Kia Vaughn, from the Rutgers basketball team which Imus referred to as "nappy-headed hoes" (for those of you who don't know, it is a common phrase in rap songs and usually is meant as a compliment), is suing him for defamation of character and slander. She says that this shock jock damaged her reputation by using a slang compliment from rap songs.
This comes on the heels of Imus settling his breach of contract lawsuit against CBS, which is now willing to give him his job back.
Is this new lawsuit the most ridiculous you've ever heard of or what?
2007-08-14 19:44:02 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I've come to call the matter "The Imus Debacle", which I heavily suspect was engineered to allow Imus some long overdue news media attention, release from an otherwise miserable broadcasting contract, and subsequent signing of a new and better contract, fitted to Imus' liking.
CBS needs to fire (or toss out of their high rise office windows) their inept administration--whose sonic-boom fast firing of Imus cost CBS more $$$ than if they would have backed him up and stared down Al Sharpton and entourage.
Sure does seem that way, doesn't it?
Do you want to know what REALLY IS RACIST?? The phrase, "nappy headed ho(es)" spoken from a black mouth is OK (considered a compliment); racist spoken from a white mouth.
With that fact on the table, Kia Vaughn's belated lawsuit, months after the matter was settled with prevalent humility and dignity, is heavily suspect.
If I didn't know better, I'd say Kia Vaughn sees Imus on the multi-million $$$$ comeback----and gold-digging girlfriend HO is on the attack for some of the action.
Oh.....does my saying "gold-digging ho" make me racist?
No one has ever asked what color my mouth is.....guess what: doesn't really matter.
2007-08-15 03:07:48 · answer #1 · answered by Mr. Wizard 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
What are the merits of the lawsuit??? Defamation of character? How can she prove her reputation was damaged? The whole country sympathized with her, Rutgers, black athletes and college women's sports altogether. Don Imus practically put Rutger's women's basketball on the map with those insensitive comments.
How is she unable to pursue her interests in life because of an off color remark by a talk radio host?
2007-08-15 11:02:54 · answer #2 · answered by bigbiff_70 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks this chick has gone crazy. Is she freakin serious?? This story was over after Imus was fired, and now this gold diggin ho wants to sue for defamation of character. Ok so the next person to call me fat im gonna sue for defamation of charcter...i guess truth hurts. Shes gonna lose this one but you know whos gonna show up and fight for her? Jesse Jackson and Quanelle 10, those guys must have absolutely nothing to do during the day but complain about blacks not getting there rights...they get there rights they just abuse the system(welfare and unemployment) but those two wastes of space are gonna go nuts and piss and moan if this chick doesnt get any money...whatever
2007-08-15 09:34:17 · answer #3 · answered by travis b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I strongly agree that Imus replaced into incorrect. yet I additionally experience those ladies and the toddlers of at present are a sufferer of their observed society. One the place that is popular to consult with one yet another as hos, bitches, you call it whilst bouncing around to hip-hop and rap lyrics. i could wager the farm, that someplace there is video of those ladies doing that still. Its form of like the N observe. while you're area of it its ok, while you're on the exterior, then its no longer.
2016-10-02 08:48:20 · answer #4 · answered by herbin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She's making herself a victim now. She could've held her head high and walked away with class but she's lowering herself to the level of this incident. The whole couuntry stood up for the team, how she thinks her reputation was damaged, I don't know. It actually made her look good in the end because they'd handled it so professionally til now!
2007-08-15 03:25:22 · answer #5 · answered by Sandy Sandals 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely ridiculous and just proves because of the timing that her motivation is the money and not any "damage" that was done to her. If that was the case she would have filed shortly after it happened, not after he got a huge settlement. It's a waste of public resources that this is even going to take up the court's time.
2007-08-15 03:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by nspir8ion 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not the worst ever but in the Top 10. I'd like all Jews in New York to have a class action suit against Jesse Jackson for his "hymietown" crack, too.
Some smarmy lawyer sees some way to make a buck and off we go to Victimazation Land.
2007-08-14 19:54:07 · answer #7 · answered by iwasnotanazipolka 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's close to the dumbest; the judge who sued the Cleaners in D.C. is still the #1 dumbest in my book.
2007-08-15 07:54:29 · answer #8 · answered by jwilmotte 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
She has to prove that she was somehow damaged. Since the whole country acted with outrage, that is going to be kind of hard to do. Wasting her time. . .
2007-08-14 20:29:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-08-14 19:56:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