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Napster: The Movie
Joey Patterson writes "Looks like the story of Napster founder Shawn Fanning is headed to the small screen. CNET News.com reports that Fanning has signed a deal with MTV to turn his life story into a movie, which will focus on his personal saga during Napster's rise and fall. There's no word yet on who the cast will be (although Fanning may play himself), but Alex Winter (who played Bill in the "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure" movies) will write (and possibly direct) the film."
they don't turn it into a broadway musical!
Creationists are a lot like zombies. Slow, but powerful and numerous. And they all want to eat our brains.
Man allegedly extorts comic Louie Anderson
.40 caliber pistol that was tossed out of the truck shortly before the chase ended.
Anderson supposedly paid the money because he was afraid the scandal would hurt his career.
LOS ANGELES, April 13 ? An Arizona man was accused today of trying to extort a
total of $350,000 from ?Family Feud? host Louie Anderson to keep from reporting
to tabloids the comedian?s supposed 1993 request for sexual favors.
Richard John Gordon, 31, of Mesa is named in a federal complaint in Los
Angeles that charges him with extortion.
Gordon was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly picking up a $250,000
cashier?s check from an undercover FBI agent posing as Anderson?s assistant.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Judge Brian Q. Robbins ordered Gordon held without
bail, saying he is a flight risk and danger to the community.
The investigation began after Anderson?s lawyer, John Libby, told the FBI
earlier this month that Gordon demanded another $250,000 from the comedian
after having received nearly $100,000 from him, according to court papers.
Scandal would hurt career
Anderson, who also voices the Fox children?s show ?Life With Louie,? paid the
money because he was afraid the story would hurt his career, Libby said.
Publicist Julie Nathanson, who represents Anderson, said being ?a target of
criminal activity is an unfortunate and increasingly common byproduct of
celebrity.?
?Louie Anderson has expressed his appreciation to the authorities for their
swift and effective response and intends to cooperate fully with federal law
enforcement as this matter makes its way through the criminal justice system.?
According to authorities, an assistant to Anderson was first approached by
Gordon in 1997 at a Bally?s hotel in Las Vegas. The assistant alleged Gordon
approached and handed him a letter addressed to Anderson that demanded money in
exchange for not going to the tabloids.
In the letter, Gordon claims the comedian approached him at a Hawthorne
?casino? four years earlier. Gordon claims Anderson asked him to come home with
him and take his clothes off and let him touch him, according to court
documents.
Extortion letter
The letter urges Anderson to pay Gordon money ?so your secrets don?t get out
and blow your future? like President Clinton and sportscaster Marv Albert.
Anderson paid Gordon nearly $100,000 over several months. But earlier this
year, Gordon allegedly demanded $250,000 more, according to court papers.
After Libby called the FBI, a sting was set up and Gordon was asked to come
to Los Angeles and meet with Anderson?s assistant at Dolores restaurant on
Santa Monica Boulevard in West Los Angeles.
Gordon arrived about 10 a.m. and took the cashier?s check from the
undercover agent and signed a supposed contract, agreeing not to publicize his
story.
Dramatic chase
As he was leaving the restaurant, Gordon allegedly ignored shouts from FBI agents outside and jumped into a waiting pickup that sped away. The driver of the pickup, who the FBI later identified as Matthew Auten, allegedly led agents on an 85 mph surface street chase.
It ended with the pair?s arrest in Santa Monica. The FBI said a resident in the neighborhood where the chase ended later called to say he had retrieved a Glock
When he was arrested, Auten had a receipt for the gun, purchased three days earlier in Arizona, according to the FBI. He also is charged with extortion.
Well, I think The Osbournes is a pretty good show. Real World is also a good show where I've seen many seasons, and has been on the air for a long time... probably one of the first "reality shows" to really go on air.
Road Rules used to be good, but now they have that "Voting off" thing which totally blows. TRL (Total Request Live) is also a pretty good show also, though Carson Daily can get a bit annoying at times.
MTV does pretty good for itself, VH1 pretty much sucks and tries hard to grab MTV's marketshare/mindshare.