Rita to Anna's Men: Nothin' Wrong with Gay Sex

46. 30. Exactly what i've been saying along. It is only defamatory to be called gay if it defames , in this day we pride ourselves by not resorting to the typical HKS middle school mentality, so what if they're homos , who cares ? Just don't bring that thing near me.

Posted at 10:51PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Meal In A Crust


20. No Juror anywhere in the USA would buy the notion that it is not defamatory to lie about two men having sex. Cosby shows with this contention just how sick & twisted her mind is.

Posted at 10:16PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Only swim in the Ocean


There are many factors to take into account in this as well:

California's passing of the Proposition 8 further capitalizes on the 'majority' still viewing gay citizens as unworthy to the same civil rights as others.

Both men are single, regardless of sexuality, shouldn't that be their privacy? HKS might be asked by a female suitor if he is or if he isn't gay/bisexual in the future? Would that bother any other single straight men, to have to defend himself for the rest of his life?

Rita offers absolutely no evidence but the views of virtually unknown wanna-bees, that have either disappeared, retracted their statement, or admits it was their own opinion. Hatchette defends itself with the author is responsible, which is professionally irresponsible for any publisher, especially one of its caliber.


I agree with the stars : )

Posted at 11:11PM on Dec 30th 2008 by butterfly

47. I agree with the stars : )


Posted at 11:11PM on Dec 30th 2008 by butterfly
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You can howl at the moon, you are still on the losing side!

Posted at 11:13PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Off Shore accounts

48. Cosby quotes from the court docs:


Moreover, Cosby had legitimate concerns about her safety and Stern’s possible retribution against her should she bring to his attention some of what she had learned from sources and planned to include in the Book.35 She already knew that Anna’s bodyguard Moe Brighthaupt had his proposed book cancelled when Stem learned about it and she knew that Debra Opri, Jack Harding and the Nannies all claimed to be threatened by Stem or people associated with Stern.


The validity of this concern became even more evident from discovery in this action, revealing that Vicedomine had her trash rifled through and then placed on the internet with commentary from Art Harris is and Stern’s suing the witness Speer only hours before his deposition.


OMG! Wonder who did that???

Posted at 11:17PM on Dec 30th 2008 by HK$ is Going Down (in more ways than one) ;) LOL

49. Seinfeld: The Outing

No thanks to Elaine, Jerry must work hard to prove he is straight when a college reporter mistakenly reports that he and George are gay, "not that there is anything wrong with that." Things really get out of hand when the article is picked up by the New York Post. Jerry ends up dating the college reporter to clear his name, but all does not go well.

When this episode was first presented to NBC, they thought it was an absolute disaster. One of the main problems was that it was far too racy for public, and knew that it would offend the gay and lesbian couple. Later, as they were discussing how they could fix the insults to gays, someone in the meeting was saying that there's nothing wrong with being gay. This comment led to Jerry proposing the "not that there's anything wrong with that" line, which turned out to be a huge hit. The gay and lesbian communties especially liked this episode.

Posted at 11:17PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Rita will lose

50. "By objective measure Plaintiff is a celebrity with "pervasive fame and notoriety"."

"His voluntary actions have invite[d] attention and comment."


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"Plaintiff's "regular and continued access" to the media continues to this day as evidenced by Plaintiff's statements to the press concerning this litigation"





Hence this story even being on TMZ ! LOL

Posted at 11:22PM on Dec 30th 2008 by HK$ is Going Down (in more ways than one) ;) LOL

51. 46. Seinfeld: The Outing

No thanks to Elaine, Jerry must work hard to prove he is straight when a college reporter mistakenly reports that he and George are gay, "not that there is anything wrong with that." Things really get out of hand when the article is picked up by the New York Post. Jerry ends up dating the college reporter to clear his name, but all does not go well.

When this episode was first presented to NBC, they thought it was an absolute disaster. One of the main problems was that it was far too racy for public, and knew that it would offend the gay and lesbian couple. Later, as they were discussing how they could fix the insults to gays, someone in the meeting was saying that there's nothing wrong with being gay. This comment led to Jerry proposing the "not that there's anything wrong with that" line, which turned out to be a huge hit. The gay and lesbian communties especially liked this episode.

Posted at 11:17PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Rita will lose


ROFLMAO!


Seinfeld has been of the air for how many years now??? That was then. This is now. '2008'.

Ellen Degeneres, Rosie O'Donnell for examples.


Did you ever see Stern on The Anna Nicole Show???
Do you even know who Anna Nicole Smith was?

LMAO

Posted at 11:22PM on Dec 30th 2008 by HK$ is Going Down (in more ways than one) ;) LOL

52. There are many factors to take into account in this as well:

California's passing of the Proposition 8 further capitalizes on the 'majority' still viewing gay citizens as unworthy to the same civil rights as others.

Both men are single, regardless of sexuality, shouldn't that be their privacy? HKS might be asked by a female suitor if he is or if he isn't gay/bisexual in the future? Would that bother any other single straight men, to have to defend himself for the rest of his life?

