs for the season that I'm excited to see come to fruition. I love that cast dearly and am sad to go, but the plate -- she was over-flowing."
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