old but fyi in case you didn't know about it

over the weekend, me and dansr12 came across The Funny Things Kids Do (http://tv.yahoo.com/the-funny-things-kids-do/show/10148/castcrew) with louie anderson. i mentioned the whole blackmail scandal to her because she had never heard of it. i forgot the particulars but wiki had my back:

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"In 1997, Anderson was blackmailed by a 31-year-old man named Richard John Gordon. Gordon extorted money from Anderson, threatening to reveal to tabloids his claim that Anderson approached him in a casino requesting sexual acts in 1993. [1] Anderson initially paid Gordon $87,000 between 1997 and 1998, fearing the story would threaten his starring roles in two family-oriented series, but when Gordon's demands increased to $250,000 in 2000, he informed law enforcement authorities. Gordon was arrested and sentenced to 21 months in prison, a $4,000 fine, and 3 years probation."

how does this happen to people and how can i do this successfully

12/18/2007 12:57:02 PM

Why would you want to do this to someone?

12/18/2007 12:58:37 PM

It should be pretty easy to get:

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"arrested and sentenced to 21 months in prison, a $4,000 fine, and 3 years probation."

but why would you want to do that?

12/18/2007 12:59:20 PM

aside from the 21 months in prison which you wouldnt want to do

you're getting $87,000 and only paying a $4,000 fine and 3 years probation

thats what i would imagine would be tempting

12/18/2007 1:00:03 PM

successfully

12/18/2007 1:00:15 PM

louie anderson

gay

no

12/18/2007 1:00:55 PM

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"you're getting $87,000 a year for 10 years"

huh? he only got it once

12/18/2007 1:01:02 PM

yeah i edited...i misread it at first as "1987 and 1998"

still though

12/18/2007 1:01:47 PM

i wonder what the rule is about anderson getting that money back or not

12/18/2007 1:02:06 PM

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"louie anderson gay no"

12/18/2007 1:02:19 PM

in all seriousness, i don't think i could pay this guy off, especially if said acts never occured

12/18/2007 1:03:50 PM

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"21 months in prison"

for 83K after his fine... not worth it, thats like 50ish a year.. engineers make that all the time

12/18/2007 1:03:52 PM

you know, i never really think of people as being gay or not

but when someone says that louie anderson is probably gay

the first thing that goes through the head is, "yeah, i can totally see that"

12/18/2007 1:05:34 PM

12/18/2007 1:08:42 PM

i assume he killed himself since at one point (maybe he still does) he hosted Family Feud, and Ray Cohn killed himself

12/18/2007 1:34:49 PM

Ray Combs.

12/18/2007 1:52:41 PM

oh yeah Combs

Diddy's uncle

I like Richard Dawson...he probably raped like 4,500 contestants when he was host

12/18/2007 1:54:31 PM

SURVEY SAYS!

12/18/2007 2:10:03 PM