heh...eminem judge raps her decision

[appleseed]

Eminem 'bully' is rapped
20 October 2003
A million-dollar lawsuit against rapper Eminem was dismissed by a US judge who concluded her ruling with a rap verse.

Sanitation engineer DeAngelo Bailey, who attended school with the star, alleged he was defamed as a bully in his song Brain Damage.

In court, Judge Deborah Servitto rapped:

'Mr Bailey complained his rep is trash, so he's seeking compensation in the form of cash.

'Bailey thinks he's entitled to some monetary gain, because Eminem used his name in vain.

'The lyrics are stories no one would take as fact, they're an exaggeration of a childish act.

'It is therefore this court's ultimate position, that Eminem is entitled to summary disposition.'

While Mr Bailey is specifically named in the song, Eminem lawyer Peter Peacock told the court that previously he seemed to be ecstatic over his name being used in the CD and even told his friends about it.

Judge Servitto, from Michigan, ruled the lyrics were covered by the 'substantial truth doctrine' or contained the distortion and hyperbole of satire.

Both forms are protected by the US First Amendment.

[DaFunkyUnit]

[RoniMan]

this seems more like something one would see on judge judy

[ski]

or a Cheri Oteri skit on SNL of Judge Judy (even more outlandish)

[coleslaw]

Sounds more like a poem than a rap to me, unless they played some music in the background.

[Mike_N_Ike]

That's good to hear though. Just another example of somebody trying to use the justice system to leech off of somebody with talent. I'm sure he was ecstatic to hear his name on a CD and then 6 years later some prick came and told him he ought to be suing the guy for money because after all, he's rich. If I remember any of the lyrics of Brain Damage correctly, he sounded like a jerk anyways.

[eSDee]

everybody wants to be in show business