Guilty Until Proven Innocent

"I thought this was America people?" Jay Z

Never did I think that would phrase would mean so much. I thought this was America. I thought people get a fair or at least a fighting chance here. I thought everyone was given the right to due process. What I have learned is the liberties and freedoms we so enjoy come at a cost. I think Pastor Troy was ahead of his time when he said, "I'm bout to move to Mars yawl. This world a mess." The world is a mess.

I know for the most part, everyone has heard about Michael Vick's Federal indictment on dog fighting charges. I have no opinion of the actual matter at hand now because he has not been convicted of a crime. However, do you really think he will get a fair chance at trial? With the media camped out at the Atlanta Falcon's training camp, and constant stories floating around on the news....Mike Vick might as well already have been to prison. I was at work reading various stories about the indictment. Roger Goodell has ordered him not to report to training camp, right before Falcons owner and CEO, Arthur Blank, reportedly asked Mike or told him to take a leave of abscence to deal with his legal woes. He will get paid the whole time during training camp and pre-season.

I want to know how you feel about the whole situation. Speaking for myself, I don't condone dog fighting. It's sick and immoral. However, he has not been convicted of a crime. It's sad to see that you're no longer "innocent until proven guilty," but it's the other way around. Anyway, let me know your feelings on his situation.

Pink Rover!!! Pink Rover!!! I call.....Kim over!!!

What's going on everyone....this is the Royal One. Blogxilla has asked me to come on over to the site and write a piece for him. Being the rather off beat person that I am, I decided to write about the Pink Range Rover Chick. If you don't know who I'm talking about you will soon find out. (That title is hot Xilla....thanks for coming up with it.)

Now on to business. The "Pink Range Rover Chick" is most famous for replacing Nicole Ritchie as Paris Hilton's partner in crime. Still don't know who I'm talking about? Here's another clue. Vivid Entertainment, reportedly settled a lawsuit with her for $5 million dollars for a video that was leaked and made into a video. Still scratching your head??? Well the "Pink Range Rover Chick" is none other than the lovely Ms. Kimberly Noel Kardashian. Many may ask....why would we want to read about this chick. So what she has a Pink Range Rover, so what she looks good. (And she does look good!)

People....she did will go down in history along with wannabe street R&B singer, Ray J, for making a sex tape so clear....you feel you were right there. I've seen the sex tape and I must say. WOW! Is it me or are celebrity sex tapes becoming the new porn? We have the notorious R. Kelly Sex Tapes, Pam and Tommy Lee, Paris Hilton, and even Chyna from WWE fame made a sex tape with X-Pac. What kills me is that once these sex tapes get leaked....ALL HELL breaks loose! They wanna get all worried about their image now that little Bobby has downloaded a video of you taking the money shot in the eye. You weren't thinking about your image when you were on your knees deepthroating the penis. You damn sure wasn't worried about it when your face was planted in her fur burger eating it like that's your last meal. That is what irritates me the most about these celebrites. Sex is a natural thing (fun too I may add). Filming sex between you and your partner has been going on for years. Are you embarassed by the fact that as a man or woman you are having sex or the fact you fucked up and let the tape get out?

I will give her some credit for cashing in on it though. Vivid Entertainment paid her $5 million dollars in a settlement for her and Ray J's sex sessions. If anything, the video catapulted her star power. For those that don't know, her father, the late Robert Kardashian was one of the lawyers on the Dream Team that got OJ Simpson off. So in reality, she already had star power not to mention being fine as all outdoors never hurts. She may actually be responsible for making Ray J a revelant figure in hip hop by launching his porn career. Probably killed his chances of being the Mayor of Carson, California, but hey look at who they got as governor. Ray....anything is possible!

Time to weigh in people....which celebrity sex tape, in your opinion, caused the most embarrasment for both parties or just a single person? Final question....will celebrities ever learn that if they make a sex tape, someone is always gonna find a way to leak it?

How To Make $250,000....Quick!!!

"A federal jury awarded $260,000 yesterday to one of two men who sued NBA star Allen Iverson after they said they were beaten by his entourage at a Washington nightclub in 2005.

The jury's decision against Iverson and his bodyguard, Jason Kane, covers bar patron Marlin Godfrey's medical bills and pain and suffering. But the jury chose not to award punitive damages, which could have significantly raised the damage award.

Godfrey and another patron, David Anthony Kittrell, sued the Denver Nuggets guard for $20 million, saying they were beaten by his entourage in July 2005. The attacks, they said, followed their refusal to vacate the Eyebar club's VIP section for Iverson.

Iverson testified last week that he didn't see the fight, and was whisked out of the club before the brawl became serious. He said the two men suing him were merely trying to cash in on his fame and fortune."

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE©

If all it takes is me getting my ass whooped, to get $260,000....where the hell do I sign up? No but seriously, ain't that extortion? Do we really live in a society where celebrities can't go out to enjoy themselves for a night and not get sued? I'm no celebrity but I have met plenty in my lifetime. For the most part, they are really humble people that really just want to go out and relax without worrying about what they do for a living. But the question remains......

Is it really that easy to get paid these days? When I heard the story of A.I. getting sued it just reminded me of all the past celebrities that have been sued for millions of dollars by Joe Schmoe looking to get paid. Sad thing is these people are getting paid. Recently, Brian Urlacher, of the NFC Champion Chicago Bears, is going through baby mama drama with Tyna Robertson. Mind you this woman is a known groupie. When I say known, her resume boasts some pretty big names in sports and entertainment.

Here's a part of an article in the Chicago Sun-Times about Ms. Robertson.

"She has had a long list of boyfriends, including boxer Andrew Golata, "Lord of the Dance" star Michael Flatley, several professional ballplayers, even a cabinetmaker and a physical therapist. She speaks Spanish and Polish.

Flatley is suing her and an attorney for $100 million for allegedly making a false allegation that Flatley raped Robertson in Las Vegas. Robertson insists she was raped and wasn't involved in any extortion. Her $35 million lawsuit against Flatley was tossed out of court."

The story between her Brian Urlacher is she got pregnant, he offered her 6 figures to get an abortion. "In fact, she told the Sun-Times that she turned down a six-figure offer to have an abortion when she was two months pregnant." Now I'm not downing this chick for having the child. It's not the child's fault. The facts are still clear though, you are a gold digger. I think her motivation for not getting the abortion was the amount in child support she would get. She wasn't thinking and still isn't thinking about the child. Just my thoughts.

Back in November of 2006, rapper Juvenile was sued by Jacksonville police officer for damages during a fight in a Jacksonville Mall. The police officer claimed that while she was trying to restrain Juvenile, she injured her knee. She's had 4 surgeries since with medical expenses totalling over $68K. You mean to tell me, you can trace your knee problems to this one event. You are a cop, and I'm sure you've walked a beat or chased a suspect. Fortunately for Juve, his lawyers were able to prove she had previous injuries due to playing sports as a child and had degenerative arthritis. Though the judge threw out the lawsuit, she plans on appealing because the suit was based on her left knee and not her right knee.

I guess this shit will never end.

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