“Battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress” are the charges in a $25,000 civil suit.
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Jake the libertarian
I would have it delivered to his house in pennies.
Synnerman
I hope they countersue for abuse of process.
ChristopherM
I’ll give him $25 if he’ll get a haircut that doesn’t look like he did it himself while stuck in a k-hole.
galefan2004
I hope to god they counter sue for assault. Its funny to me that he thinks he can sue for battery and emotional distress when everyone knows he started it with verbal assault. If will.i.am takes the high road and doesn’t counter sue, I hope the judge just laughs this out of court.
CHEEKIEY
I Am So Glad This Hypocrite Is Seeing His 15 Mins Up..
Vernon Waters
I’d give will.i.am a Rainbow Achievement Award for doing what so many gay men dream of doing.
Hilton reminds me of Sarge in “A Soldier’s Story” talking to CJ:
“Whatever an ignorant, low-class faggot like you has to say ain’t worth paying attention to, ..is it….IS IT?….Them Fundagelicals ain’t all crazy. Whole lot of people just can’t seem to fit in to where things seem to be going. Like you, PH. See, the Rainbow can’t afford you no more. There used to be a time, we’d see someone like you swishin’, clownin’, Fabulousin’… and we wouldn’t do anything. Folks liked that. You were good. Girlie kind of faggot. When they needed somebody to mistreat, call a name or two, they paraded you. Reminded them of the good old days. Not no more. The day of the Faggot is gone, boy. And you’re going with it. …We can’t let nobody go on believin’ we all fools like you. …One less fool for the race to be ashamed of.”
And just like CJ, PH has done gone and hanged hisself.
ChristopherM
@Vernon Waters:
Most of us don’t hate him because he’s a girly faggot, Vern. We hate him because he’s an evil little troll who purports to speak for us while sounding like a complete and total idiot. Don’t reinforce what he’s whining about, that he’s only being picked on because he’s a sissy. This sissy doesn’t appreciate it.
Tim in SF
A lot of harsh judgement here for a fellow gay guy who was beat up.
You people are not the kind of friends I’d want with me in a fight. You’d probably run away, and justify it by saying that I started it.
Tim in SF
@ChristopherM: We hate him because he’s an evil little troll who purports to speak for us…
Prove it. Link, please.
Vernon Waters
@ChristopherM: It’s analogous, not identical, Chrissie. I hate him for the same reasons you do. But I loves me some girlie faggots. Every chance I get.
Vernon Waters
@Tim in SF: If you start an ignorant, unnecessary fight, damn right you’re on your own.
Tim in SF
@Vernon Waters: @Tim in SF: If you start an ignorant, unnecessary fight, damn right you’re on your own.
You weren’t there, dummy. All you have to go on is a gossipy AP story on Yahoo. And the AP is famously right-wing and no friend to teh gays. So, you really don’t know if it was ignorant or unnecessary. And from what I can glean from the story, it doesn’t sound to me like Perez started it. Sounds like the manager, Molina, is the one who started throwing punches. Did you read something different? The cops arrested Molina, not Hilton, so it sounds like the cops on the scene thought it was Molina’s fault.
But, you don’t like Perez so you’re happy he got beat up. Good for you, Vernon. I hope you don’t get stabbed in an ally and die alone because all your friends think like you do and run away. Because that would be poetic.
DuttyBarb
Maybe they can take that parasite of the net. Perez is a douche
Vernon Waters
I’d like to see Perez Hilton eliminated. By anyone. For any reason. By any means necessary.
Robert
@Tim in SF: If you’ve only read the AP story about this, then I can understand what you are saying. However, if you view the YouTube video that Perez posted, you will see that he clearly admits to verbally assaulting Will.I.Am. No, he didn’t throw a punch, but there are other forms of abuse, and Perez admits to instigating the fight. You have a right to your opinions, of course. But in my opinion, I can’t support a gay man who calls someone a faggot because, as Perez explains in his own words in the video he posted, he thought that calling him that was the worst possible thing he could call him. If i were out with one of my friends, and they called someone else a faggot as an insult, then I would no longer consider them a friend, and I would think that they deserved whatever they got. The bottom line is that there are ways to instigate a fight other than throwing the first punch, and if he thinks that being a “faggot” is an insult, then he has some serious problems. And if you believe that it is acceptable to call someone faggot as a insult, then we obviously could never be friends anyway.
