Lisa Nowak, former NASA Astronaut sentanced for attack on her rival: The things that love make us do…
November 11, 2009
Damn, what a difference a professional photograher makes!
The things that we do for love have no boundaries. This morning, on the way to work, I was listening to Angela Yee in the morning on Sirius Radio. She has Saigon, who was being put on blast because of his attempts to get at some video model.
To me, this is no big whoop. We, as men have done a lot of things to get the box. We have driven all hours of the night, flown across country to get the box. I once drove to Iowa from Minnesota to get the panties (and it was worth it and I would do it again…) and I am not ashamed of that. We do what we have to, to get satisfaction.
Meet Lisa Nowak 46, a mother of three. Seems innocent enough, but the Guardian has the story of the tragic triangle love affair that led to this court case.
A former astronaut charged with confronting a romantic rival in an airport parking lot after driving 1,000 miles from Houston to Orlando pleaded guilty today to an attack on a romantic rival.
One thing about the story that I find somewhat hilarious is that Lisa was wearing a diaper, so she wouldn’t have to make any pitstops along the way. Stopping for gas is okay, but a potty break is out of the question.
It's okay now that I am an elected official....right?
Lisa Nowak, a Navy captain, pleaded guilty to felony burglary and misdemeanor battery. She originally had been charged with two felonies — attempted kidnapping and burglary — along with misdemeanor battery.
Nowak confronted her romantic rival, Colleen Shipman, in the parking lot of Orlando international airport in February 2007 after driving from Houston.
Shipman had begun dating Nowak’s love interest, former space shuttle pilot Bill Oefelein.
What this story doesn’t add is some of the backdrop that drove here to act a little crazy.
Nowak and Oefelein had a three-year affair before he left both her and his wife for Shipman. Nowak learned of this when she found copies of emails, many lodged as evidence, including one sent by Shipman when Oefelein was on board the shuttle Discovery.
Now, she found out about the affair and clearly lost her mind.
Wearing a wig and trenchcoat, Nowak followed Shipman to the parking lot and tried to get into her car, then attacked her with pepper spray. Shipman was able to drive away.
Police arrested Nowak a short time later in the parking lot near a trash can where she was seen getting rid of a bag. In Nowak’s bag police found a steel mallet, a knife, a BB pistol, rubber tubing and several large garbage bags.
I guess you have to look good for your court appearance. Shipman is in the background of this shot
“Almost three years later, I’m still reeling from her vicious attack,” Shipman told the judge after Nowak’s plea, holding back tears. “I know in my heart when Lisa Nowak attacked me, she was going to kill me.
“I believe I escaped a horrible death that night,” Shipman said. An appeals court ruled last year that diapers, latex gloves and other items found in Nowak’s car could be used as evidence in a trial that had been scheduled for next month, but her six-hour police interview after her arrest could not. The court said investigators took advantage of the former astronaut, who had not slept for more than 24 hours, coercing her into giving information.
Nowak, 46, is a married mother of three. She flew on the space shuttle in 2006, but was dismissed from the astronaut corps after her arrest and has since been on active duty at a Navy base in Corpus Christi, Texas. Oefelein, 44, also was forced out of Nasa and now lives in Alaska with Shipman.
Well, at least love in one case won out. But, they all lost, since they were all kicked out of NASA when the story broke. I would have to put Lisa in the category of women not to date. But, hopefully, she learned that attempting to keep it real, can go wrong….horribly wrong.
Kim Kardashian is turning black! Well, at least her eye is….
November 5, 2009
This is Kim all made up....
SO much is made of Kim and her luscious cakes that the face gets lost in the shuffle. Now, with her black eye, she will have something else to display for the paparazzi.
Are you sure Reggie wasn't practicing the Pimps Prayer?
Kim Kardashian’s charity boxing match got ugly when she left the ring with a black eye and her brother Rob ended up in the hospital with a concussion, according to the reality star’s blog.
Kim says her family took a helicopter to a charity event where they agreed to participate in boxing matches in order to raise support for The Dream Foundation. “We literally had three days of training to prepare for the event,” she explains on her blog. “We didn’t expect what happened…”
The reality star beauty says that her brother went against an opponent “at least 25 pounds heavier than him” and when his mask fell off, he got hit hard. “When he put his hands down, he got hit in the face and ended up in [the] hospital with a concussion. Rob’s a strong guy and can definitely hold his own, but he wasn’t expecting to get hit after his mask had fallen off! This guy just got really down and dirty!”
