| DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215919] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 05:49 |
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Feb 02 8:42 PM US/Eastern
New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori, who directed the James Bond movie
"Die Another Day," has been arrested in a Hollywood prostitution sting
while dressed in drag.
Tamahori, 55, was arrested on January 8 when he allegedly sought sex
with an undercover policeman while clad in women's clothes, according
to a criminal complaint filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
"Mr Tamahori was arrested for soliciting. I can confirm he was dressed
in women's clothing at the time of the arrest," Officer Jason Lee of
the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Prosecutors confirmed they had filed two misdemeanour charges against
the Hollywood filmmaker: agreeing to engage in an act of prostitution
and unlawfully loitering on Hollywood's Santa Monica Boulevard.
"He was arrested after approaching an undercover officer who was
sitting in his car and offering to perform a sex act," Frank Mateljan
of the Los Angeles City Attorney's office.
"The defendant was dressed in drag, loitering on the sidewalk," the
spokesman said.
Tamahori also directed last year's action adventure "XXX: State of the
Union" with Samuel L. Jackson and Willem Dafoe and 2001's "Along Came a
Spider" with Morgan Freeman.
He is due to appear in court in Los Angeles on February 24 to be
arraigned on the two charges. He is free on 2,000 dollars bail,
according to the City Attorney's office.
Tamahori's lawyer, celebrity attorney Mark Geragos, did not immediately
return calls for comment on the arrest of the filmmaker.
He started out as a commercial artist and photographer in New Zealand,
before entering the film industry in the late 1970 as a boom microphone
operator, going on to become an assistant director.
Tamahori got his break in Hollywood directing an episode of the hit
television series "The Sopranos" in 2000 and went on do "Spider" the
following year, before making "Die Another Day" starring Piece Brosnan
and Oscar-winning Bond girl Halle Berry in 2002.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215920 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 05:55 |
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"JHause" <JHause [at] aol.com> wrote in message
news:1138942178.733637.265610 [at] o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> Feb 02 8:42 PM US/Eastern
>
> New Zealand filmmaker Lee Tamahori, who directed the James Bond movie
> "Die Another Day," has been arrested in a Hollywood prostitution sting
> while dressed in drag.
>
> Tamahori, 55, was arrested on January 8 when he allegedly sought sex
> with an undercover policeman while clad in women's clothes, according
> to a criminal complaint filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court.
>
> "Mr Tamahori was arrested for soliciting. I can confirm he was dressed
> in women's clothing at the time of the arrest," Officer Jason Lee of
> the Los Angeles Police Department said.
>
> Prosecutors confirmed they had filed two misdemeanour charges against
> the Hollywood filmmaker: agreeing to engage in an act of prostitution
> and unlawfully loitering on Hollywood's Santa Monica Boulevard.
>
> "He was arrested after approaching an undercover officer who was
> sitting in his car and offering to perform a sex act," Frank Mateljan
> of the Los Angeles City Attorney's office.
>
> "The defendant was dressed in drag, loitering on the sidewalk," the
> spokesman said.
>
> Tamahori also directed last year's action adventure "XXX: State of the
> Union" with Samuel L. Jackson and Willem Dafoe and 2001's "Along Came a
> Spider" with Morgan Freeman.
>
> He is due to appear in court in Los Angeles on February 24 to be
> arraigned on the two charges. He is free on 2,000 dollars bail,
> according to the City Attorney's office.
>
> Tamahori's lawyer, celebrity attorney Mark Geragos, did not immediately
> return calls for comment on the arrest of the filmmaker.
>
> He started out as a commercial artist and photographer in New Zealand,
> before entering the film industry in the late 1970 as a boom microphone
> operator, going on to become an assistant director.
>
> Tamahori got his break in Hollywood directing an episode of the hit
> television series "The Sopranos" in 2000 and went on do "Spider" the
> following year, before making "Die Another Day" starring Piece Brosnan
> and Oscar-winning Bond girl Halle Berry in 2002.
>
What a screwball. He's directed his last Bond film.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215921 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 05:56 |
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He really could've used an invisible car last night.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215923 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 05:59 |
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"JHause" <JHause [at] aol.com> wrote in message
news:1138942619.037944.12610 [at] g49g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> He really could've used an invisible car last night.
>
Come to think of it, did we ever see Miranda Frost and Tamahori in the same
room together? ;-)
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215925 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 06:12 |
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LEE: Hi! I'm Plenty! Plenty O'Toole!
OFFICER: Named after your father, no doubt.
LEE: Nope.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215929 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 11:21 |
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JHause wrote:
> LEE: Hi! I'm Plenty! Plenty O'Toole!
>
> OFFICER: Named after your father, no doubt.
>
> LEE: Nope.
--- There you go with the muscle talk again. It keeps slipping out.
You sure there's something you don't want to tell us?
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215935 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 12:22 |
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His condition could help to explain why DAD had such a schizophrenic
feel to it after the first hour.
Regards,
Matt
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215936 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 12:49 |
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WQ wrote:
> JHause wrote:
> > LEE: Hi! I'm Plenty! Plenty O'Toole!
> >
> > OFFICER: Named after your father, no doubt.
> >
> > LEE: Nope.
>
> --- There you go with the muscle talk again. It keeps slipping out.
> You sure there's something you don't want to tell us?
Well, does ANYBODY want to tell a moronic blowhard like you ANYTHING?
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215937 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 12:52 |
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Matt L wrote:
> His condition could help to explain why DAD had such a schizophrenic
> feel to it after the first hour.
