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.
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