Celebrity Justice
Jamie Foxx on Thin Ice Over Vodka Suit

Jamie FoxxJamie Foxx has been sued by a guy who got severely injured on a Vodka display and claims his dream to become a brain surgeon has been put on ice.

Here's the lowdown. Foxx hosted a party in 2007 at Social in Hollywood. William Presler says in his lawsuit he was hired to work the bar -- made completely of ice.

In the suit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Presler claims drunk guests dropped their drinks around the bar and glass shattered everywhere. He claims he tried cleaning it up but was told to leave it be. Presler says the manager preferred kicking the glass along the side of the ice bar.

At the end of the party, Presler says he slipped, fell and landed on the shattered glass, severely injuring himself. He needed 170 stitches to repair the damage to the severed nerves in his left hand.

Presler says he obtained a neuroscience degree and was forced to abandon his career to become a brain surgeon due to the damage in his left hand.

Tags: jamie foxx, JamieFoxx, la superior court, LaSuperiorCourt, social in hollywood, SocialInHollywood, vodka

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16. is that the same will P. that inseminated the octotwat for attention? Or was that part of his brain surgery?

Posted at 9:19PM on Apr 21st 2009 by ex laxs

17. Yeah, I'd sue too. That bar manager, and whoever hired them, that said to kick the glass out of the way needs to PAY. And to the idiots wondering why he was working at a bar...It costs mega bucks to go to school, especially if you're studying medicine but you retards wouldn't know that cause you probably never graduated the third grade.

Posted at 9:23PM on Apr 21st 2009 by Weedhead

18. has been sued.... hahaha

TMZ stop hiring illegal immigrants!

Posted at 9:26PM on Apr 21st 2009 by Kobe_No_Means_NO

19. The way I read this story Jamie Foxx would be sued because the story is using the word "host" in the traditional sense just like if you had a party in your home you would be called the host. As host you would be liable for injury to your guests or staff. Why would a guy who wants to be a brain surgeon tend bar? Really? Umm the article states that the individual already had a neuroscience degree, perhaps he is paying off student loans for this degree and trying to earn tuition to continue his education. Why tend bar? Uh, perhaps because you make a boat load in tips I would think especially at a celebrity hosted party. He probably makes more in one night tending bar at this type of party than in a month of working a paper hat and name tag job. No where in the article does it say he fell because he was drunk. It's reasonable to assume that the floor was pretty slippery from a combination of liquid left in glasses (as well as the shattered glass itself) before they shattered and were allowed to just be swept onto the floor and the water resulting from a melting bar. As far as "celebrity lawsuits" go I think this guy has a fair and reasonable argument. Even though the manager told him to ignore the glass ultimately the host is responsible.

Posted at 9:34PM on Apr 21st 2009 by BabyBlue

20. DAMN!!!! WHY DOES IT MATTER WHAT HE SAID ABOUT MILEY CYRUS ! HE MADE A PUBLIC APOLOGY ABOUT THIS ALREADY! IS TMZ THE ONLY THING YOU MORONS WATCH!!!!!! THIS DUMB ASS WANNA BE BRAIN SURGEON SHOULD HAVE USED HIS BRAINS AND NOT TOOK THE JOB R JUST WATCHED WHAT THE HELL HE WAS DO N , HE KNEW THE ICE WAS THERE BEFORE THE PARTY WAS OVA, NOT JAMIE FAULT(blame it onthe vodka, blame on the henne)

Posted at 11:14AM on Apr 27th 2009 by jamie supporter

21. clearly a brain surgeon didn't write this piece. Horrible. As for Jamie Foxx? Whatever.

Posted at 10:26PM on Apr 21st 2009 by Songbird

22. Jamie is a racist. His Radio show calls Miley a White Bitch and no one says a word. Where is Al Sharpton. Didn't Don Imus loose his job due to racist comments about young black girls at Duke?

Posted at 4:44PM on Apr 22nd 2009 by Brad

23. its amazing how everyone tries to sue everyone in this country

Posted at 10:03PM on Apr 21st 2009 by sue anyone

24. Lost respect for him when he started picking on children. Hope the guy gets tons of his money-karma!

Posted at 11:01PM on Apr 21st 2009 by kelc

25. I don't like frivilous lawsuits. I don't know what could've been done to protect the bartender. I do hate that his dream of being a surgeon is gone.

Posted at 10:14PM on Apr 21st 2009 by Me

26. BLAME IT ON THE A-A-A-A-A-ALCOHOL

Posted at 10:16PM on Apr 21st 2009 by purelove79

27. JAMIE FOX SUCKS ASS...

WHO CARES WHAT HE THINKS...... AND WHAT HE DOES... CRAPPY SINGER AWFUL ACTOR...

Posted at 10:20PM on Apr 21st 2009 by REYNA

28. I used to respect Jamie Foxx but after what he said about a 16yr. old Miley Cyrus i will not see any of his movies and i think he is an outstanding actor ,but not a person.There is a double standard,if your black you get a pass, but if white you don`t and middle America is tired of it.Why wasn`t Don Imus andJimmy the Greek given the same pass?

Posted at 10:25PM on Apr 21st 2009 by tigerhaley

29. the guy should get something.... but i don't believe he was going to be a brain surgeon, think that's bull.

Posted at 11:15PM on Apr 21st 2009 by let it go

30. This sounds pretty frivolous to me. It really depends on who the bartender was employed by. If he was hired by Jamie Foxx, then I could see some merit because your employer does bear some reponsibility for your safety.

Odds are, he was hired by the bar and Jamie Foxx should not have to pay him one cent. The bar should have insurance that covers accidents on the job.

I think this guy saw an opportunity and is taking it as far as he can go, hoping Foxx will settle out of court.

Posted at 11:24PM on Apr 21st 2009 by Pepelicious

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