Kim says her opponent was tough as well. “I knew I had to do it for charity, since that’s what it was all about, but man, my girl could throw a punch!” Kim writes. “Look at my black eye!!!”
Regardless of the bumps and bruises from the event, Kim says a concussion and a black eye can’t hold her family down! She blogs, “Rob is doing fine now and my black eye will be gone soon … I hope. You can try to bring the Kardashians down … but we’re a strong family.”
But Rob got a foot broke off in his ass. You might want to finish the quote with, but we can be knocked out. Plus, why are you making excuses for him? At the point he crossed the ropes, all excuses go out the window. he got served, plain and simple.
You know we went over the reasons why this is true here. First, we brought you news of the death. During the reporting of his death, we speculated correctly. (This is something that you never want to be right on) With his death, we tried to look towards something positive. We told you that you can prevent his from happening by not buying your side pieces things, because they become accustomed to getting things. When you pull back, they will be upset. Now, if you are like Loso, then you can just throw it in the bag and not care.
But, it remains worth saying, due to the release of the cell phone records of Steve McNair and Sahel Kazemi.
One message that I hope doesn’t get lost is that the things that you say are not really protected once you die. So all the dirt that you texted about, there are records of all that. So, don’t think that you are getting away with something, because if you commit a crime, they are going to subpoena these records. USA Today reports the mayhem….
Nashville police have released more details about the murder-suicide of former Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair and his 20-year-old girlfriend, Sahel Kazemi, including some of their final text messages.
In the early morning of July 3, one day before their bodies were found, Kazemi sent a text message to McNair asking if he loved her.
“I’m gonna have all of u soon,” she said.
“Yes u will,” McNair replied.
See, here is the first mistake. Don’t promise something that you have no intention of following through with. Playing with someone’s emotions can have dangerous consequences.
The deaths have been ruled a murder-suicide, but the case file was withheld pending outcome of a related federal case involving the sale of the weapon used in the killings.
Click here to read the police summary report.
McNair and Kazemi were found July 4 at a downtown Nashville condo McNair rented.The former Titan quarterback was shot four times, and Kazemi died from a single gunshot to the head. Neither had any defensive wounds, and police believe McNair was asleep.
Investigators concluded that Kazemi was drowning in debt and despondent over realizations that McNair was dating other women and wasn’t going to leave his wife for her, The Tennessean reports.
If you had kept it real in the first place, then the other women might not have been so stressful. But, when you tell her that she is about to be elevated to QB#1 and in reality, you keep her on the practice squad, that can tear at a woman.
Early in the morning on July 3, she texted McNair, saying she might have a breakdown because she was so stressed. He responded, telling her everything was going to be fine.
“Baby I need to pay the cell phone bills n the hospital. can you transfer 2000 to my acc (sic)”, the text message said.
Then, nine minutes later, she said she might need to go to the hospital because she could hardly breathe.
A few hours later, she told McNair she wanted to pay some bills before she went to work because they were stressing her out.
He assured her he had someone transferring the money, the report says.
it really isnt that serious....just file for bankruptcy...or have someone steal the Caddy and get the insurance money...
This is when it fully becomes a problem. When she is equating her fiscal problems with the causes of health problems, then you have a situation that you need to deal with. The sad fact of the matter is that the 10K or 20 that she owed was a drop in the bucket for McNair. But, for normal people, that can seem like a drowning amount of money.
The American Dream....to be drowning in debt and owning a bunch of crap....
But, for those of use living large, here is how to live larger
ESPN reports the level of despair that she was feeling…
Kazemi later texted McNair three times asking to be with him that night. He said he was having trouble getting his sons to sleep. But at that time, McNair was seen at a restaurant with friends. Kazemi texted she was going to his condo. He texted back at 12:38 a.m. that he was on his way and asked her to open the front door at 12:52 a.m. Kazemi told him at 1:14 a.m. it was open.
Don’t play with people emotions is the sad tale that this story tells. That and not to have a side pivce or jump-off
A Lesson in Parenting:Wade Edwards SHOOTS man having sex with his 16 year old daughter
October 19, 2009
Multipurpose, just like the hotwheels tracks.....
There is not really a great manual on having kids and raising good children. Oh yeah, there are books written, but those suck. The people who usually write those books have wild children and the book is the way for them to live out their fantasy.
We are called Dadds for a reason…
We know there are dudes out there like us!
