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Famous Chef Invincible to Veggies ... and Bullets!

Posted Mar 25th 2008 7:20PM by TMZ Staff

Paul PrudommeFamed Cajun chef Paul Prudhomme was shot today but amazingly the bullet did no damage. All that extra padding finally paid off!

According to reports, Prudhomme was cooking (of course) at a golf course in Louisiana when he felt something hit his arm. That something was a .22 caliber bullet! It didn't even penetrate his skin.

Police had originally classified the incident as a shooting, but then deemed it a simple complaint. They say a .22 caliber bullet can travel almost two miles, so they may never know who fired the shot. Who needs a bulletproof vest, when you got excess skin!



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46. I am making an attemt to coerce the powers that be to enable the real talent that has the ability and knowhow, to make a slight impression on anyone that has a bit of talent, and posssibly influence them that there is a place for them in the standards and practices in the realm of talent itself, and thereby making, and setting forth a challenge to go beyond what has been done before, and do more, to do better, and not just copy the artists of the past, but to break new ground, and not be satisfied with the "status quo" but to go beyond that and be independant, and make a name for themself, without riding on the coat-tails of others.

Posted at 11:53PM on Mar 25th 2008 by Cajun/you know who

47. I hope justice is served and the person responsible is held accountable. It made the internet first? That is messed up! I have no idea how to help but the internet can be a wonderful tool. Good luck but this being a celebrity blog I don't see much help here. Did law enforcement leak that to the internet? If they didn't what do they say about it? Get yourself into a good victim of family violence support group. There are people ther who do nothing more then help people find justice. This happened to my sister in-laws relative a couple of years ago and that support helped her the most. Look it up in your area.

Posted at 11:54PM on Mar 25th 2008 by Kelli

48. LOL...

Don Prudomme? The drag racer...has great sauce? You guys kill me...

Paul Prodomme was one of the original celebrity chefs who paved the way for Wolfgang, Emeril and the rest of them.

Fat wouldn't keep the bullet from penetrating anyway you morons. It probably had little energy left after being fired from a great distance. It is obvious that you wouldn't let science or logic stand in the way of making you feel better by bashing this guy.

I am trying to figure out whether these are fat people bashing this guy to make themselves feel better, or people who just bash everyone.

Posted at 11:56PM on Mar 25th 2008 by Chef Bud

49. ...don't want to distrast from Claires plight......just a quick thought...what r ur LDL levels??....ur HDL levels??......and the latest LP ( A) levels??...find out ASAP...meds r there to help and behaviour modification will give u MANY years!!!!!...IF u don't look and understand what is going on in ur body now...U WILL DIE ...WAY earlier...from heart failure !!.don't do that to ur kids and change their eating habits!!!

Posted at 12:01AM on Mar 26th 2008 by nurse on board..

50. Chef Bud, :) Good point. Thanks for putting some reality to this story.

Cajun, ya lost me but I see your on a mission. I'm all for new talent and hope you find the exposure your trying so hard to find. Try booking them as many places as possible. Go Nascar. lol

Posted at 12:03AM on Mar 26th 2008 by Kelli

51. ALERT......MY QUESTIONS WHERE FOR ANYONE WHO FELT IT PERTAINED TO THEM..NOT CLAIRE.

Posted at 12:10AM on Mar 26th 2008 by nurse on board..

52. Canjun...u could have at least warned me I needed a allergy shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha...

Posted at 12:29AM on Mar 26th 2008 by nurse on board..

53. This story just shows how current reporters and media can twist a story. The area where he was cooking is surrounded by woodlands that hunters often use for hunting. The police and the bullistics concluded that the bullet came from a rifle from at least two miles away and that the bullet was shot into the air. This story makes it sound as if it hit him from a horizontal plane. The bullet was basically falling from the sky and just so happened to hit his arm as it came back down to earth. If it had not "touched" his arm and had just fallen to the ground, no one would have even noticed this bullet. TMZ get ALL the facts right. Do not just report a portion of the story...it is misleading and wrong. And basically just plain stupid.

Posted at 1:00AM on Mar 26th 2008 by BayouLovebug

54. I thought that was Dom Deluise

Posted at 1:04AM on Mar 26th 2008 by Diane

55. New Orleans is a dump, too bad Katrina didn't kill them all.

Posted at 2:18AM on Mar 26th 2008 by Murphy

56. MMM i love Cajun Food

Posted at 2:48AM on Mar 26th 2008 by BGZ

57. I'm always astounded by the ignorance of some bloggers. If you have no knowledge of the person or issue being reported...WHY WOULD YOU EVEN BOTHER TO COMMENT? Chef Prudhomme is partially responsible, for putting New Orleans on the "culinary scene". His seasoning and sauce products ,are stocked in just about every major grocery store chain in the U.S. and abroad. If this story is true, he's one lucky man. I just hope that this wasn't a botched attempt by someone, wanting to collect on this fame.

Posted at 6:28AM on Mar 26th 2008 by KiKi

58. I thought that was Chris Moyles....damn.

Posted at 6:40AM on Mar 26th 2008 by salopia

59. This guy's face is running about 95 p.s.i.!

Posted at 6:43AM on Mar 26th 2008 by WOW!!!!

60. Is there anything more dispicable than a person (or group of people) that tries to make money by exploiting the vulnerabilities of celebrities

Posted at 9:48AM on Mar 26th 2008 by WTF?

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