Celebrity Justice
"Politically Motivated" Mutilation - Real or Hoax?

Ashley ToddPittsburgh law enforcement sources tell TMZ they have serious questions about the authenticity of the alleged victim who says she had her face cut by a politically-motivated attacker.

We're told there are several things about the alleged attack that don't add up. A Pittsburgh PD official says they are conducting a "thorough investigation" and have not determined if the alleged attack is real or a hoax. But we're told there is definitely a level of skepticism.

As we reported, the alleged victim claims she went to an ATM and when she turned around, a large dark-skinned man took the money she withdrew. She says when he noticed she had a McCain/Palin bumper sticker on her car, he became enraged, knocked her down and cut a "B" in her face.

We're told the woman refused medical assistance at the scene and said she would go to the hospital the next day.

The investigation continues.




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241. She has a look of relative calm and peace on her face. Who the hell looks like that when they've just been mugged and brutally attacked? She's a racist faker. Just like those people who murder their children and blame it on a black man.

Posted at 11:57AM on Oct 24th 2008 by John

242. 13. Get ready America...thisi is the beginning..Obama and his supporters are not the answer...this is just indicative of what an Obama administration will bring...

Posted at 7:08PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by Zen Beast

LAUGHING AT YOU DITTO HEAD:-),,, you actually believe the hate you write....

If OBAMA looses I do not expect any riots , I expect most of his supporters will just drop out of the election cycle and will not vote again, giving you DITTO HEADS back your government..

Posted at 12:14PM on Oct 24th 2008 by souljp

243. Its a hoax....anything to discredit Obama. The Republicans are running out of dirty tricks, all of them have backfired. This girl needs psychiatric treatment.

Posted at 12:42PM on Oct 24th 2008 by OBAMAGIRL

244. What a pathetic, immature way for Ashley to gain her 15 minutes of infamy. She comes across as a needy dingbat, complete with the backwards B on the right side of her face (it probably looked great in the mirror). I'm a paramedic, and usually when someone gets their face carved up in an assault, it looks nowhere close to that good. This had nothing to do with a presidential campaign and everything to do with a coddled woman who couldn't cope with everything not being all about her. She'll have the incident explained away with whatever disease/disorder/excuse that her hand-patters can come up with so she'll feel better about herself, and then she'll parade herself around the talk-show circuit, whining her way into the graces of people who can't see the BS she wrote on her own face.

Posted at 1:13PM on Oct 24th 2008 by alilit34

245. It's quite obvious this girl has never seen a real black eye. Her eye isn't even bloodshot.

Posted at 7:56PM on Oct 24th 2008 by ldiddy

246. I discern that there is more to this story - this may prompt a new agenda item for the next administration. Mental Health

Posted at 2:14PM on Oct 24th 2008 by casajames

247. This is so obviously a lame attempt at either A.) Attention seeking, or B.) Propogating hatred for the candidate (or both). It never ceases to amaze me just how stupid some people can be.

Posted at 2:15PM on Oct 24th 2008 by John The Bard

248. 2. 8 states are now filing lawsuits to see Obama's birth certificate. What is he hiding?! The people will not tolerate a thugocracy!

Posted at 6:56PM on Oct 23rd 2008 by jen
Jen you are as dumb as rocks, Bless you and ALL the other Ditto heads... :-)
jUST LIKE YOUR BOY mCcAIN and Bush, the thing is they no better and your poor self just don't ...

Posted at 2:20PM on Oct 24th 2008 by souljp

249. An "O" would have been a whole lot easier.
I personally think the whole thing is a made up bunch of crap just to get free media attention.

Posted at 2:31PM on Oct 24th 2008 by Susan in WI

250. 231. Who is the heck is going to rob someone and take the time to carve a B on their face. This is a lie. What do these people take us for, Micky Mlouse? The B is backwards and it wouldn't be on that side anyway. Wow, desperation will get you nowhere.

Posted at 12:28PM on Oct 24th 2008 by shemara

Shemara, believe it or not a lot of Ditto Head repubs believe this poor child they believe any and everything in the name of BUSH/LIMBAUGH/ FOX NEWS/ MCCAIN/PALIN... We must pray for them for they know no better....

Posted at 2:25PM on Oct 24th 2008 by souljp

251. It was fake. She confessed after failing a polygraph. And there was never any evidence that she was even at the ATM - she never did a transaction there, and she was not even in the camera feed while completing the false transaction.

IT WAS A HOAX. So we can all stop speculating now.

Posted at 3:02PM on Oct 24th 2008 by Cyryn's Song

252. You didn't break the story, Pittsburgh media did. Give credit where credit is due.

Posted at 4:10PM on Oct 24th 2008 by NickNora

253. This girl got bitch slapped after getting caught with someone else. She had to come up with some story for her ole' man. He probably believed it too.

Posted at 9:04PM on Oct 24th 2008 by surfyngirl

254. I love how Left Wingers call Right Wingers 'wingnuts' when the name can easily apply to them as well. Lol! Typical dumb libs, always missing the irony in life. Talk about self inflicted wounds, jeesh, they copyrighted that practice.

Btw, hoax or real, the reason the B is backwards, is it's not. It's upside down. Because as the story goes, she was held down with the attacker above. It would be right side up to him. (if it's not a hoax, that is.)

Posted at 9:54PM on Oct 24th 2008 by schizoidman

255. #246 Victoria said:

"Oh, and the word thugocracy is blatantly racist, I'm tired of seeing people wear their bigotry on their sleeves. Grow up."

Oh, so now using the word "thug" is racist? HAHAHA. That's hilarious! So are saying that "thug" is associated with race in some way? What race would that be, genius? Please tell us.

We need liberals like you. At least you provide comic relief, since you offer no solutions to anything.

Posted at 9:55PM on Oct 24th 2008 by schizoidman

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