Alexa
@Tim in SF: I guess you didn’t see the video then.
Tim in SF
@Robert: if you view the YouTube video that Perez posted, you will see that he clearly admits to verbally assaulting Will.I.Am.
I can’t watch it. Really. I can’t listen to him speak, he is too annoying. I hate the way he chews his words out. And I really can’t stand to listen to him justify everything he does because of his huge subscribers.
If you’re telling me he admits to starting it, then fine, I’ll drop this.
And I hop you will forgive my inclination to sticking up for gay people being beat up by straight people, no matter how obnoxious they are.
Stefano
25K? He should have gone for 100K.
RegGuy815
I have never been a fan of Perez Hilton for many reasons. I don’t think anyone should make the decision for anyone about coming out, etc. I don’t condone anyone hitting anyone for any reason. There are a million better ways to resolve conflicts. I find the use of the word “Faggot” to be especially offensive, and even more so due to the fact that a member of the community used it as an epithet. My question to Mr. Hilton is, “Do you often use the word “Faggot” to denigrate others when in a stressful, or confrontational situation?” I would hope that as a public person who is gay, that Mr. Hilton could refrain from using such a hateful word.
Robert
@Tim in SF: Thanks for your last post. I can relate to what you were saying; I automatically start out defending the gay under-dog in every situation. Unfortunately, in the case of Perez, he deserves his under-dog status. I don’t think that physical violence is the best answer in any situation, but verbal violence, in my opinion, is just as bad and leads to this type of recourse. Perez was insulting for no reason, and when he resorted to name calling, it just shows how useless and pathetic he is as a human being. In his “apology” (I use that term loosely) to GLAAD, he stated that he did not consider himself to be an advocate for the gay community. However, the mainstream media keeps using his actions as representative of our community, and that is a VERY sad thing. His actions give the mainstream media ammunition against our community. the world — and especially the gay community — would be a better place if he would shut up already.
Audrina
25 grand only? what a cheap hypocritIcal blogger. I can give him 1 million dollars if he can STFU!
Delial
Let’s take a moment to put all of this into perspective. If Hilton had called Will.I.AM the N-word, what would the reaction have been. Both words come from the same place of hate, meant to offend, incite fear, and imply the idea and threat of violence. Both words are also not okay to be used by anyone, even if the person using them is a member of which ever oppressed minority group. I’m not saying that violence is the answer to any solution, but consider the circumstances. Hilton is a grown man, using abusive hate speech against someone who was defending his friend. In the videos he posts, he first clams will.i.am himself physically assaulted him, calls Fergie, who from my knowledge was not present at this incident a “fugly bitch” and constantly rants and over emotional during the process. At the same time, will.i.am puts out a calm video, explaining that he did not assault anyone. Hilton’s story is ever changing. Hilton is the one instigating the situation. Hilton is the one that resulted in ugly, offensive, and abusive language in this situation. He is also a grown man who spends his days saying hateful things, “outing people” who wish to have their personal lives private, and unofficially claiming his status as a gay spokesperson. Also, it wasn’t like he was bludedoned, he was punched once, and left relatively unharmed. Not to say he got what he deserved, but lets look at the full situation.
Michael
HEY QUEERTY! Way to be really BIASED by omitting this little detail from Perez:
“I will be donating any money collected from my lawsuit against Polo Molina, road manager for the Black Eyed Peas, to the Matthew Shepard Foundation.”
(That was taken straight from his website where the is a written apology for his use of the f word – something else you will surely not bring up. If you do it will probably be with undue sarcasm and criticism because God forbid Perez ever do a anything remotely ok.)