We know what they want and that they are predators. Just because we turned out okay, doesn’t mean that they will. We are there only to protect you from evil. That is why we agreed to house you for at least 18 years…
An Apopka man accused of shooting his stepdaughter’s boyfriend will remain in the Orange County Jail without bond.
Wade Edwards, 41, is charged with attempted murder.
He appeared in court at the jail this morning. He informed authorities that he intended to hire a private attorney.
Edwards is accused of shooting the 18-year-old boy several times in his rear after he caught the boy in bed with his 16-year-old step daughter.
He has a previous arrest in 1992 for assaut and weapons charges in St.Croix. The outcome of the case is not available, Orange County Judge Heather Higbee said in court.
I don’t know what the deal is. He shot him in the ass. He got off lucky. What if he shot him in the groin? That might be a lasting lesson and I bet that it wouldn’t happen again for that dude. Plus, what happened to a romantic parking place, or the park for sex?
This is determination to reach for the gold!
These kids today have it so easy that they are just getting lazy and having sex at home.
The rules are so easy about dating my daughter if I had one, they made a T-shirt.
Right on....this goes for nieces and god daughters.....
Just get this book and you should not have anymore trouble…
plus, I even give you a website to get the book!
Some things don't forget.....
and he has the ability to couch “Because I’ve been ballin on these bitches and they can’t stand the rain…” to sound polite and kind as well….
While much of America had its eyes skyward, tracking what was thought to be a boy in a run-away balloon, President Obama was dealing with another boy very much on the ground.
“Why do people hate you?” asked 4th-grader Terence Scott, posing the final question at the president’s Town Hall Meeting this afternoon at the University of New Orleans.
The youngster seemed earnest and genuinely distressed about harsh words he’s heard people direct at the 44th President.
“They supposed to love you,” said the youngster, “and God is love.”
Son, the reason people hate President Obama is that their candidate didnt win, or that they just hate black people. The guy has been in office less than nine months, but everyone thinks that they can do his job better than he can. It’s like backseat driving. Everyone wants to tell someone else how to do their jobs. Just because you work at Burger King and you have to make it my way, doesn’t mean that you can come to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. and tell me how to do my job. You make the burgers, and I will make the policies. See, that is what he wanted to say, but he kept it politically safe, which was the right, and smart thing to do.
“That’s what I’m talking about,” said the president, grateful for words of kindness and support. He was on a trip to explain why it took him nine months to make his first visit as president to a city still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Mr. Obama tried to reassure the kid that it’s not as bad as he thinks.
“First of all, I did get elected president, so not everybody hates me now,” he told the 4th grader. But he conceded that “if you’re watching TV lately, it seems like everybody’s just getting mad all the time.”
“You’ve got to take it with a grain of salt,” the president explained. “Some of it is just what’s called politics.”
(CBS)How do you explain hardball politics to a 4th grader?
“Once one party wins,” said the president, struggling to find the right words, “then the other party kind of gets – feels like it needs to poke you a little bit to keep you on your toes.”
Poke you a little bit? Is that what his political critics and opponents are doing?
“You shouldn’t take it too seriously,” was Mr. Obama’s bottom line advice to the youngster.
Haters hate kid. It’s a fact of life. Here is how the hated on me during the election.
What bitches!??!?!?!? Bow down to the Great Allah Barack Hussein Obama!
But that couldn’t stop me, they have done far worse. Remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? This is what he and others had to go through.
and the end result was still a minor victory for blacks in the south.
He said a lot of people are losing their jobs or health care or homes to foreclosure. “They’re feeling frustrated,” he said, sounding as though he could forgive them for their bitter words and criticism.
They can’t get over the fact that the oppression is eroding and the control that was once tight as a noose has been gradually reduced. I just rose above the haters.
HAHAHA Pumas! This is you right here....How did that whole campaign thing work out for you?
And as president, he conceded he gets some credit when things go well and some of the blame when they don’t. “That part of the job,” he explained.
“So you’ve just got to keep on going even when folks are criticizing you,” he said.
And after all, said the president, “I’m a pretty tough guy.”
“Are you a tough guy?” he asked his 4th grade questioner. The kid seemed to accept the explanation as he got another hug from the president.
If nothing else, the youngster got a great story to write about in his next composition.
And bloggers have something else to write about too…
When keeping it real goes wrong and Girls Gone Wild: Racist Black lady gets served on a SF Muni bus….
October 9, 2009
Racism is racism…. bottom line. We here call it like we see it.
