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Tiger Woods is Happy About OneThing

December 14, 2009

Tiger Woods is no doubt thankful that his father, U.S. Army officer Earl Woods, is not around to see and sound off on what a mess he&;s made of his life.  As Earl put it in 2000, &;I wanted to raise a good person.&;

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The End of Tolerance forBS

April 16, 2009

Things are rough for a lot of people, including me and Sam Zell, facing the publishing precipice.  But if there&;s a silver lining, America may have reached the end of its tolerance for bullshit.  Consider: Instead of placating the pirates of Somalia, the Navy shot them on President Obama&;s order.  And few weep for the tragically early demise of these teenagers. Although they love illusionists, they&;re not big on bullshit in Nevada.  That&;s why OJ Simpson was convicted of robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas and immediately remanded to prison, where he is serving what could be a 15-year sentence. Texas legislators are getting sick of creationism in the public schools. Despite his millions (billions?), Bernard Madoff was immediately put in jail after he pleaded guilty.  He remains there today, even though his lawyers argued he should remain free before sentence is pronounced in June. Even celebrity Phil Spector was found guilty by an LA jury of murdering Lana Clarkson and, again, sent immediately to jail while awaiting sentencing.  This jury didn&;t buy that Clarkson killed herself on her first date with Spector.

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Danger, Danger&;Celebrity Behind theWheel

June 15, 2007

Californians have always prided themselves on their driving skills (except when it rains and there are 500 fender-benders in three hours).  That&;s why you&;ll see people shaving, texting, applying make-up, reading magazines and screaming at their phones. But it seems like someone needs to open a Celebrity Driving School.  I don&;t venture to West Hollywood, especially late at night, because of the growing celebrity menace. Accidental meetings with celebrities have always been a lure of Los Angeles, but they were fatal for the unlucky folks who encountered Prison Break&;s Lane Garrison and singer Brandy. Sure&;not every celebrity crash is a fatal one.  But with Lindsay, Paris Hilton&;s potentially ugly DUI, &;Wrong Way&; Nicole Ritchie (called that because she was arrested for DUI going against traffic on a freeway!), Halle Berry and even Mischa Barton of the OC commiting mayhem behind the wheel, maybe celebrity chronicler TMZ.COM should change their &;Trainwrecks&; section to &;Celebrity Car Crashes.&; Watch out for celebrities when you&;re on the road, or your car will may look like this.

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Let ParisGo

June 9, 2007

Let Paris Hilton out of jail.  What is gained by breaking a butterfly on the wheel? For those howling for her head, the point is made.  Rich people and girls who just want to have fun suffer too. She did a few days in jail, just like the common people would do for a minor, non-violent first-time DUI.  (Many would probably not do any time at all.)  Let her do home confinement, or just let her go. For those demanding she be punished, let he who is righteous, who has never had a few drinks and gotten behind the wheel, cast the first stone.  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Scalia&;s daughter, to name only one, was arrested for DUI with three kids in her car.  She got probation and community service. And for those who think &;celebrity justice&; is a joke, remember that not every celebrity gets off scot-free.  Heidi Fleiss, celebrity madam, served 3 years in Federal prison; the clients of her prostitution services served not a single day.   Oscar-nominated actor Robert Downey Jr. (can&;t wait to see him in Jon Favreau&;s Iron Man) served a hellish year in California state prison for drug offenses. Who did they&;or Paris Hilton&;hurt?

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