>
> Regards,
> Matt
Hey it could've been worse. He could've been caught with Eddie Murphy.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215938 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 13:57 |
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>Hey it could've been worse. He could've been caught with Eddie Murphy.
Or worse yet he could have been caught with Halle Berry dressed as
Eddie Murphy.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215940 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 14:01 |
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Matt L wrote:
> >Hey it could've been worse. He could've been caught with Eddie Murphy.
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> Or worse yet he could have been caught with Halle Berry dressed as
> Eddie Murphy.
I would like to be caught with Halle Berry dressed in anything......or
nothing. Whatever she likes is OK with me.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215941 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 14:04 |
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How about if Halle was dresed as Hiugh Grant?
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215950 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 17:00 |
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No wonder he pushed EON to dump JINX in favour of his proposed
BLOFELD: THE LAS VEGAS CHIFFON YEARS.
--
--Mac
"Vargas does not drink...does not smoke...does not make love.
What do you do, Vargas?"
"Vargas thinks the sunglasses were all wrong for that hat."
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215962 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 18:16 |
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Mac wrote:
> No wonder he pushed EON to dump JINX in favour of his proposed
> BLOFELD: THE LAS VEGAS CHIFFON YEARS.
> --
> --Mac
>
> "Vargas does not drink...does not smoke...does not make love.
> What do you do, Vargas?"
>
> "Vargas thinks the sunglasses were all wrong for that hat."
The sad thing is that this guy's career directing big-budget films is
probably over after this. Now he'll have to get jobs directing REAL
"XXX" movies.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215965 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 18:52 |
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>Now he'll have to get jobs directing REAL
>"XXX" movies.
He could be the star, you know..."Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my
close-up."
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215969 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 19:08 |
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Mark wrote:
> >Now he'll have to get jobs directing REAL
> >"XXX" movies.
>
> He could be the star, you know..."Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my
> close-up."
True. It's to BIZARRE not to joke about.
Top Five Lee Tamahori Porno Film Titles:
"Bi Another Day"
"Hymens Are Forever"
"On Her Majesty's Secret Cervix"
"Thunderballs" (Of couse)
And the number one Lee Tamahori Porno Film Title:
Is STILL called "Octopussy"
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215973 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 19:55 |
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Dr. Yes, Yes, Omigod Yesssss!
First Rush Her, Then Love
Goldpecker or Goldcock or Goldweenie or Golddick
One could go on and on.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215974 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 19:56 |
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JHause wrote:
> The sad thing is that this guy's career directing big-budget films is
> probably over after this. Now he'll have to get jobs directing REAL
> "XXX" movies.
I'm not so sure. Tamahori is gay and likes cross-dressing. Not that
big a deal given the territory (see Murphy, Grant et al). Victor Salva
bounced back from MUCH worse.
--
--Mac
"Vargas does not drink...does not smoke...does not make love.
What do you do, Vargas?"
"Vargas knows the Euro lottery jackpot is his. The person who
actually wins it just doesn't."
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215977 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 20:05 |
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JHause, Mac:
> > The sad thing is that this guy's career directing big-budget films is
> > probably over after this. Now he'll have to get jobs directing REAL
> > "XXX" movies.
>
> I'm not so sure. Tamahori is gay and likes cross-dressing. Not that
> big a deal given the territory (see Murphy, Grant et al). Victor Salva
> bounced back from MUCH worse.
Since he's not the guy in front of the camera and he doesn't really
have a public image to damage, I think he'll get through this. (Hey,
Polanski's still working, right?) I suspect the worst he'll have to
put up with will be a lot of sniggering...
Best
Phil
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215981 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 21:17 |
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It would have been an issue if he'd ever made a decent film in America.
Hollywood won't be shedding tears losing hs "talent"
"phil.gerrard [at] ntlworld.com" <phil.gerrard1 [at] ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:1138993542.187194.72320 [at] g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> JHause, Mac:
>
>> > The sad thing is that this guy's career directing big-budget films is
>> > probably over after this. Now he'll have to get jobs directing REAL
>> > "XXX" movies.
>>
>> I'm not so sure. Tamahori is gay and likes cross-dressing. Not that
>> big a deal given the territory (see Murphy, Grant et al). Victor Salva
>> bounced back from MUCH worse.
>
> Since he's not the guy in front of the camera and he doesn't really
> have a public image to damage, I think he'll get through this. (Hey,
> Polanski's still working, right?) I suspect the worst he'll have to
> put up with will be a lot of sniggering...
>
> Best
>
> Phil
>
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215982 ] |
Fr, 03 Februar 2006 21:46 |
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JHause wrote:
> Mark wrote:
> > >Now he'll have to get jobs directing REAL
> > >"XXX" movies.
> >
> > He could be the star, you know..."Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my
> > close-up."
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> True. It's to BIZARRE not to joke about.
>
> Top Five Lee Tamahori Porno Film Titles:
Tamawhorey, surely?
fr.
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| Re: DAD UPDATE: N. Zealand filmmaker arrested in drag in US prostitution sting [message #215991 ] |
Sa, 04 Februar 2006 01:59 |
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Jabei wrote:
> It would have been an issue if he'd ever made a decent film in America.
> Hollywood won't be shedding tears losing hs "talent"
To look at it another way, if Tamahori does lose work in Hollywood as a
result of this incident, perhaps he's the one who shouldn't be shedding
any tears. IMHO he's one of many formerly promising non-American
directors who haven't achieved anything near their best since starting
to work in commercial American cinema (John Woo, George Sluzier,
Wolfgang Petersen, etc, etc).
Hollywood doesn't exactly shed tears about much anyway, apart from at
awards ceremonies and when reading balance sheets....
Best
Phil
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