The fight happened over the number of seats someone was taking. It’s one reason why public transportation really will never work out. There is always someone taking something that doesn’t belong to them.
Rule # 1 Has to be don’t make threats that you can’t keep. That black woman got beat down. The older Chinese woman was using all methods to dispense the beatdown, which I can appreciate.
Brenda never learned….hopefully the woman in the video will…
She unleashed some Calgon on that chick…
Steve McNair and side pieces are still in the news…Damn, can’t you let a dead dude rest?
October 6, 2009
Don’t people know that it’s wrong to speak ill of the dead?
By Kate Howard, The Tennessean
A property management company has filed a claim against former Titan Steve McNair’s estate for back rent on a West End apartment he began leasing in October.
McNair was the co-signer for a condo on Parthenon Avenue near Centennial Park, with his cousin, Raymond White, as the primary renter. But once the 12-month lease was finalized, the electricity was turned on in the name of a young woman, according to public records from Nashville Electric Service.
Mail and utility bills for the condo had been going to 26-year-old Adrianne Hobbs. Gianikas Property Management has asked McNair’s estate for $1,750 in rent, late fees and pet damages for the condo, which was vacated last month.
Rent was late in June and was never paid in July, according to court filings.
McNair was shot and killed July 4 in a condo off Second Avenue. Police have ruled that McNair was murdered by 20-year-old Sahel Kazemi, who then killed herself. The two had been dating, and police said Kazemi was distraught over catching McNair, who was married, with another woman.
Side piece Sahel Kazemi, who murdered McNair and took her own life...obviously during happier times...
Steve, Steve, Steve…if other people learn from this horrible tragedy, then while we would have lost a great leader (and not so great husband) but gained something from his death. DON’T BUY YOUR SIDE PIECES ANYTHING! This is where it started (that and keeping it in his pants) to go sideways for him. had he just been clear that this was some late-night smash time, then she would not have gotten so clingy. It is a lot easier to separate from that, then it is to make a commitment to someone by buying them things…
She told friends she had seen another woman leave the condo off Second Avenue and followed her home. That woman was not Hobbs, Metro police spokesman Don Aaron said.
“The person who I am aware of, who believes that she was followed by (Kazemi’s) Escalade, is a different individual and lives elsewhere,” Aaron said.
This sounds like it could have gotten worse. If Sahel “Shooter” Kazemi KNEW OF this other person, I am glad that she didn’t shoot her up too. Suicide after killing someone else is such the cowards way out…
A former employee at the property management company says McNair had been coming to the office each month and paying the $1,000-a-month rent personally for the Parthenon Avenue residence.
The electricity in Hobbs’ name was disconnected Aug. 7, according to records from the Nashville Electric Service. It is unclear how she knew McNair.
Before we go jumping to conclusions, what if the woman was the side piece of the cousin (or even better yet, what if she was the girlfriend?) yeah, she would have come forward, but maybe all the notoriety scared her off. Now, they have your name too…
“As far as we knew, McNair gave (White) the keys, and we thought (White) moved in,” said Stephanie Burch-McMahan, who managed the apartments until earlier this year. “It wasn’t until a couple months later, we discovered there’s no male person living in the apartment.”
Phone numbers for White have been disconnected, and he could not be reached for comment. A call to his attorney was not returned Tuesday.
‘We let it go’
Someone saw a woman walking a puppy in the pet-free condo, and the manager said she sent a letter to White. There appeared to be only women’s items in the apartment, Burch-McMahan said, and other residents of the apartment complex told management they’d seen only McNair and a blonde woman coming and going.
“If there had not been for (McNair’s) celebrity status, we would have called and said, ‘Who is this person living here?’ ” she said. “We knew if we confronted him about it, it would create a lot of awkwardness, so we let it go.”
That is what being famous gets you…a lot less questions. Steve and others need to know that handling your business out in the open will get you caught up, even if some people are willing to hide it. All these people thought that they were bulletproof….
Burch-McMahan, a fan of McNair, said she was at first disheartened at the circumstances of McNair’s death, but she considers him a kind and generous person and doesn’t want to judge him now.
“Maybe losing an icon like Steve means we are being asked to re-evaluate what we will accept and expect from relationships, and be conscious of the pain and destructiveness that infidelity causes,” she said.
Sound a lot like Joey, doesn’t it?
The smile seems forced, but i bet he loves his job!
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Hobbs could not be reached Tuesday. A reporter spoke with her in July at the West End condo, but she said she didn’t know McNair and she had no comment.
