Michael Flatley
How's that go?
"The left ear's the right ear and the right ear is the wrong ear"?
Posted on 08/02/2006 8:15:39 AM PDT by BJClinton
What would you do if a lawyer threatened, "Give me a million dollars or my client and I will publicly brand you as a rapist and destroy your life?"
On July 27, the California Supreme Court expanded the range of choices possible to one man who was presented with that threat.
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At least Mr. Flatly should be able to put to rest those rumors of his orientation.
G'mornin'
Some poor fella was thinkin' with the wrong head.
The same woman who sued Flatly was impregnated by Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears. What a slut.
Disbarred, hell. If the facts are as stated, he should go to prison for extortion.
...and financially ruined, and thrown in prison for at least a few years. Extortion is a crime. Threatening to ruin someone's life isn't a whole lot different from threatening to end it.
In a true feeding frenzy, sharks will even eat sharks.
Time to get the popcorn out and settle in to watch...
Sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
How's that go?
"The left ear's the right ear and the right ear is the wrong ear"?
I'm reminded of the attorneys of the man who murdered the little girl a few years back. They set out to destroy the reputations of the family and family friends of the victim while they knew their client was guilty.
She sounds like another Bonnie Lee Bakely in the making.
"The first thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers".
- (Henry VI, Act IV, Scene II).
Why was the attorney included?
In January 2003, Mauro sent Flatley a letter on Robertson's behalf in which he demanded a "seven figure" settlement; his fee would be 40 percent.
Without a settlement, Mauro stated that Robertson would pursue criminal charges. Moreover, he would file a civil suit and "go public" with allegations that would "ruin" Flatley.
Court documents show he threatened to send news releases to media outlets such as Fox News and the Chicago Tribune. He continued, "Any and all information, including Immigration, Social Security Issuances and Use, and IRS and various State Tax Levies and information will be exposed.We are positive the media worldwide will enjoy what they find."
John Brandon, one of Flatley's attorneys, further attested that Mauro warned him, "I know the tour dates [of Flatley's shows]; I am not kidding about this; it will be publicized every place [the dancer] goes for the rest of his life."
Why do you hate Riverdance? I kinda liked it.
We always said, "Left ear, buccaneer . . . right ear, Bravo show."
Okay, it wasn't quite that, but it did rhyme.
I'm also dying to know why the heterosexual Mr. Flatley is wearing an apostrophe in his ear.
Putting it all in writing... what an idiot.
That's Tyna Robertson in the middle. She is shown with her lawyer from the paternity case, Steve Lake, on the left side of the photo. (Note: the lawyer who is being sued by Flatley for blackmail is named Dean Mauro.)
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In writing last week's decision for the court, Justice Carlos R. Moreno stated, "A threat that constitutes criminal extortion is not cleansed of its illegality merely because it is laundered by transmission through the offices of an attorney."
What clear thinking from the judge. Kudos to Judge Moreno for not extending the First Amendment to cover extortion.
(He now believes that attorneys face "a dilemma" created by the Supreme Court decision.)
Where is the violin? How about the dilemma of an innocent man being asked to chose between his reputation (hence his ability to earn a living during his lifetime) and an exorbitant amount of money.
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