Rita offers absolutely no evidence but the views of virtually unknown wanna-bees, that have either disappeared, retracted their statement, or admits it was their own opinion. Hatchette defends itself with the author is responsible, which is professionally irresponsible for any publisher, especially one of its caliber.


I agree with the stars : )


Posted at 11:11PM on Dec 30th 2008 by butterfly

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You understand she (Rita) had mulitply sources right? So that means that the sources told Rita that it happened and Woolaa she put it in the book. She had sources! How are those Nannies and Lincoln Baines these days? Where is Liz Thompson that tried to discredit Rita? They were all a no show at the inquest, where oh where can they be, I wonder?

Posted at 11:25PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Off Shore accounts

53. Rita to Anna's Men: Nothin' Wrong with Gay Sex
Posted Dec 30th 2008 7:35PM by TMZ Staff

The famous "Seinfeld" line, "Not that there's anything wrong with that" is forever part of the pop culture lexicon. And if Rita Cosby has her way, it will be a legal defense, too.

Posted at 11:25PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Rita will lose

54. 55. In this context, Rita and I worried for our safety and did not feel it would be prudent to alert Howard to the information that sources had given Rita. In an effort to make the reporting fair, we did make a significant effort to include other points of view in many places, in particular from friends and supporters of Howard.

These include comments from Ron Rale, Krista Barth, Wayne Munroe, King Eric Gibson, Brigitte Neven and Gerlene Gibson, Alex Denk, Ray Martino, David Giancola, Patrik Simpson and Pol Atteu, among others. Messrs. Simpson and Atteu were close to Howard at that time and were certainly two of his most vocal supporters.



Wow!

Posted at 11:28PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Quotes from the actual court case

55. From Littlefield's doc*ument:

taken from 52.

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In light of everything I came to know about their lives, there was very little that anyone could have told me about Anna or Howard that would surprise me. Thus, in analyzing the challenged statements, one cannot lose sight of the context in which Anna and Howard lived and the public reputations they held.

Posted at 11:29PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Quotes from the actual court case

56. Indeed, all one need do is sit down and watch the Clown video, made by Stern and doc*umenting an eight-month pregnant Anna who was seemingly so out of it that she did not known she was pregnant, or look at the picture taken by Stern of Anna cradling her dead son, or consider participating in and selling pictures of a “commitment ceremony” two weeks after your son dies, and it is difficult to conceive of what you would find to be incredible. McN. DecI.¶J 37 and Cosby DecI.¶ 68.

Posted at 11:33PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Quotes from the actual court case

57. 15. Finally, in the early stages of the project, I also watched both seasons of The Anna Nicole Show (the “Show”), a reality program launched in 2002 on F! Entertainment, The Anna Nicole Show is a “reality television” show. It generated significant press in the years it was on — generally about how incredibly outrageous Anna and her friends (including Howard K. Stern) were, particularly surrounding the seeming abuse of alcohol and drugs — and I was basically familiar with the press.

Consistent with my recollection, l am now aware that reviews of the show include such comments about Howard K. Stern (“Howard”) as: her “shifty lawyer” and part of the biggest “freak show on TV.” Another awarded Howard a “Golden Turkey Award” in 2002 and described one episode in which “Smith came off more and more lost and confined, and she displayed roughly the same powers of reasoning and deduction as Sugar Pie the dog.

But Stem, allegedly Smith’s best friend and protector, says it’s all good for her. Sure it is. And Stem isn’t in this for the money.” Yet another stated that upon viewing the show,“it was impossible not to believe that..[she] was under some sort of sedation.” Attached as Exhibit A are true and correct copies of articles regarding The Anna Nicole Show.

Posted at 11:37PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Quotes from the actual court case

58. 53. 113. Why Cosby's Motion for Summary Judgement Will Be Denied - Some Thoughts

• Only a Jury can decide if 'nannygate' is relevant or not to Cosby's 'state of mind'.

Cosby argues that going to The Bahamas after her book was published and after she was sued by HKS does not mean that she had any doubt about the nannies' story and the presence of a gay sex tape of HKS and LB. But, Cosby also says in the same Motion that she is not liable for defamation because most of her book is simply a rehash of 'news' published elsewhere.

Well, Hachette Books' Motion and Cosby's Motion both make it clear that without the gay sex story, the book would never have been accepted for publication. The gay sex allegations had never been in the news previously while the bulk of the book dealt with otherwise well-covered ground. Would a Jury buy Cosby's line of reasoning here?


Posted at 1:10PM on Dec 17th 2008 by Only swim in the Ocean

Posted at 11:32PM on Dec 30th 2008 by repost


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Where in the doc*uments do they say this: "Hachette Books' Motion and Cosby's Motion both make it clear that without the gay sex story, the book would never have been accepted for publication"???


TIA

Posted at 11:48PM on Dec 30th 2008 by Quotes from the actual court case

59. WOOHOO.....THE STERNOIDS R BACK....NITE NITE T !! HEEHEE

Posted at 11:41PM on Dec 30th 2008 by I CAN NOT BELIEVE IT

60. Anna must have been whacked out if she wanted to see those two pigs bump uglies. EWWWWWWWW!

Posted at 11:45PM on Dec 30th 2008 by haw haw