Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Marlon Wayans Wins First Ammendment Lawsuit

Marlon Wayans was sued by Pierre Daniel over a tweet comparing his appearance to that of Cleveland Brown of Family Guy, and on what he deemed racial harassment on the set of Haunted House 2, reports TMZ. A judge just ruled that Wayans actions are protected by free speech, and that basically, it's funny because it's true. Wayans said that he is celebrating the win by watching reruns of the Cleveland show.
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8 comments:

  1. cheesegrater15January 6, 2015 at 8:21 AM

    Hahahaha, I bet the judge just Googled Pierre Daniel/Cleveland Brown.

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  2. Seven of ElevenJanuary 6, 2015 at 8:31 AM

    What a dipwad. "Daniel says the comparison seriously injured him by causing "shock, pain, discomfort and/or anxiety" ... and as a result he can no longer work as an actor".

    It was a joke and in the photo, he does look like the character. He could've made a joke like "Well, at least I can't pass for a white chick!" but no, he had to get shocked and can no longer work because he was being compared to a cartoon character. When Chelsea Handler gets ticked for being compared to one of Marge Simpson's sisters, then we'll have a problem.

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  3. Kno WonJanuary 6, 2015 at 8:39 AM

    His delicate fee-fees were hurt. I guess he had no idea what he looked like prior to Wayans pointing it out.

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  4. Kat has left the buildingJanuary 6, 2015 at 9:10 AM

    He should have always worn a yellow tee shirt and milked it for all the wonderful jokes! It's funny as hell!!!

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  5. Lady HeisenbergJanuary 6, 2015 at 9:15 AM

    Well, shit only hurts if it's true right? AND the truth is the best defense against libel/slander. This kind of speech is protected as it was not only based on a comprehensible comparison, but it was plausibly intended for humor. If anything, the most problematic part of Marlon's tweets was the repeated use of the n-word, which here did not qualify as hate speech.

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  6. auntliddyJanuary 6, 2015 at 9:47 AM

    Maybe his feelings were hurt. Maybe its that simple. Maybe Wayans didnt have to go for the cheap laugh. Kust saying maybe.

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  7. Sincerely,Your FriendJanuary 6, 2015 at 2:46 PM

    The dude should be sued for being ridiculous, but then he probably has no money or incone(hence his lawsuit).

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  8. AoifeJanuary 6, 2015 at 7:57 PM

    I Googled Pierre Daniel. After a nice laugh I came back here to agree with SYF.

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