The man who brought "The Smurfs" to America has become a real life villain.
Stuart Ross, who made little blue creatures a part of Saturday mornings everywhere, was busted yesterday for trying to extort money from his son-in-law, who is loaded.
Prosecutors say Ross demanded that David Blitzer fork over $50,000 in June 2008, then hiked it to $11 million this month. "The Smurfs" guru allegedly called and emailed Blitzer at home and at work, threatening he'd destroy his reputation unless he anted up the cash.
Ross was charged with grand larceny -- punishable by two to seven years in the pokey. Now we know who Gargamel was based on.
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Stuart Ross isn't the creator of the Smurfs!!! It was a Belgian guy, named Pierre Culliford, alias Peyo. And not an American one!!!
Papa Smurf wouldn't approve!!
Always wondered why there was only one girl smurf? She must have been popular!!
if he invented the smurfs or not, he's still a loser none the less
TMZ... load of BS... The Belgian cartoonist Peyo introduced Smurfs to the world... can't you check your facts ? and I'm not even talking about being a real journalist... just use Google dummy F...
True, Peyo invented the Smurfs. I have some of the very first Smurfs books. Way before they became Saturday morning fare.
THOSE LITTLE BLUE THINGS GAVE ME NIGHTMARES SO IT'S A NO WOUNDER THE GUY IS CRAZY
i dont care the smurfs are dope you got a problem with them yo pop off son
Read better, it says he brought the Smurf's to America. Whoever did the headline is the real retard here.