This man, while certainly a bit crude and tactless at times, has undoubtedly done more for gay rights than any of the jerks here commenting that he needs to be eliminated without even collecting all the facts. Finding someone “annoying” or hating them is no excuse for not listening to their side of the story and jumping to wrong conclusions.
Abby
No one ever “deserves” yo be the victim of violence. What if he had been a woman? Would he then of “gotten what he deserves?”
Matt
@galefan2004: Calling someone a faggot is not an assault. And suing somebody who hit you for battery is not an abuse of process. Please people learn the law if you’re going to make statements like that.
I can’t believe how biased Queerty is against Perez, although judging by these comments that is the majority view here.
The only thing “wrong” that Perez did was call someone a “faggot” who was giving him a hard time. I don’t think that’s such a big deal, and in any event he has apologized for it.
I don’t know why there is so much latent hostility toward him on Queerty. If you don’t care for his humor or his web site, don’t look at it. Obviously he is very successful and has many fans. His web site may be trashy but no more than MTV’s.
I for one applaud him for manufacturing fame and wealth for himself by exploiting the American people’s tacky obsession with celebrity. If you don’t like it, don’t pay attention to it. I don’t like Britney Spears but I don’t write hateful things on web sites about how evil she is.
scott ny'er
seriously. The hate for Perez I think clouds people from allowing him be judged fairly, which is very sad. Let all the facts come out at trial and if then he is determined to be lying and wrong then I can understand why people would react like this.
I still say violence is wrong. The manager and Will.i.am could have just walked away like many other celebs do. And I do think the law will stand behind Perez because I think in the eyes of the law, a physical assault is different from verbal.
TANK
Right on. But 25K is pretty modest…
cayuga
I like and dislike Perez. I also think that he should not have been hit but I also find it funny and amusing that he was.
Why can’t I choose one position?
Lindsey
Perez/AKA Mario got what he deserved. Calling Fargie a fugly bitch? Perez is the fugly bitch. Does Perez ever look in the mirror? He’s feeding to the Steriotype that gay men are all sissy’s. Hey Perez, if you can’t take it, don’t dish it! or you’ll get your fugly head punched again. Look around, everybody is laughing at you.
myrios123
I think Perez needs some integrity and should drop this attempt to get more attention. If he wants an apology, maybe Will.i.am and Perez should pick up the phone. He’d get more legitimacy by doing that than throwing lawsuits for chump change.
Furthermore…No one speaks for me, but me. Perez may be the new Gay on the scene, but it’s actions like these that perpetuate gay stereotypes. He can be gay and be a man by being a bigger person not exploiting the situation. With that being said, Will.i.am assaulted someone. File a police report.
Tone
I grew up in the inner city. The innate danger in calling a black dude the F word or the N word is palpable. You can be shot dead in a blink of an eye for uttering that slur. Hilton is lucky it was Will and not say ‘lil wayne’ or any other real “thug” like he called will .
Lindsey
@myrios123: “will.i.am insulted someone”. No he didn’t. Black eyed peas manager assaulted someone, now file a police report. Perez was trying to pull the… the black guy did it shit…and we all know how those usually end.
GJR
Once again that idiot gives GLBT people a bad image. The way he handled the whole Miss California thing was an utter disaster. If it had been handled right, it could have painted that Carrie Prejean seem bigoted and intolerant. Instead, he ranted and raved, called her a bitch, actually making people feel SORRY for her and not helping our cause.
When we have so few media people who represent us (in the eyes of the public) in a positive way (like ultra-adorable Neil Patrick Harris), we really do not need the douche bags like Hilton perpetuating negative images of gay people.
stephan
he’s like a little girl trapped in a fugly middle aged man’s body
GJR
@Lindsey:
Well people should not punch other people. But if there ever was a case of something being thrown out in court because the other party was being vicious and obnoxious, this would certainly be it.
