August 30th, 2002



NOTE FROM KRIS:
Tom Cruise recently sued a man for $50 million
because he claimed to have slept with the star,
thus “proving” that Tommie was gay.


The Top 9 Other Hollywood Lawsuits


9> Tom Hanks v. Academy of Motion Picture Arts — Vote-fixing to keep him from winning Oscars 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7.

8> Nicholas Cage v. National Enquirer — Alleged secret photos of him with a second facial expression.

7> Eddie Vedder v. Procter and Gamble — Copyright infringement for using “Evenflow” in a Tampax commercial.

6> Temple Beth Israel v. Hollywood City Council — Considering the composition of Hollywood, might as well put six points on the Boulevard stars.

5> Clint Eastwood v. Cinematographers Union — Medical costs plus punitive damages for permanent squint caused by intense movie lighting.

4> Vin Diesel v. Mrs. Dorothy Diesel — Never taught her son that you should wait until *after* you’re famous to be arrogant.

3> Tawny Kitaen v. Chuck Finley — Assault and Battery for bruising her fists.

2> Anna Nicole Smith v. Timex Corp. — Defective watches keep stopping after 15 minutes.

and the Number 1 Other Hollywood Lawsuit…

1> Matt Damon v. Tom Clancy — Nonpayment of wages for “The Sum of All Fears”, because he swears he starred in it.




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Credits:

Selected from 28 submissions from 10 contributors.
Today’s Top 5 List authors are:

Bruce Alter, Fairfax Station, VA — 1, 3 (2nd #1)
Wade Kwon, Birmingham, AL — 2
Beth Kujawski, Crown Point, IN — 4
Scott Witmer, Hanover, PA — 5
Peter Casper, Brisbane, Australia — 6
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH — 7
Kim Walker-Daniels, Sun Prairie, WI — 8
Dawson Rambo, Santa Rosa, CA — 8
Michael Cunningham, Woodridge, IL — 9
Kristian Idol, Burbank, CA — Da Judge