According to the Palm Beach Post , Mickey Rourke admits running a red light on his Vespa and making a U-Turn. Although charged with a DUI, he was found guilty only for reckless driving and sentenced to: (1) a six-month probation; (2) fines and costs totaling $1,178.75; and (3) and 50 hours of community service.
Get this… The court allowed him to buy the community service hours instead of performing them, at a rate of $10 per hour.
Popsquire’s perspective…
In a system where fame and money often have provided exemptions to justice, this represents a lack of interest in rehabilitative measures that can teach important lessons.
While Rourke did not injure anyone when he ran the red light, he may not be so lucky the next time. Performing community service likely would make him — and anyone else in the same situation — examine his actions more closely.
And, BTW, $10 per hour is ridonculous . Make ...
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The trailer for critically-acclaimed film, The Wrestler , is now available at YouTube.com. Starring Mickey Rourke as a washed-up pro wrestler, the movie was filmed in part at Ring of Honor events, and there are some cameos by current workers…
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Last month I told you about the excellent new film, The Wrestler. The full trailer has been released now and features the scene in which the characters played by Mickey Rourke and Marissa Tomei bemoan the loss of hair metal to grunge. At the screening I attended, this scene got a HUGE laugh - pretty [...] ... more
The Wrestler From: thescoreboards.com Post Date: 2008-11-21 16:40:26
I can’t believe we didn’t have a thread to discuss this movie. Well, now we do.
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Randy "Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke) is a professional wrestler from the 1980s who is forced to retire after a heart attack threatens to kill him the next time he wrestles. He takes a job at a deli, attempts to form a relationship with an aging stripper (Marisa Tomei) and does his best to reconcile with his estranged daughter (Evan Rachel Wood). Howe... more
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Oprah’s Big Take? From: popsquire.com Post Date: 2008-03-21 13:26:39
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Page Six Is Nixed From: popsquire.com Post Date: 2008-03-21 05:47:52
Popsquire is in mourning . A favorite source, Page Six, has been banned from the blog-o-sphere ! This press release excerpt says it all:
Pagesix.com is being shut down, effective today. The URL already redirects to the New York Post ’s main website. Pagesix.com , which was largely independent of the newspaper’s Page Six print column, had been live only since December.
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According to TMZ , Orit Greenberg is suing The Oprah Winfrey show for damages allegedly caused by being pushed down while audience members overzealously entered the studio. The plaintiff claims that she suffered more than $50,000 in injuries, and Oprah’s production company did not properly control the crowd.
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Oprah has big pockets. Big pockets attract lawsuits. Lawsuits often are frivolous. Big pockets frequently settle suits, regar... more
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