Who knows if Hilton really was hit but EVERBODY knows he was far from the innocent victim in this and provoked much of it.
audrina
@GJR: I TOTALLY AGREE. I LOVE NEIL PATRICK.
simon
Has he sent an apology to GLAAD and the community for using that slur?
dcb
Perez is just fine and I like his site the same way I like this one…for entertainment purposes. I can tell you that I don’t like the Black Eyed Peas music; but,I do like Fergie when she is without them. Did Perez go too far in his choice of words, yes…in my opinion. If someone called me the f-word, I would consider it no different than someone using the n-word or the c-word. Personally, I would easily be able to respond to such a viral remark or simply smile and walk away. THERE IS NEVER A REASON TO RESPOND TO A PERSON’S “WORDS” WITH VIOLENCE. It is my understanding the Will.i.am’s road manager was the one who responded physically. That being the case, I am sure that there will be a fast solution to this. Will.i.am is a business and a business can’t go around allowing those that work for it to use physical violence. In fact, this road manager will be lucky if he still has a job.
D-Sun
I don’t feel sorry for matadors when they get mauled by bulls, and I don’t feel an ounce of sympathy for this bottom-feeder who got punched in the eye after instigating the guy who hit him.
Will.i.am’s manager was doing what most of us can only dream of doing. It’s been a long time coming, and he shouldn’t get a cent.
Sandogg
I started reading the Perez Hilton site from the start and was entertained by the gossip and how he would poke fun at some of the self-absorbed celebrities by drawing on their faces like a silly adolescent. I think it got to the point where some of these celebrities actually enjoyed the attention, and it was fun. At one point, he was no longer just a fan, but somehow became an insider with more and more access. This shit went to his head really FAST, and he started to get very mean and abusive. I think this is where it stopped being funny, and I stopped going to the site.
He’s made fun of people getting beat up. He pokes fun at people gaining weight. I noticed he really stepped it up after losing weight himself, even though he’s still an ugly, mushy bastard.
He consistently refers to Rumer Willis as “Potato Head”. If she were my daughter, I would have punched him.
He consistently calls Eminem “Feminem”
Fergie, he’s been very rude to her for years. From all I have seen, she’s been very civil, as many others he has insulted have been. I guess her friends just couldn’t stand by and see their friend disrespected any longer.
MarsRam
This is not about being gay or straight, or about freedom of speech, or about the definition of assault. It is very simple. Assault in any form, whether verbal or physical should be unacceptable in civilized society. There are laws in this country. It is a fact that Mr. Lavandeira has for years been using derogatory, even abusive and filthy language towards people. Just because they were celebrities does not mean they don’t have the same rights as other people. Now, if Mr. Molina lost his cool and punched Mr. Lavandeira, he must pay for this mistake. And I am sure he will. After reading all the various reports and watching the videos, I have no doubt in my mind that the incident was instigated by Mr. Lavandeira, and he too should pay for the verbal assault on Fergie and Will.i.am. They should sue him. There is an abundance of evidence around. Most of all, the best way to deal with parasites like him is to ignore him completely. Don’t visit his site. What gives him the power are the huge number of people who visit his web site every day.
Tim in SF
@GJR: Once again that idiot gives GLBT people a bad image.
He only alters the image of all gay people in the minds of stupid, ignorant people who assume that he represents anyone other than himself. And those people are going to think what they think regardless of the antics of Hilton.
You should examine this idea you have in your head that gay people should not be allowed to be fat, obnoxious, ugly assholes, like Perez, just because they are gay. That if someone happens to be gay, they always have to be on their best behavior. Well, that’s a load of crap. Gay people have every right to be just as ugly as every other American. Just as it’s your right to tell people what they should and should not do, it’s my right to tell you to go fuck yourself. Ain’t freedom great?
The way he handled the whole Miss California thing was an utter disaster. If it had been handled right, it could have painted that Carrie Prejean seem bigoted and intolerant. Instead, he ranted and raved, called her a bitch, actually making people feel SORRY for her and not helping our cause.
BUUUUUUUUULLLSHIT. Today, Carrie Prejean is widely seen as the stupid, fake-boobed, intolerant cunt she is. People roll their eyes at the mere mention of her name. How could you not think this is anything but TOTAL WIN? And, as much as I hate to give him credit for it, Perez got the ball rolling on this one.