Her friend Valerie Skelton identified herself as White’s girlfriend and said she herself lived in the condo. She said she had moved in a few months before McNair’s death. Skelton also did not return a phone call or e-mail Tuesday.
Valerie on the left, Adrienne on the right
Steve, please tell me (through a dream or however the dead contact the living) that you were not smashing either of these two women. I am hoping that it really was your cousin, his girl and her friend…
Gary Rubenstein, the attorney representing Gianikas Property Management, said mail had been coming in Hobbs’ name, and Skelton applied to be added to the lease nine days after McNair’s death. Rubenstein wasn’t sure who was living there.
Because White was the primary lessee, the company intends to pursue payment from him. But they still filed a claim against McNair’s estate because there is only a limited amount of time to do so, Rubenstein said.
Sharks smell blood in the water. You are going after the dead for your money? Let the man rest.
He said he has been in touch with White’s attorney and any payment they get from White will be deducted from their claim against McNair.
Rose Palermo, who represents Mechelle McNair in the probate case, said she has no information about the claim and can’t comment. Steve McNair did not leave a will.
American Express also has filed a claim against his estate for $44,000, and Magee General Hospital in Mississippi has filed for about $287.
Crime case officially isn’t closed
Though Metro investigators ruled the deaths of McNair and Kazemi a murder-suicide on July 8, they have not officially closed the case or made the case file public. It’s unlikely they will do so until the conclusion of the federal case against the man who sold Kazemi the gun, Aaron said.
Adrian Gilliam Jr. has been charged with being a felon in possession of a handgun after the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms traced the gun that killed the pair back to him. He told Metro police he sold Kazemi the gun for $100.
“The Metro Police Department’s investigation is parallel with the investigation by the federal authorities,” Aaron said. “In fact our officers have been very much involved in the federal case as well as the murder-suicide investigation. As far as the very thick case file, I suspect that is going to be not made public until the federal matter is resolved.”
I still feel sorry for the poor sap who thought he was doing some woman a favor by getting here a gun for protection and not he is caught up too…
Maybe this is the way to bring a championship to CLE....
When you have nothing to say, sometimes you grab for anything. In being interviewed, LeBron called Braylon Edwards childish for allegedly hitting a friend of his.
BEREA, Ohio (AP)—LeBron James called Browns receiver Braylon Edwards(notes) “childish” for allegedly punching James’ friend early Monday morning outside of a Cleveland night club.
James said Edwards punched Edward Givens, a friend of James’ and a promoter with a Cleveland marketing firm who was working outside the club around 2:30 a.m. EDT.
The world does not revolve around you Lebron. In fact a lot of people just don't care and are not jealous of you.
“I’ve never crossed paths with Braylon before, but it seems like there’s a little jealousy going on with Braylon and me and my friends. I have no idea why,” James said. “I’ve never said anything to Braylon at all. But for him to do that is very childish. My friend is 130 pounds. Seriously. It’s like hitting one of my kids. It doesn’t make sense.”
James says he was home when the fight occurred, but got a call from Givens telling him about it at 7 a.m. Monday.
LeBron, it sounds like this dude is one of your kids. Why is he calling you that early in the morning to talk about what happened at the club? Did he stay out past his curfew? It makes sense if dude was talking slick. He is old enough to be responsible for what he says.
This reminds me of what happened to Erik when he went to the CAL game this weekend. (To make a long story short, this old dude thought that he could check Erik with repercussions. He was wrong … E almost had to beat an old dude down in front of his father.) Bottom line, if someone puts his hands on you, or says something slick, then all bets are off.
maybe less time on the sidekick and more time watching where you are going would have prevented you from getting smacked up....this is a promotional picture of the firm that LBJ's friend works at. Not sure which he is, but he got bruised up!
Browns coach Eric Mangini said he has spoken with Braylon Edwards about the alleged fight.
I wonder what Coach said….I would have said something like, “Where was that fight during the game, since we lost and you didn’t catch a single pass, even though Anderson threw for 269 yards?”
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that a 28-year-old man accused Edwards of punching him in the face following an argument. The man said Edwards hit him with a closed fist. He said he suffered a black eye and cut and was treated at a hospital.
Why is this part news? Did he expect to be hit with an open fist in a slapping motion?
he does look pretty satisfied.....
Mangini said he was aware of the incident. He added his players’ personal conduct is important and that he was still gathering information on the incident.
