RSSSicko, Michael Moore, Faces US Treasury Probe for Travels to Cuba
Michael Moore’s latest “Sicko” stunt to Cuba has seemed to land the controversial 
movie director in some hot water with the US Treasury Department. It appears that Michael Moore did not get permission to go to Cuba and may have violated the US trade embargo restricting travel to Cuba. Oops. But of course its a Right Wing conspiracy against Moore. Laws be damed.
The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control notified Moore in a letter dated May 2 that it was conducting a civil investigation for possible violations of the U.S. trade embargo restricting travel to Cuba. A copy of the letter was obtained Tuesday by the AP.
“This office has no record that a specific license was issued authorizing you to engage in travel-related transactions involving Cuba,” Dale Thompson, OFAC chief of general investigations and field operations, wrote in the letter to Moore.
The letter noted that Moore applied Oct. 12, 2006, for permission to go to Cuba “but no determination had been made by OFAC.” Moore sought permission to travel there under a provision for full-time journalists, the letter said.
According to the letter, Moore was given 20 business days to provide OFAC with such information as the date of travel and point of departure; the reason for the Cuba trip and his itinerary there; and the names and addresses of those who accompanied him, along with their reasons for going. (Yahoo News)
Read the letter to Michael Moore from the Department of Treasury at The Smoking Gun.
Of course Michael Moore is quick to have a response to his persecution by the Bush Administration. Funny thing that he could find no persecution of the Cuban people by Fidel Castro when he was in Cuba. Michael Moore’s selective persecution, who’s the SICKO?
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Debbie Schlussel, Why Not Charlize Theron?
Posted May 10, 2007 by Scared Monkeys boycott, Celebrity, Crime, Hollywood, Media, Travel, World | 8 comments |
Paris Hilton … “The Prison Life” … Sentenced to 45 Days in Jail
Coming soon to a jail near you … “Paris Hilton, The Prison Life.”
(Paris Hilton practicing how to tunnel out of prison)
Could this reality show be far away? However, for socialite Paris Hilton this matter is going to be more than a staged reality show … It will be a personal reality. Paris Hilton was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation. One would think that this may be the first time in 26 years of life that Paris has ever been punished for anything.
However, like so many celebrities this bad behavior will most likely be spun into some type of badge of honor. When asked about her upcoming 45 days in jail, we wonder whether Paris referred to it as “hot” or not?
(What it might look like on June 5, 2007 on Paris’ first day of jail)
More from TMZ, Middle Earth Journal and Talk Left
Paris Hilton Going to Jail for 45 Days
As a city prosecutor said during closing arguments that Hilton deserved jail time, Hilton’s mother, Kathy, laughed. When the judge ruled, Kathy Hilton then blurted out: “May I have your autograph?”
Paris Hilton looked forward and didn’t speak to news media as she left court. Her mother looked upset.
When a reporter asked what she thought of the judge’s decision, a visibly angry Kathy Hilton responded: “What do you think? This is pathetic and disgusting, a waste of taxpayer money with all this nonsense. This is a joke.”
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Ann Althouse, Was that equal justice for Paris Hilton?
Prosecutors Want Jail Time For Paris Hilton … I Sense a Prison Flick (Update: Sentenced to Jail) … “The Prison Life”
Why does the though of Paris Hilton in jail seem more like a bad movie script she 
would pursue, rather than real life? Call it Paris Hilton in Chains … or the Hilton Crowbar Hotel. Prosecutors want to give Paris Hilton jail time for violating her parole. The LA City attorney, Rocky Delgadillo, said “Hilton is being treated the same as anyone else”. Ok, can we stop laughing now. Who honestly believes Paris Hilton will ever see the inside of a jail, unless she is filming another private video to be released on the internet for more publicity?
Paris Hilton will have a very unglamorous new address if prosecutors get their way: the Los Angeles County jail. The city attorney’s office filed documents in Superior Court recommending the hotel heiress and TV star be jailed for 45 days for violating terms of her probation for an alcohol-related reckless driving conviction.
