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Man bumps head, sues Fear Factor
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| Cal |
LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Watching contestants eat dead rats on NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor" so disgusted a Cleveland man that he has sued NBC for $2.5 million, saying he could not stomach what he saw.
In a handwritten four-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Cleveland on Tuesday, paralegal Austin Aitken said, "To have the individuals on the show eat (yes) and drink dead rats was crazy and from a viewer's point of view made me throw-up as well an another in the house at the same time."
His suit added, "NBC is sending the wrong message to its TV watchers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning (sic) and in most cases against their will."
He said the show caused his blood pressure to rise so high that he became dizzy and light-headed, and when he ran away to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway.
In a brief telephone interview with Reuters, Aitken said, "I am not at liberty to discuss the complaint unless it is a paid-interview situation."
A spokesman for "Fear Factor" said the show would have no comment until it sees a copy of the complaint. The spokesman said the program did feature an rat-eating scene in New York's Times Square on Nov. 8.
Over the years, contestants on the program have eaten some weird things, including ground-up spiders and live worms.
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Goddamn what the hell is wrong with people |
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| D-res |
gee.... i have an idea.... CHANGE THE FREAKIN CHANNEL
idiot :rolleyes: |
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| RenderedDream |
| i begin to wonder if there is a reason someone can NOT sue another for some reason |
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| trance85 |
| quote: | | cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning |
He said it himself.
Anyways yea what a douchebag, I think the courts should automatically reverse the charges ONTO the people suing, just because they're such dumb pricks about it. This reminds me of those fat people that tried to sue McDonalds 'cause they're so fat from eating there all the time. |
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| sym |
| quote: | Originally posted by RenderedDream
i begin to wonder if there is a reason someone can NOT sue another for some reason |
Well technically you can sue anyone for anything, doesn't mean your gunna win :stongue: |
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| Dj Dovla |
something called a remote control
you use it to change channels when you don't like what you see on TV . but hold on , maybe he had a black and white tv with no control, and his legs were cut off and arms tied to his head, so he couldn't .... hmmmm :eyespop: |
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| dj chex |
It made me think of a simular lawsuit b/c this guy's wife was 50lbs overweight, his kids lazy and he blamed it all on cable. Oh yeah, he also wanted 3computers w/ unlimited internet access. And to make matters worse, he was sorta stealing cable. :rolleyes: He should of asked for a tredmill or a exercise bike instead...
http://www.wisinfo.com/thereporter/..._14044768.shtml |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cal
LOS ANGELES(Reuters) - Watching contestants eat dead rats on NBC's gross-out stunt show "Fear Factor" so disgusted a Cleveland man that he has sued NBC for $2.5 million, saying he could not stomach what he saw.
In a handwritten four-page lawsuit filed in federal court in Cleveland on Tuesday, paralegal Austin Aitken said, "To have the individuals on the show eat (yes) and drink dead rats was crazy and from a viewer's point of view made me throw-up as well an another in the house at the same time."
His suit added, "NBC is sending the wrong message to its TV watchers that cash can make or have people do just about anything beyond reasoning (sic) and in most cases against their will."
He said the show caused his blood pressure to rise so high that he became dizzy and light-headed, and when he ran away to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway.
In a brief telephone interview with Reuters, Aitken said, "I am not at liberty to discuss the complaint unless it is a paid-interview situation."
A spokesman for "Fear Factor" said the show would have no comment until it sees a copy of the complaint. The spokesman said the program did feature an rat-eating scene in New York's Times Square on Nov. 8.
Over the years, contestants on the program have eaten some weird things, including ground-up spiders and live worms.
Reuters/VNU
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Goddamn what the hell is wrong with people |
i would do the same damn thing! serve that reality scary fear factor show where to go! |
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| mr. poopyhead |
if i had diplomatic immunity, i'd kick this guy in the face...
hell... if i had diplomatic immunity, or some kind of james bond style, "license to kick people in the teeth" there's a whole list of people i'd kick in the face... |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cal
and when he ran away to his room, he bumped his head into the doorway.
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LMAO!!! :haha: :haha: :haha: :stongue: :stongue: :stongue: |
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| monoxide |
| quote: | Originally posted by sym
Well technically you can sue anyone for anything, doesn't mean your gunna win :stongue: |
technically you can sue everyone or even everything if you live in USA. the rest of the world has things to do besides going back through evoliutionary pathway.
i guess the man that bumped his head would be sued for not respecting the court if he came w/ his case to any judge in Europe.
funny though. stupidity's always funny :D |
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