Edwards did not catch a pass in Sunday’s 23-20 overtime loss to Cincinnati. It was the first time in 62 career games Edwards did not have at least one reception.
Did Tom Cable break Randy Hanson’s jaw? The Raiders need this type of fire, but on the field…
September 29, 2009
You want a piece of me Payton? I aint afriad of you...
The life of a Raider (fan or player) is tough. You have a history to live up to with the background that the Raiders have, and the fans are crazy. Read the rest of this entry »
Swiss Police detain Roman Polanski…attempting to curry favor with the United States?
September 27, 2009
YOU! Bring me all your young women...
People have a strange fascination with Roman Polanski. We almost seem forgetful of the fact that this dude was is a criminal and a criminal that should be forced to serve his time. But, because of his talent, we want to give him a pass. well, fate finally kept up with him. E!Online explains here what happened.
Accepting a lifetime achievement award may have been the blunder of a lifetime for director Roman Polanski. Relatively speaking, of course.
Upon arriving in Switzerland to receive an honorary award at the Zurich Film Festival, the 76-year-old director was taken into custody by local authorities on a U.S. warrant related to his 1977 statutory rape conviction, and is in custody at the Swiss Justice Ministry while plans take shape for an extradition hearing.
The girl was thirteen…shouldn’t that be enough said? Here is the wiki entry which explains the crime.
In 1977, Polanski, then aged 44, became embroiled in a scandal involving 13-year-old Samantha Gailey (now known as Samantha Geimer). It ultimately led to Polanski’s guilty plea to the charge of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor.[25]
According to Geimer, Polanski asked Geimer’s mother if he could photograph the girl for the French edition of Vogue, which Polanski had been invited to guest-edit. Her mother allowed a private photo shoot. According to Geimer in a 2003 interview, “Everything was going fine; then he asked me to change, well, in front of him.” She added, “It didn’t feel right, and I didn’t want to go back to the second shoot.”
Geimer later agreed to a second session, which took place on March 10, 1977 at the Mulholland area home of actor Jack Nicholson in Los Angeles. “We did photos with me drinking champagne,” Geimer says. “Toward the end it got a little scary, and I realized he had other intentions and I knew I was not where I should be. I just didn’t quite know how to get myself out of there.” She recalled in a 2003 interview that she began to feel uncomfortable after he asked her to lie down on a bed, and how she attempted to resist. “I said, ‘No, no. I don’t want to go in there. No, I don’t want to do this. No!”, and then I didn’t know what else to do,” she stated.[26]
Geimer testified that Polanski performed various sexual acts on her, including oral sex, vaginal intercourse, and anal sex.[27][28][29] after giving her a combination of champagne and quaaludes, a sedative drug.[30]
All I can think of when I read and her this is to think about the ending of the movie KIDS.
These were some buckwild kids....
If you have not seen this movie, it was one that changed my behavior and reinforced smart thinking. (Plot summary here)The E!Online story continues…
“We were unaware of any extradition being sought and separate counsel will be retained for those proceedings,” Polanski attorneys Bart Dalton, Doug Dalton and Chad Hummel said in a statement.
Swiss officials say they will not release Polanski, a French citizen, until the extradition process is complete (or has been firmly denied). The Chinatown director fled the United States in 1978 before he could be sentenced for having sex with a 13-year-old girl in California.
Polanski pleaded guilty to unlawful intercourse with a minor and was told he would be credited for time served and avoid further jail time. Apparently fearing the judge would renege on the plea bargain, he fled the country in 1978 and has technically been a fugitive from justice ever since.
Polanksi’s camp filed a motion this year to have the decades-old case dismissed, a motion that his now fortysomething victim supported, but L.A. Superior Court Judge Peter Espinoza insisted Polanksi appear in person to make his case. The filmmaker said he had no plans to return to these shores, ever.
Switzerland has a limited extradition treaty with the U.S., so…we’ll see.
L.A. District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said that her office learned of Polanski’s travel plans last week and alerted Swiss authorities, who picked him up at the airport.
(Originally published Sept. 27, 2009, at 9:16 a.m. PT)
a classic beauty whose life was ended too early....
Now, this dude had a traumatic experience happen to him with the death of his wife Sharon Tate and many others at their home while he was out of town, but this doesn’t excuse him. I am fine with him coming back over here to at least stand trial for the crime/finish his sentencing. Polanski married Emmanuelle Seigner in 1989 and had kids. What would he think if someone tried to have sex with his daughter when she was 13? Hopefully, he comes quietly and does the right thing….
