| Director sentenced to probation after prostitution sting [message #227630] |
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http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/bulletins/radionz/200602240935 /19fe1b08
Posted at 9:35am on 24 Feb 2006
Filmmaker Lee Tamahori has been sentenced to three years' probation and
ordered to help clean up Hollywood after he was arrested in drag during
a prostitution swoop.
Tamahori, 55, who directed Once Were Warriors, Mulholland Falls and the
James Bond film Die Another Day, was arrested in Hollywood on January
8=2E
He allegedly entered an undercover policeman's car while clad in
women's clothes and offered to perform a sex act for money, according
to Los Angeles police.
However, under a plea deal, Tamahori pleaded no contest to a charge of
criminal trespass in return for prosecutors dropping charges of
prostitution and loitering.
Tamahori, who was not in court for the hearing in Los Angeles, was
placed on 36 months' probation and ordered to perform 15 days of
community service for the Hollywood Beautification Project.
Copyright =A9 2006 Radio New Zealand
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| Re: Director sentenced to probation after prostitution sting [message #227631 ] |
Fr, 24 Februar 2006 02:06 |
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JHause wrote:
> Tamahori, who was not in court for the hearing in Los Angeles, was
> placed on 36 months' probation and ordered to perform 15 days of
> community service for the Hollywood Beautification Project.
I think those last three words are priceless given the reason that he
was arrested...
Best
Phil
(Thinking that the whole thing is very, very silly. Who, after all,
has been hurt? But that's another discussion for another forum.)
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| Re: Director sentenced to probation after prostitution sting [message #227692 ] |
Fr, 24 Februar 2006 18:31 |
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Holy shit! Three years probation for misdemeanor trespassing??? Here
in TN, we have something called pre-trial diversion for people with a
clean record. One wonders whether he had a previous history, given the
lengthy probation.
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