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Started by Josephus, April 21, 2016, 12:14:52 PM

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crazy canuck

#75
April 25, 2016, 09:27:51 AM
Quote from: PDH on April 24, 2016, 03:15:28 PM
:(  I didn't die at a young age, and I'm going to leave a really ugly corpse...

you didnt live hard enough

Ed Anger

#76
April 25, 2016, 06:40:53 PM
My corpse is gonna look like one of those dog turds that has been in the sun for days.
Stay Alive...Let the Man Drive

CountDeMoney

#77
April 25, 2016, 06:48:36 PM
I want mine to require a positive-pressure containment suit. Segregated oxygen supply, baby.  Gonna make you work that biohazard scene.

Savonarola

#78
May 06, 2016, 07:10:57 AM
It isn't every day you see a reference to "The Birds" by Aristophanes in the popular press:

QuoteArsenio Hall sues Sinead O'Connor over Prince drug claims

(CNN)U.S. comedian Arsenio Hall is suing singer Sinead O'Connor for defamation.

This is after she posted a note on Facebook accusing Hall of supplying Prince with drugs "over the decades" and of spiking her with drugs.

The suit, filed in Los Angeles on Thursday, is seeking damages of "not less than" $5 million.

"Desperate, attention seeker Sinead O'Connor has maliciously published outlandish defamatory lies about comedian Arsenio Hall, falsely accusing him of supplying illegal 'hard drugs' 'over the decades' to the recently deceased music artist, Prince, and of spiking her with drugs once years ago," the lawsuit says.

'Cloud cuckoo land'

On Monday, O'Connor, who is no stranger to controversy, accused Hall of supplying Prince with drugs.

"Two words for the DEA investigating where prince got his drugs over the decades ... Arsenio Hall. Anyone imagining prince was not a long time hard drug user is living in cloud cuckoo land," O'Connor wrote in a post that has since been deleted.

"Arsenio I've reported you to the Carver County Sheriff's office. Expect their call. They are aware you spiked me years ago at Eddie Murphy's house. You best get tidying your man cave."

Hall has denied the "heinous accusations" in the lawsuit, calling O'Connor's statement "despicable, fabricated lies."

The lawsuit says Hall has also had only "minimal" contact with the singer, and "last had contact with her approximately 25 years ago."

"Hall will not stand idly by while O'Connor attempts to get attention for herself by recklessly spreading malicious, vile lies that he engaged in egregious criminal conduct which falsely links Hall to Prince's death," the lawsuit adds.

O'Connor, who had a huge hit with her cover of Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U," has not publicly commented on the suit.
Multiple attempts to contact O'Conner's representatives for comment went unanswered.

Prince investigation

As more details emerge about the possible role opioid drugs may have had in Prince's as yet unexplained death, state and federal officials are continuing their investigations.

The U.S. Attorney's Office and the Drug Enforcement Agency announced Wednesday that they're joining forces with local investigators led by the Carver County Sheriff's Office to investigate the music icon's death and will provide "federal resources and expertise about prescription drug diversion."

The Carver County Sheriff's Department said it was aware of O'Connor's post, but won't comment on "sources of information or specifics about information obtained during this investigation."

:huh:
In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock

Josephus

#79
May 06, 2016, 04:50:57 PM
I "follow" Sinead on Facebook.

She's strange.
Civis Romanus Sum<br /><br />"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton 1950-2011

Josquius

#80
May 07, 2016, 09:31:16 AM
Prince had more musical ability than MJ.
Though MJ used what he had much better.

I mean. Nobody would dount Carlos Santana is a better guitarist than Graham Coxon. But give me Blur any day.
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Savonarola

#81
May 08, 2016, 01:27:11 PM
Quote from: Tyr on May 07, 2016, 09:31:16 AM
Prince had more musical ability than MJ.
Though MJ used what he had much better.

I mean. Nobody would dount Carlos Santana is a better guitarist than Graham Coxon. But give me Blur any day.

I think Jacko was the better performer and better singer; Prince was a better musician and songwriter (as well as a talented producer and impresario as well.)  Prince was innovative in a way that Michael Jackson was not, but Jacko had the magic touch.  (As an example that I've used before, Motown had kicked around the song "Who's Loving You" for a decade and gotten nowhere with it.  MJ, at the ripe old age of 12 nailed the song and made it a Motown standard; succeeding where The Miracles and The Supremes had failed.)
In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace—and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock

Jaron

#82
May 08, 2016, 01:28:12 PM
Michael Jackson was a god whereas Prince was an immortal at best.
Winner of THE grumbler point.

Capetan Mihali

#83
May 16, 2016, 01:56:23 PM
...so what's the story with this?  I guess Prince overdosed on something?  That Arsenio Hall :blink: may have provided him?  Any updates?
"The internet's completely over. [...] The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
-- Prince, 2010. (R.I.P.)

Josephus

#84
May 16, 2016, 05:05:09 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 16, 2016, 01:56:23 PM
...so what's the story with this?  I guess Prince overdosed on something?  That Arsenio Hall :blink: may have provided him?  Any updates?

Nah...Sinead was just rambling. Looks like Arsenio is suing her
Civis Romanus Sum<br /><br />"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton 1950-2011

dps

#85
May 16, 2016, 11:53:30 PM
Quote from: Josephus on May 16, 2016, 05:05:09 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 16, 2016, 01:56:23 PM
...so what's the story with this?  I guess Prince overdosed on something?  That Arsenio Hall :blink: may have provided him?  Any updates?

Nah...Sinead was just rambling. Looks like Arsenio is suing her

The tabloids are having a field day, though.  Saw some headlines at the checkout counter.  A couple say he overdosed, a couple said he was murdered, and one said AIDS.

Malthus

#86
May 17, 2016, 01:12:49 PM
Quote from: Josephus on May 16, 2016, 05:05:09 PM
Quote from: Capetan Mihali on May 16, 2016, 01:56:23 PM
...so what's the story with this?  I guess Prince overdosed on something?  That Arsenio Hall :blink: may have provided him?  Any updates?

Nah...Sinead was just rambling. Looks like Arsenio is suing her

Heh I wonder if someone can successfully sue for defamation for stuff said about them by someone who is nuts. Never looked into that, defamation's not something I know much about.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Capetan Mihali

#87
May 17, 2016, 01:42:09 PM
Libel and slander cases are extremely hard to win in the US compared to the UK (and maybe the Commonwealth nations).  You have to "knowingly" defame with a lie.  Being nuts is pretty good at defeating the knowledge requirement.  I assume Arsenio is suing as a PE tactic and suspect that nothing except attorney fees and space on court docket will result from this.
"The internet's completely over. [...] The internet's like MTV. At one time MTV was hip and suddenly it became outdated. Anyway, all these computers and digital gadgets are no good. They just fill your head with numbers and that can't be good for you."
-- Prince, 2010. (R.I.P.)

Admiral Yi

#88
May 17, 2016, 01:52:11 PM
Anyone know how Sine Aid ended up living in the US?  Did she win the green card lottery?  Or pay some former INS lawyer a million bucks to call in a marker?

Eddie Teach

#89
May 17, 2016, 06:12:16 PM
Quote from: Admiral Yi on May 17, 2016, 01:52:11 PM
Anyone know how Sine Aid ended up living in the US?  Did she win the green card lottery?  Or pay some former INS lawyer a million bucks to call in a marker?

A lot of Euro actors and musicians end up living here. Probably the Green Cards are easier if you already have means.
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