Let's face it if an over-zealous fan were to hurt Sanjaya I wonder if Howard Stern could be sued for damages. I mean seriously, He started this. An example of what I am talking about would be yelling fire in a theatre. That I know for sure is illegal in all states.
2007-04-07 02:32:37 · 4 answers · asked by The Salesman 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
In general no, as when Sanjaya and his legal guardian (parents) signed releases in order to appear on the show, Sanjaya became a "public" figure and was no longer afforded the right to privacy the ordinary citizens are afforded.
If an "over-zealous fan" were to hurt Sanjaya, it would be easy for Howard Stern to claim that it was the result of the person's love and affection for Sanjaya, not his radio show/crusade that caused the injury to occur because the fan loved him so much (after the young girl cried on the show after seeing him, some even compared it to the Beetles phenomenon of the '60's hysteria....GIVE ME A BREAK!)
Now if someone were to start chanting "Kill Sanjaya!" and he was actually maimed, Sanjaya would have a legit claim against the person that started yelling it and could sue the person. The person that did the yelling might be able to, in turn, sue Howard Stern for influencing him and causing him to resort to such extreme tactics but not highly likely he would win.
2007-04-07 02:44:32 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
for some of us who are not sure what you are talking about, what did howard stern say?
If he said anything that would question Sanjaya saftey, there just might be a chance Howard could be liable... who knows with the court system these days...
2007-04-07 02:40:31 · answer #2 · answered by Hotonic 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well you would have to prove that it was reasonable that Stern knew that his comments incite criminal activity. Since he has been on the air what 20 years, said many mean and hurtful things about celebrities, and no one has ever killed anyone based on his comments....the plaintiff would have a near impossible time proving this....The jury would at least consider that he is being sued because he is wealthy.
2007-04-07 05:17:06 · answer #3 · answered by Dr. Luv 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
who cares that fat slut is getting WAAAY too much attention who the hell is this whore? so what she was on playboy, does any other playmate garner this much attention? she was a fat useless druggie with no talent get over this fat woman if you can hurdle over her porky pig little miss piggy body
2007-04-07 02:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