Celebrity Justice
Allred Reps All Red Beating Victim

Holy media mouthpiece! A Florida teen who got her butt kicked on YouTube has tapped Gloria Allred to be her attorney.

Victoria Lindsay's dad tells Tampa Bay's 10 News that the fam will no longer be speaking to the media, because Gloria has told them all to zip it. Gloria telling someone to shut their mouths? Shocker.

The video shows Lindsay brutally beaten by several teen girls, while others allegedly stood outside the house as lookouts. As we reported earlier, the alleged ringleader, Mercades Nichols, was bailed out by the "Dr. Phil" Show.

Allred had no comment.



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46. Make this case as public as possible and throw the book at the girls that performed the beating. An example will have to be made of them so that there are less incidences of these sensless beat downs!

Posted at 2:25PM on Apr 14th 2008 by The Pundit

47. All these media lawyers are even more slimy than regular lawyers, if that's possible. How could anyone on a jury take these tv lawyers seriously, i.e. Geragos, etc?

Saw Allred at a movie premiere once (surprise, surprise - she wants in with the cool kids.)

She was incredibly rude and laughably self-important

Posted at 2:27PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Slimy lawyers

48. 41. We live in a violent society.Reality shows, Rap Music, American Idol with simons insults. Most mainstream programs are FILLED with insults between characters. On television it is okay to scream and yell in one another's faces and to show someone be cut in half with a chainsaw but not okay to show a womans breast. We are a violent species.

Posted at 2:22PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Helen

which is interesting because sex and violence are related to each other in the human brain. you would think to indulge that section of the brain, we could just focus on the great sexual part and kick the violence. but then i suppose the S&M crowd would lose out. hehe

Posted at 2:27PM on Apr 14th 2008 by fathead

49. Dr. Phil makes me sick. I cannot believe that his show would bail out this voilent juvenile. All of the girls belong in jail and hopefully, if there is karma in the world, they will get back 10x what they did to the helpless victim. I wish people would wake up and quit watching his show and buying his books. He makes money by exploiting victims. I hope that Gloria stands up to him and these nasty little delinquents. She may be obnoxious but she'll give Dr. Phil a run for his money.

Posted at 3:26PM on Apr 14th 2008 by by STB

50. Helen,

You are going to compare violent attacks with SImon Cowell on American Idol?...REALLY? C'mon. Let's not start blaming the media and pop culture. 98% of people can watch whatever and still know right from wrong. This was a case of stupid girls thinking they can bully another girl. Throw the book at them...period.

Posted at 2:27PM on Apr 14th 2008 by UN-REAL

51. Ladies, sell your houses!

Give Gloria a break!

Why do they bury lawyers 30 feet under? 'Cuz deep, deep down, they're not that bad!

Posted at 2:33PM on Apr 14th 2008 by John Q

52. I have to agree with "UN-REAL".

I've watched whatever I want on TV since a young age. I've never been in a fight in my life. Because my parents raised me with MORALS and taught me RESPECT. I'm so f u c k i n g sick of people blaming TV, the internet, Video Games - for their violent little s h i t h e a d kids! MAYBE IF YOU WERE PARENTING THEM WHEN THEY NEEDED IT, THINGS WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY!

Posted at 2:37PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Kaye

53. This is so disturbing to me in every way. I can't imagine how her parent feel seeing their daughter all over the TV being beaten. The girls got what they wanted for it to be shown.
Shame on Dr. Phil for bailing Mercedes out. He is turning out to be another Jerry, only with a Ph.d behind his name. I have no respect for that man what so ever.
I was also shocked at what the officer said about the girls laughing and wanting to know if they'll miss cheerleading practice.
So Sad

Posted at 2:50PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Gk

54. 49. I have to agree with "UN-REAL".

I've watched whatever I want on TV since a young age. I've never been in a fight in my life. Because my parents raised me with MORALS and taught me RESPECT. I'm so f u c k i n g sick of people blaming TV, the internet, Video Games - for their violent little s h i t h e a d kids! MAYBE IF YOU WERE PARENTING THEM WHEN THEY NEEDED IT, THINGS WOULD HAVE TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY!

Posted at 2:37PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Kaye

well hey, maybe after this recession moved into an economic depression and enough parents lose their jobs - they can spend more time at home watching the kids. until then, im sad to say, they are going to be at work while the kid is babysat by a TV or someone with crappy morals.

Posted at 3:04PM on Apr 14th 2008 by fathead

55. Everybody involved will get probation and probably will
have to go to schools and lecture about the dangers
of beating someone while the videotape is rolling.

Posted at 3:03PM on Apr 14th 2008 by noiseslug

56. Gloria should be donating her time and law experience to the kids taken from the cault from TX. That would be so nice of her.

Posted at 3:45PM on Apr 14th 2008 by butch

57. 19. I don't care who the Lindsay family gets to represent them as long as the teenagers involved in this crime get what they deserve: serious jail time. The ringleader deserves no less than 5 yrs in federal prison for orchestrating the assault. I hope they all go to jail and lose out on the chance to go to college, join the military or hold decent jobs. I hope this haunts them for years to come. They deserve whatever they get. It's a lesson they need to learn now before they grow up and become hardcore criminals who think they can do what they want to whomever they want and get away with it. I hope Gloria Allred grinds them into the dirt. I hope the Lindsay family files a civil suit and wins millions against their daughter's attackers. What they did is vile and I feel no sympathy for anyone other than the victim and her family.

Posted at 1:05PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Victoria

20. #19 ~ I am so sick of black racist remarks. Are you just trying to piss people off?

Posted at 1:09PM on Apr 14th 2008 by No Way

On what do you base your belief my comment is a "black racist remark"? There is absolutely no reference to race in my comment, so I doubt anyone but you considers what I wrote to be racist. And for the record, I doubt I could be considered racist given my racial background includes Black, White, Indian and Chinese.

Posted at 3:23PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Victoria

58. I hope Gloria makes those girls lives a living hell, They need to spend a little time in jail. I wish i could be a juror on that case..

Posted at 3:22PM on Apr 14th 2008 by u nail their asses to the wall gloria

59. GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope she makes them little kids serve some time!! Ganging up & planning on beating up 1 single girl takes a lot of STUPIDITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They all need to learn a serious lesson, seems like they thought it was ok to do... THEY DESERVE TO GO TO JAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:33PM on Apr 14th 2008 by jane

60. I hope they get beat down everyday for the rest of their useless lives..I would do it myself if someone wants to give me an address...Has anyone else noticed they were all ugly except for the one who got beat up? Fat too....Haters

Posted at 3:33PM on Apr 14th 2008 by Nina in Tampa

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