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Freedom of speech 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 12:31 GMT

Happy

Freedom of speech - nuff said :) well done that gal :)

Benny Hill 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 12:35 GMT

Paris Hilton

Was she the one that admitted blowing "Uncle" Benny regularly and then not getting a share of his estate when man died?

Paris - because even if he is a skanger, she is not an old, haggard, has-been old-man-blowing, money-grubbing skanger.

Non-sequitur alert! 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 12:39 GMT

Fact: Not being in the Middle East

=> ?

=> ?

=> ?

=> behave atrociously

(=> defend self with inapplicable anti-chauvinism outburst)

Re: Benny Hill 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 12:43 GMT

(Written by Reg staff.)

"Skanger"?

Good grief.

The Pit in Despair. 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:02 GMT

"I'm not just going to slink off into Central Park."

Ouch! Low Blow, Referee! Bull's Eye?

Re: Benny Hill 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:14 GMT

Thanks, El Reg. Now I've got the music to the Benny Hill Show (Boots Randolph, if I remember correctly) in my head for the rest of the day.

Remember kids... 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:17 GMT

...once it's out there, it's out there. You cain't be putting that thar genie back in the bottle.

sad. 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:27 GMT

did she actually think that was going to help?

Re: Freedom of speech 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:27 GMT

Freedom of speech does not mean you can say what you want, wherever you want. Shout "fire" in a crowded place is an example of this. The question is, is YouTube a legally acceptable place to spout potential libellous abuse at one's spouse?

gawd, he's suck a weakling 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:39 GMT

Thumb Up

I think I've applauded this woman before. There she goes again. Fix 'em up good, girl!

@Robajob 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:41 GMT

Unhappy

Thanks. Now *I've* Got the Benny Hill Music in my head.

Disturbing mental picture 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:46 GMT

re the BH BJ's...did she do them in speeded up time along to the theme music?

if it's libel 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 13:54 GMT

Then it should be a civil prosecution for libel and it should be quite easy to prove.

What's this 'spousal abuse' nonsense?

The ex 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 14:02 GMT

Paris Hilton

complains he's scared of any publicity ? He's in show biz for f^cks sake. All publicity is good publicity as long as it's not shown on YouTube.

Someone else who luv's publicity is Paris

Eh? 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 14:06 GMT

Heart

"Is YouTube a legally acceptable place to spout potential libellous abuse at one's spouse?"

Is a video slander or libel? hmmm.... it's verbal like slander but recorded like libel

Regardless, accusations that affect someones reputation or defames character without proof usually can result in financial loss, say bye bye to the £44k also, as Americans are so fond of "unlimited damages" (could this affect his career, social life, sexual function?) possibly everything else could be lost to him and his lawyers too, looks like Central Park may be calling........

Slander / libel 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 14:24 GMT

It's libel as there's a permanent record of it.

Hilarious 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 14:26 GMT

Paris Hilton

I highly enjoyed that peek into the mind of a crazy gold-digging harlot who thinks she's owed the world for doing fuck-all.

The tarot cards were a nice touch too.

Though as the other half is 74 years of age, isn't this more a case of pensioner abuse, than "spousal abuse"?!

The guy ain't no Jack Nicholson.

@ Mike 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 14:27 GMT

Coat

Watch the video. Apparently there is no sexual function to affect.

And for those that *haven;t* got it in their head yet... 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 14:35 GMT

De de dee de diddle-diddle dee dee diddle-diddle diddle-diddle-diddle-diddle-dee!

And repeat.

There. sorted.

@AC 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 15:11 GMT

Coat

>Watch the video. Apparently there is no sexual function to affect.

So, from this, the video indicates (and now you believe?) that he has no sexual function? unless it's actually true, her saying this (and you repeating/paraphrasing, as you didn't use the word "allege", in fact you indicate it's "apparent") could severly affect his quality of life now (as a subject of ridicule) and ability to find a partner in the future, sounds like she could be taken to the cleaners.

I'd get my coat, but that's probably at the cleaners too.

hearing the music in your head 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 15:27 GMT

Coat

Just whistle the theme from "Mayberry RFD" and that'll get rid of the BH music.

Of course, then you'll have it stuck in your head afterwards.