When we have so few media people who represent us (in the eyes of the public) in a positive way (like ultra-adorable Neil Patrick Harris),
NPH represents the gay community? Since when? How the fuck does NPH represent black lesbians? How does NPH represent old married people?
we really do not need the douche bags like Hilton perpetuating negative images of gay people.
And what we REALLY do not need are people saying that any person or even any group of persons can represent the larger group from which that person came.
Go take a god damn logic class, you ignorant fuck.
GJR
@Tim in SF:
Um, you really got to go back on the meds. First, dumbass, people DO look at gay media personalities and draw conclusions about the larger population. There are positive figures and there are negative ones. I think most would agree it’s pretty damn elementary for a gay person not to be calling other people faggot in a derogatory manner.
Second, I didn’t claim NPH represented ALL gay people. He is a positive voice in the community. As is Wanda Sykes.
Third, I do not say that someone CAN represent me, I’m saying that it happens that people listen to gay media personalities and see that as what “all” gay people want. When Melissa Etheridge waxed poetic about that dumb fuck Rick Warren, the media quoted her as a “spokesperson” for the community, even though I strongly disagreed with her.
Fourth, you can make the buuuuuuuuuuuuuuuullshit as long as you want, I’m a Californian too. I can tell you that Hilton’s ranting and raving about what a bitch Prejean was did turn some off to the cause. I do not want Hilton to be perceived as my spokesperson in any way, shape or form. If he’s going to be speaking out on same-sex marriage, something of importance to us all, he could do it in a much better way.
You really need to check your rage issues, dude. It’s called an opinion different than yours. Hardly warrants the “ignorant fuck” comment. It’s a board for different opinions? You don’t like mine? Read the other postings and fuck off.
Jim
Interesting that NuttyBarb – Queerty’s resident ignorant homophobe – is agreeing with most of you. Personally if I were in agreement with her on anything I would take a long look at my stand.
BrianZ
I’d lay down 25 grand in cash to smack that bitch upside his head. I call that a deal and a public service.
Tim in SF
@GJR: people DO look at gay media personalities and draw conclusions about the larger population.
Prove it. Find me a quote in a major newspaper.
There are positive figures and there are negative ones.
And it’s your point of view who stands in which camp. Sounds like you would put him in the “negative” camp, and I would probably agree. However, there are millions of Perez Hilton daily readers who probably would say you’re full of shit.
Third, I do not say that someone CAN represent me, I’m saying that it happens that people listen to gay media personalities and see that as what “all” gay people want. When Melissa Etheridge waxed poetic about that dumb fuck Rick Warren, the media quoted her as a “spokesperson” for the community, even though I strongly disagreed with her.
I remember that. I don’t remember even once hearing the word “spokesperson.” Not once. Care to provide a link or are you talking out your ass?
I can tell you that Hilton’s ranting and raving about what a bitch Prejean was did turn some off to the cause.
What beehive-hairdoo wearing church ladies are you hanging out with?
I don’t believe the Prejean flap turned one reasonable person against gay people. Sorry. My experience is that most people think she’s a stupid cunt. If you have some evidence, like, perhaps, a LINK TO A NEWSPAPER STORY, then maybe I won’t think you’re full of shit. Again.
Holy shit. TMZ says Michael Jackson just died of a heart attack.
Abby
ALL YOU ANGRY VIOLENT PEOPLE ARE NO BETTER THAN HILTON SO STOP PRETENDING LIKE YOU SOMEHOW HAVE THE RIGHT TO JUDGE HIM FOR INSULTING OTHERS (EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE HERE DOING).
