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Entries from January 31st, 2008

ET Reverses Decision to Air Heath Ledger Drug Video

January 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Public Figures and Privacy

It has taken international outrage from many quarters to force ET to not air the Heath Ledger drug video. One can only imagine the pain and trauma this incident has caused the family of Heath Legder, who have not yet buried him. Apparently bowing to pressure from celebrities and Hollywood publicists, “Entertainment Tonight” and “The [...]

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Heath Ledger Drug Video: Invasion of Celebrity Privacy Reaches New Low

January 30th, 2008 · No Comments · Public Figures and Privacy

It’s like something out of some futuristic novel warning of present day trends gone extreme and shocking. According to Page Six. Entertainment Tonight and The Insider have purchased exclusive rights to tragic video footage of Heath Ledger allegedly snorting cocaine at a party two years ago. The footage, which PageSix.com hears was bought for $200,000, [...]

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Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and the Tell Tale Text Messages

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments · Public Figures and Privacy

No doubt, the last thing Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick expected was for thousands of sexually charged text messages he exchanged with chief of staff Christine Beatty to surface under the Freedom of Information Act. The case raises a multitude of issues as the Detroit Free Press reports. Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his chief of [...]

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