News Roundup 11.11.09
November 11, 2009
So, we drop off the radar here at the SHJ Hot News desk for a few short days (OK, fine, a few more than a few), and we’re welcomed back with stories of an S&M-loving lady lawyer living in Russia, a sex-tape-loving lady monster living in California, a legal bitchslap for Glenn Beck, a legal lovetap for Obama’s healthcare bill, a historically humiliating day for the Justice Department and a low point for Big Law associates everywhere, courtesy of Cravath. Clearly, we need to drop off the radar more often.
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And you thought beauty queens couldn’t get any classier than Carrie the Good Masturbating Christian Prejean. Obviously, you haven’t met England’s own Rachel Christie, the reigning Miss England who was forced to give up her crown after being arrested for starting a brawl in a nightclub with another beauty queen. [Brisbane Times]
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Eight words you probably never thought you’d hear: “Bernie Madoff’s wooden duck decoy can be yours.” We’re not kidding—on either front. [Gawker]
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Just when the public had run out of things to mock about Joe Halderman, David Letterman’s failed exortionist, his lawyer goes and files a motion to dismiss the case against him on the theory that Halderman was just trying to pitch Dave a screenplay, arguing that Halderman’s conduct was nothing but “a pure commercial transaction.” Let the mocking resume. [Popsquire]
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No, there’s no such thing as too many sex tapes in one week. Although J.Lo would likely disagree. A California judge shut down the singer’s ex-husband, Ojani Noa, from distributing a soft-core “movie” about his famous ex called ”How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The J.Lo and Ojani Noa Story,” which features racy footage from the pair’s 1997 honeymoon. ”She is not being fair,” Noa griped after hearing the judge’s ruling, “She’s trying to stop me from moving on with my life.” Which seems to be working out well for Noa so far. [NY Post]
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One of the pros of having Justice Kennedy speak at your high-school assembly: You get to have…Justice Kennedy speaking at your high-school assembly. One of the cons: Good luck trying to write about it in your high-school newspaper without getting the good Justice’s publication approval first. The kiddies over at Manhattan’s Dalton School learned the hard way. [NY Times]