Coke, Nike, Mobile Phones 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 15:42 GMT

Just wait around 3 months, then you will start seeing all the shitty brainless ad execs doing the whole "viral" thing on this somehow for their clients.

She should be getting a copyright lawyer.

Keeping Book 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 16:02 GMT

"Though as the other half is 74 years of age, isn't this more a case of pensioner abuse, than "spousal abuse"?!" ..... By Joe K Posted Friday 27th June 2008 14:26 GMT

Any advance on arousal abuse?

Freedom vs responsibility 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 16:13 GMT

With rights come responsibilities - you can say what you like, but nobody ever said that right came without consequences. You can say what you like, but not with impunity.

@amanfromMars 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 16:48 GMT

Is she on your planet? 'cos she sure as fsck isn't on this one. The guy can't be the sharpest knife in the draw for marrying that contraption, but at least he's smart enough to get rid of her and look after the daughters future before he pop's his clogs. Christ, I feel a whole lot better about life knowing I can just close the browser to not hear her any more.

Unconsumated marriages 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 17:22 GMT

Paris Hilton

Is it just me or is there some arcane twist of law wot says if you haven't had sex (as she claims) the marriage is not consumated?

Paris because she's probably done lots of consumation without the marriage bit first.

-- Jon

neither 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 17:45 GMT

Dead Vulture

its not libel or slander if its true, so he better keep that in mind eh?

Wouldn't she 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 18:05 GMT

Happy

...be fun to wake up to every morning.

Smiley face because it makes me appreciate my wife even more than I already did.

...horrible horrible things... 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 18:59 GMT

Boffin

But were those reputedly horrible things true? Just because they are horrible doesn't make them untrue, and if they are true they aren't slanderous or libelous.

And why does the target of the vitriol think that anyone out here would recognize him next week even if we could recognize his puss now? Seems he is guilty of a bit of puffery and wishfulness that anyone would recognize him next week, never mind today.

Hmmm ... 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 19:15 GMT

Happy

This is the one where she claimed they never had sex isn't it? (I couldn't bare to watch it again).

If that's the case then the marriage can't have been consummated and if that's the case then he can apply for an annulment surely?

Then they were never married and she can't divorce him and so can't get a thing. It's that or admit she told a bare-faced lie to the entire world in order to damage his reputation or cause deliberate hurt.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ...

RE: free speech etc. 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 19:40 GMT

You might have the right and ability to say anything you want, but you will have to face the consequences. People are saying that if the statements are true then they aren't libel or slander. That might be true, but there still can be consequences - especially if you are going through a divorce with children. Just say something bad about your "soon to be insignificant" other in front of the children and see what a judge can say about it. The consequences very well could effect your visitation/custody rights - even if what you said is true.

american dirty laundry 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 21:12 GMT

Paris Hilton

In english law if the sex act hasnt been completed between a married couple, the marriage isnt consummated, and can be declared null and void by a judge.

Personally, i believe in that old concept of not washing your dirty laundry in public, a practice that seems to have become unfortunately common these days. Keep it to your self, I dont want to know all the gory details of your matrimonial failures...........

Paris, the archetypical public washer of dirty laundry.

@ {various Benny Hill fans} 

Posted Friday 27th June 2008 23:47 GMT

Unhappy

Damn the lot of you. Now *I've* got that stupid tune running round in my head

As they say 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 03:53 GMT

Paris Hilton

As they say , you pays for what get and get what you pay for , and ultimately greed for the good life rules amongst all third raters unhappy at going back to their former lifestyle as a nobody !

Benny Hill? 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 08:07 GMT

Thumb Up

Yakkety sax ftw.

Interesting friends 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 11:15 GMT

Paris Hilton

Hmmm.. on the close-up to the poster of the play what she wrote, "Bonkers", I see heading the cast one Sally Farmiloe. Someone not unknown in the marital controversy stakes herself...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/archer/1437286.stm

(then click on her link)

Could they by any chance be related?

A very rich seam of irony to be mined here, methinks...

(p.s. in case you're wondering I only watched the vid once, Farmiloe's name sprang out as I know someone who knows her - if you catch my drift..)

I have the solution 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 12:06 GMT

8 grammes of depleted urainium travelling at about 1000 metres per second should do the trick

Hell has no fury .. 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 15:33 GMT

"we never had sex" .. hell has no fury like a woman scorned ..

Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,

Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/179300.html

Skank 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 16:22 GMT

Stop

Her husband is 25 years older than her, and she didn't marry him for his money? Yeah, yeah.

And what does she get out of making a video of her ranting on about her husband...absolutely nothing..other than a bit of revenge, trying to attack him and make him look bad....totally pointless exercise.....has no benefit to her at all. Well, if you ask me, the hubby is far better off without her! Wise move with the pre-nup, he wasn't stupid was he!

That's the problem with women when it comes to divorce..they want your money and they want to destroy you.

The more I think about it, the more I think we should have legalised pre-nups in the UK: it would stop the rediculous divorce cases where the wife can claim half the guys assets and then claim some of his future income ( which even he doesn't know how much that will be) and she claims she helped him develop his business by providing emotional support..that old trusty line, which seems to work every time.

Our laws (UK) need changing fast.

I think she should fly 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 19:39 GMT

Coat

...British Airways

That'll be the police overcoats and the pilot's jacket, please, and there should be *two* items of luggage, if you wouldn't mind...

Gigilo Aunt 

Posted Saturday 28th June 2008 22:40 GMT

She is expecting a $500,000 pa pension AND she never even slept with him ? Puts some of my dates in perspective.

Non-consummation is normally only grounds for divorce on grounds of impotence, not for refusal to have sex. I doubt many rich men would testify to that in court simply to divorce their wife. She seems to undermine that possible reason for divorce with her phonecall.

The publication that carries a defamation is slander or libel determines the nature of the offence - slander on the more ephemeral media, libel on the more permanent records. So it is libel, but only if it is libelous, and since she is in the States then if she is telling the truth then it isn't libel.

It isn't pleasant to condemn other peoples looks, it only reflects badly on yourself. If I had the chance, I'd consummate a marriage with her. But only once then I'd file for divorce for half that pension.

If you're "petrified of publicity," don't marry then screw over an actress. 

Posted Sunday 29th June 2008 04:05 GMT

The man marries an attractive, personable actress who's twenty-five years his junior, tries to screw her over financially, then claims that he's "petrified of publicity"? If he's telling the truth, then he's unbelievably stupid.

I'm also unimpressed by all the comments casting the woman as a gold digger. Do you imagine the guy thinks he'd be just as successful with women if he were making $35K a year?

-tnh

Benny Hill 

Posted Sunday 29th June 2008 05:20 GMT

I've been known to use Yakety Sax as my phone ringtone before now. Especially good to assign to your boss or other annoying person, so at least you've had a laugh at the music before having to deal with him.

Oh, I don't know 

Posted Monday 30th June 2008 01:10 GMT

Thumb Up

I think I would keep my equipment all locked up if the rest of her is anything like her mouth. Maybe he found out soon enough to keep his stuff safe and that was in his pre-nup, too.

IMHO 

Posted Monday 30th June 2008 07:59 GMT

Whatever peoples opinion of the personal character of either the husband or wife may be (and whether correct or not), this woman is a fool for letting out her dirty laundry so publicly before the decision has been made. All it has done is give HIS lawyers fuel for their case.

As for someone being unimpressed by comments casting her as a gold digger, well sure, this guy has money and otherwise wouldn't be with such a young woman. But then isn't that exactly what a gold digger is? A woman who aims for a man like this, who she thinks will pop his clogs while she is still young enough to enjoy his money?

Seriously, it looks to me like she is a more or less talentless "actress" who was just well known enough to bag herself a rich, older husband. I have no sympathy.

Well... 

Posted Monday 30th June 2008 19:26 GMT

Alien

"I'm also unimpressed by all the comments casting the woman as a gold digger. Do you imagine the guy thinks he'd be just as successful with women if he were making $35K a year?"

I don't see your point. Eh?

Yes, a gold digger. The fact that the guy can't get a woman without paying does not change that, does it?

it's one thing to 

Posted Tuesday 1st July 2008 10:55 GMT

Joke

Its one thing to shout abuse / slander at your spouse / friend / neighbour behind closed doors, but to broadcast it on such a massive medium is just not nice... maybe I'm just too polite.

I agree, free speech, but come on love, get back in the kitchen.

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