Again, how does adultry and statutory rape make one famous?

[BeetDigger]

Joey Buttafuoco has an affair with a 16 year old who then shoots his wife and he actually translated that into way more than 15 minutes of fame (if one can call it that).

And yet, those 15 minutes aren't up yet:

http://tv.yahoo.com/news/ap/20060123/113804622000.html


Only in America. I guess there is a price to pay for capitalism. Does anyone remember him being in various TV shows and making appearances as a "celebrity"? I think I remember him on the Hollywood squares.

[Blue]

He was on celebrity boxing. Beat the crap outta Greg Brady I think.

[william_brasky]

Joey Buttafuoco has an affair with a 16 year old who then shoots his wife

You answered your own question :eek:

That's modern day Bill Shakespeare stuff.

[BeetDigger]

You answered your own question :eek:

That's modern day Bill Shakespeare stuff.


It should make them infamous. But only in Merica can a person turn this type of thing into a paycheck.

[william_brasky]

infamous

More than famous.

[Hatfield]

i know this...makes you a hit at your daughter's parties.

[yermom]

he just needs to score 80+ points in a game and everyone will forget about it ;)

oh, you said "statutory"

[MamaMia]

I thought this thread was about Woody Allen. :P

[IB4OU2]

I thought this thread was about Woody Allen. :P

You'd have to add incest I guess, or does that count for stepdaughters?

[IronSooner]

stepincest?

[BeetDigger]

I thought this thread was about Woody Allen. :P


Woody was already famous when he did that. They tried to go after a director for this once before, but he took off to France so that is the reason that they looked the other way with Woody. Roman Polanski is a national hero in France I believe.

[OhU1]

Maybe the Central Park "preppie killer" Robert Chambers will get a talk show spot now that he is free.