Abby
I FIND IT HYPOCRITICAL THAT QUEERTY CHOSE TO USE THE WORD FAGGOT IN THE TITLE FOR THIS POST. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT, THEY ARE ALSO USING IT AS IN INSULT TO REFER TO SOMEONE THEY DISLIKE. ARE THE EDITORS HERE ANY MORE TACTFUL THAN HILTON? NO.
galefan2004
@Tim in SF: Actually, I’d probably pull out my hand gun. If I didn’t have my hand gun with me I would probably stay by your side. Then again, you aren’t the one blogging shit about people for the last year or so then getting in their face and insulting them when you see them in person and then crying because you got hit. If one of my friends was guilty of that I would probably laugh then high five the person that just hit him. Mario got exactly what he deserved.
galefan2004
@Michael: Perhaps QT recognizes a political ploy when they see it. I hate the douche even more now for bringing up the name of Mathew Shepard to try to save some face. Wow! That just pisses me off. Fuck Mario!
galefan2004
@Matt: Apparently you are clueless about what ASSAULT is. ASSAULT is a verbal insult thrown at someone. Battery comes after it and battery is physical. If calling someone the f-word isn’t a perfect example of verbal assault then I don’t know what is. Please don’t tell someone who has over 20 hours of criminal justice courses in college that they don’t know the law when it comes to assault. Thank you.
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Verbal+assault
You can’t prove battery on someone if you assaulted them first. That means, that Mario has NO legal claim that battery even took place because he out right admits to getting up in their face and verbally assaulting them first. He forced their hand to defend themselves. Will.i.am felt threatened by Mario and his body guard responded by doing his job and defending his client.
galefan2004
@simon: No he spent a 2 page letter to GLAAD talking about how he realizes that using certain words is wrong. At no time did he actually apologize in the letter. Also, the letter would mean more if he wasn’t running a hate filled website that only exist to insult people. As Joan Rivers said on the view, if his website was nice to people then this wouldn’t have happened but it wouldn’t have had any hits either. I guess, a lot of just don’t understand selling out our integrity for 15 minutes of fame, but Mario certainly does.
Jim
@galefan2004: an insult is not an assualt. Even your cite says that. Assault – even verbal assualt – has to have the potential for inflicting violence. Now if Mario had said “I will kick your ass fa****” then that would be verbal assualt. Just calling someone a bad name is not legal grounds for hitting them. Even in Canada. Remember – sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me?
Quote from your cite — An assault is carried out by a threat of bodily harm coupled with an apparent, present ability to cause the harm
galefan2004
@Jim: I thought that too, but I don’t agree with her reasoning. I can agree with her stance and not her reasoning and be just fine with that. Her reasoning is that she hates him because he is gay. My reasoning is I dislike him because he is a whiny little bitch that got exactly what he deserved and is now attempting (very poorly) to capitalize on that (and is instead alienating himself from the public eye).
galefan2004
@Jim: This is where body language comes in. Mario admits to advancing on Will.i.am as they leave the club. Mario could have walked away and didn’t. Instead he advanced on this person and started insulting him. Remember, he doesn’t have to say that he would kick the dudes ass if hes getting in his face screaming insults at him.
The judge in the case will have a fun time sorting this one out that is for sure.
Jim
@galefan2004: I am never going to agree that violence is the answer to anything. I think it puts us at the same level as homophobes and other haters. Perez is an idiot. He says things that make people mad. Getting mad does not mean you can punch people.
For what it’s worth – I am not a fan. Obviously if the worst thing he can think of to call someone is F***** then he has self image issues I don’t want anything to do with.
Matt
@Jim: Thanks for explaining the law to galefan2004. Clearly this concept was not properly explained during his “over 20 hours of criminal justice courses in college.”
galefan2004
@Jim: I respect your right to believe that violence is never the answer. However, I’m from Ohio, we fought to be able to carry concealed weapons just in case some idiot came at us in a dark alley yelling insults and we felt afraid for our lives. So, I guess its almost ingrained because of my upbringing that violence is an acceptable solution.
Matt
@galefan2004: And for the record your other statement that “You can’t prove battery on someone if you assaulted them first” is just completely wrong. The law gives you a privilege to defend yourself with reasonable force against imminent bodily harm. But it doesn’t give you a right to take revenge on somebody who calls you a bad name. Your criminal justice professor should be fired.
Jim
@galefan2004: YIKES. So you would have shot him? Remind me to stay out of Ohio.
