The All things Lane Kiffin Car Accident Thread (merged)

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Tenacious D said:
Larry Flynt would respectfully register his disagreement with this statement, as would Rev. Falwell, were he alive.

Of course, not being a lawyer, I do not possess the intellectual capability necessary to understand the many intricate complexities of case law.
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Hat
Could weigh in
 
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Timeline for the "accident" was right after the Western Kentucky spanking, all of KnoxVegas was riding a high. You definitely would have had people help cover it up, he'll I probably would have too.
 
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rqtvols said:
Timeline for the "accident" was right after the Western Kentucky spanking, all of KnoxVegas was riding a high. You definitely would have had people help cover it up, he'll I probably would have too.
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he'll=he'll. What's the record for thread length on VN?
 
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I am not aware of many first amendment con law cases hat worked on.

The case you refer to Tenacious is the case where the Supreme Court said that satire was protected.

Lane Kiffin is a public figure, so it will be difficult for him to successfully sue anyone.

When a story says "It is rumored that..."
it is difficult to sue as well.

Truth is an absolute defense in any case like this.

Satire is not available as a defense for these rumors because it is clear that the site wants you to believe them.

If I made a site that said, "Kiffin is a devil worshipper who sleeps with Ed Orgeron" and put photoshopped pictures of Kiffin making out with Adam Lambert, under the website Kiffinissogay.com it would be protected speech. A reasonable person would understand that I was mocking Kiffin.
 
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MikeHamiltonFan said:
I am not aware of many first amendment con law cases hat worked on.

The case you refer to Tenacious is the case where the Supreme Court said that satire was protected.

Lane Kiffin is a public figure, so it will be difficult for him to successfully sue anyone.

When a story says "It is rumored that..."
it is difficult to sue as well.

Truth is an absolute defense in any case like this.

Satire is not available as a defense for these rumors because it is clear that the site wants you to believe them.

If I made a site that said, "Kiffin is a devil worshipper who sleeps with Ed Orgeron" and put photoshopped pictures of Kiffin making out with Adam Lambert, under the website Kiffinissogay.com it would be protected speech. A reasonable person would understand that I was mocking Kiffin.
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In addition, there are other things that make it far more difficult to argue a case of libel if you are a public figure as coach dumba$$ would no doubt count towards. He would have to prove that the accusation was false. But he would also have to prove that the person making the accusation knew it was false at the time of printing, AND continued to make said statement in 'actual malice.'
 
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justinp98_65 said:
In addition, there are other things that make it far more difficult to argue a case of libel if you are a public figure as coach dumba$$ would no doubt count towards. He would have to prove that the accusation was false. But he would also have to prove that the person making the accusation knew it was false at the time of printing, AND continued to make said statement in 'actual malice.'
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It's so tough to do, I can't think of a single public figure that has one a libel suit off the top of my head. I googled it, and I couldn't find any there either. Granted, not top-tier research, but it does illustrate how hard it is to actually win a libel suit.
 
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Of course you realize, 95% of the people following this thread only care about TMZ turning up naughty pics of Layla. X getting spanked (poor choice of words?) by the NCAA is secondary.
 
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UTVolinExile said:
Of course you realize, 95% of the people following this thread only care about TMZ turning up naughty pics of Layla. X getting spanked (poor choice of words?) by the NCAA is secondary.
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I see nothing wrong with that. Hell, I'd settle for naughty pics of heather harrington...or any of the coeds X has apparently tagged in his 'love shack.'

NCAA Sanctions would be a great bonus though!
 
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So why hasn't Lexus of Knox tried a stronger angle at getting their money back from damages? I imagine they don't want to flush away future UT business, but I doubt it would bite them now...
 
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utvolpj said:
threads usually get closed at about 12k posts. We've had lots reach that mark
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According to my math, that's about 10,080 posts left for some pics of scantily clad layla, coeds, or heather harrington. And any of the crash would do as well. Let's get to it people!
 
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rqtvols said:
So why hasn't Lexus of Knox tried a stronger angle at getting their money back from damages? I imagine they don't want to flush away future UT business, but I doubt it would bite them now...
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Lexus of Knoxville got their money. What insurance didn't cover, Kiffin paid out of his own pocket. After my story went to press last night, the dealership said they would issue an official statement. It will be on the WVLT news tonight.
 
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