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Larry Birkhead, Howard K. Stern & Rita Cosby - Will Larry Sue Part II

Sep. 10th 2007

blondeambition31.jpgWill Larry Birkhead Sue?  Larry Burkhead says he will, so does Howard K. Stern.  Nothing’s been filed yet.  Before pondering why not, let’s review what’s happened since our last post:

1.  DannieLynn turned one last week, and there was a big party for her in Kentucky: both Larry Burkhead and Howard K. Stern were there. 

2.  Rita Cosby’s book Blonde Ambition did hit the shelves, and was No. 56 at amazon.com at the time of this post. 

Of course, the price has been slashed in half, and it’s getting very bad reviews.  Readers are pointing out that the book has no index, no footnotes, no documentary support; one comparison to the heavily-documented John Belushi bio Wired has been made.   (Of course, Bob Woodward of Watergate fame wrote that one.)

And, in a truth is stranger than fiction report: this morning, amazon.com is offering a twofer deal: get Rita Cosby’s book AND O.J.Simpson’s If I Did It, where proceeds go to the Goldman Family, for $29.36.  That tells you something.

3.  Larry Birkhead just won a big round in his suit with Debra Opri: she doesn’t get a quiet arbitration, they’re headed for trial. The arbitration clause didn’t hold. 

4.  Some crazy guy just sued Howard K. Stern for $100 million.  Who?  The brother of Cosby’s source for the Stern-Burkhead gay lover story, Jackie Hatten.  Why is he in jail?  He serving 6+ years prison time for making criminal threats against Anna Nicole and actually attacking her neighbor.

Okay, so … will Larry sue? What about Howard? 

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Blockbuster Videos & The Alternative Lawsuit: Digg It?

Aug. 20th 2007

bridefrankenstein.jpgOn Friday, disgruntled Blockbuster customer enyaWeCurB posted a story of dissatisfaction with Blockbuster Videos, complete with giving the phone number of BB’s local Sherman Oaks branch store, for those who wish to let them know they shared enyaWecurB’s pain.   By Monday morning, the post had 1692 Diggs over at Digg.Com and was heralded as one of the Top 10 Posts for Entertainment by mid-morning.  Bet that the Sherman Oaks store doesn’t share this enthusiasm….

By posting this story of consumer dissatisfaction on the web, enyaWecurB has found an alternative to the usual path to justice that our society has established:  the judicial system.  What does this mean for enyaWecurB, and what does this mean for you?  Should you follow enyaWecurB’s example with your next consumer complaint?

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