Matt
@galefan2004: Finally, let me save your life here. If some idiot yells insults at you in a dark alley, don’t pull out your concealed weapon and shoot him. That is called murder. You are only privileged to use deadly force when you are being threatened with imminent deadly force. And in some states you’re even required to run away if you can do so safely.
MetroHeretic
Should Perez have used such an ugly slur? No. Did Will.I.Am’s manager have a right to hit Perez? Absolutly not! To quote the black eyed peas own lyrics, where is the love? No one should ever try to silence others through violent acts. We may not always like what he has to say but Perez is a gay voice and he should not be silenced. Furthermore if you think his 15 minutes are up you’ll find you are sadly mistaken. You need only look at the number of posts generated by this one topic to realize that this man is controversial and as such gets you all to take notice. We haven’t heard the last from this blowhard. This bitch is riding the eye of the storm. This is where he thrives. See: Drama Queen
galefan2004
@Matt: I never said that it did. I am well aware that after defending yourself if you take it any further then you have committed battery. However, there was only one punch thrown in this case. Thank you for reading between the lines of what I said.
edgyguy1426
@Abby: “ARE THE EDITORS HERE ANY MORE TACTFUL THAN HILTON? NO.” And that’s what makes this site so much fun!
galefan2004
@edgyguy1426: Face it if wasn’t for jack ass idiots such as myself, this site would border on dead.
edgyguy1426
Matthew Shepard Foundation says NO to Perez Hliton’s offer of money. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
edgyguy1426
@galefan2004: Well we’re never ALL going to agree with each other all the time… but at least we don’t devolve into hate speech when we don’t.
galefan2004
@edgyguy1426: I feel that Mario is just as much to blame as Will.i.am, and a lot of that might be prejudiced by the fact that I simply do not like the guy, but I do kind of feel that Perez might realize that he stepped over the line this time. If he is honest in his regret of going over the line this time then I feel that we should be more forgiving of him. However, apologies can be very empty, and its deeds that will really show that he honestly does regret what he said. He really needs to apologize to Fergie and Will.i.am in this case too. The truth is that while in this case Perez really shouldn’t have been hit he still is not completely blameless. I won’t go so far as to say that violence is never an answer (it is when it comes to self defense), but I was certainly wrong in this case.
On the bright side, this post has taught me to look up current definitions even if I think I know something. I admit to being wrong about the assault. It has been about 10 years since I got a definition on it.
Chris
There are two kinds of lawsuits in CA: limited (under $25K) and unlimited (over $25K). I think he filed an unlimited claim, and could seek millions in damages…
Chris
just because he’s gay doesn’t mean he purports to speak for all gay people. he’s just an asshole. there are plenty of bitchy straight people too…
Jamie
You don’t get in someone’s face and call them a faggot if you don’t want to get your teeth knocked in. I would have punched that little shit’s face in too. He was asking for it. Maybe next time he’ll think twice about some of his own behavior and tactics vis-a-vis the celebrities he harasses and stalks.
galefan2004
Someone care to explain to me why Mario isn’t on trial for violation of the hate speech law in California. From what I can gather, the law prosecutes those guilty of hate speech and they can face up to a $25,000 fine and 6 months in prison. Why does this not effect Mario? Because Will.i.am is not a member of the group that Mario insulted?
Matt
@galefan2004: I don’t know anything about the California Hate Speech Law of which you speak, but if there is one it is probably unconstitutional because of the First Amendment.
In any event, though you can’t prosecute someone in California for a incident that took place in Canada. It’s Canada’s law that applies. So if the Canadians want to prosecute Perez, they’ll have to show that his statements “advocate genocide” or “incite hatred,” which sounds unlikely to me.
RegGuy815
@Matt: Hey Matt, you bring up a good point about the whole prosecution since the incident took place in Canada. That being said, how can Perez file a lawsuit in California for something that took place outside of California, or even the US for that matter?
Matt
@RegGuy815: You can file a civil lawsuit in the district where the defendant resides. Apparently will.i.am’s manager lives in Los Angeles, so the proper venue is Los Angeles Superior Court. As you suspected, Perez probably also could have filed the lawsuit in Canada, but that would have been less convenient for everyone.