Prosecutors also want Hilton to stay away from alcohol for 90 days and wear a monitoring device that will chart whether she complies. And they are seeking to have her license suspended for an additional four months. (Yahoo News)
Since jail time is really not an option for the heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune maybe our readers can come up with a more fitting punishment for the troubled and always seemingly in the news for all the wrong reasons Paris Hilton.
Read court documents from TMZ.
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Glosslip, “it takes a serious karmic slap to the head to get a clue”.
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Celebrity Warship, Paris Hilton (Hopefully) Jail-Bound
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A Socialite Life, “Please, whatever deity might actually exist, make this happen. Put her in jail”.
UPDATE I: Paris Hilton Sentenced to 45 days in Jail
I have to admit this sentence comes as a shock. There is justice.
A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress’ famous high life.
Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, must go to jail on June 5 and she will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing.
The judge ruled that she was in violation of the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.
“I’m very sorry and from now on I’m going to pay complete attention to everything. I’m sorry and I did not do it on purpose at all,” she told the judge before he announced the sentence. (Fox News)
UPDATE II: Just say Jail, Baby … The Prison Life
The only bad part about Paris Hilton off to the slammer is we all know that she will use this prison time as a way to market herself …
Instead of Paris Hilton … The Simple Life, it will be Paris Hilton … Prison Life.
The Hollywood Movie Machine … So You Want to be in the Movies, Now Its a Reality.
Imagine playing Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca? Or dream you are Judy Garland in The Wizard of OZ or more recently, any one of the numerous characters from The Lord of the Rings? Think it is impossible, not any more. Thanks to an innovative and amazing new video experience, The Hollywood Movie Machine. You too can be a star.
(Hollywood Movie Machine, retail version)
The Hollywood Movie Machine is the brainchild of Dennis Fountaine and Jamie Day. After about three years of putting in their due diligence, the once small idea has now developed a life of its own. As Jamie Day stated, “we wanted to be able to provide the opportunity to put people in the movies and provide them with their 15 minutes of fame.” Jamie also said they wanted to create a family friendly product as well, “what a great way for parents and their children to spend time together, The Hollywood Movie Machine provides a great outlet for the entire family to be involved in an activity at home.”
You can be your favorite star for a day and get your 15 minutes of fame without having to have an embarrassing video pop up on You Tube that requires more explaining than fame. However, in this case with The Hollywood Movie Machine Experience you can replay your 15 minutes of fame over and over again.
The Hollywood Movie Machineâ„¢ makes it possible for the consumer to magically appear on-screen as if they actually are that famous actor, singer or celebrity – granting them their very own 15 Minutes of Fame.
Through a fun and interactive “Hollywood Movie Making Experience”, a participant’s face and voice electronically replaces the original performer’s face and voice in a clip from a variety of famous Movies, TV Programs, Music Videos, Cartoons, or even Video Games.
Each participant’s expressions, movements, and words are captured live and in real time as they see themselves on-screen becoming the actor or singer from their chosen Movieoke Clipâ„¢. (Hollywood Movie Machine)
(Hollywood Movie Machine Home prototype)
The Hollywood Movie Machine will come in a retail and home version. However, it does not stop there. Larry Garrison, President of Silvercreek is developing the concept for a reality TV series and a feature based on The Hollywood Movie Machine. Move over, American Idol … The Hollywood Movie Machine Reality “SCREEN TEST” is coming. For all those individuals who participate in reality series to gain fame and fortune or their 15 minutes within the music industry, one for acting is right around the corner. Imagine being discovered by those in the movie industry, this reality TV show is the next big reality show vehicle to do just that.
Larry Garrison known as “The NewsBreaker” and also of President of SilverCreek Entertainment in Los Angeles, CA is in development of a reality series and a feature based on “The Hollywood Movie Machine.” Pixie Monroe has been tapped for casting. Garrison states that The Hollywood Movie Machine will sweep the nation in movie theatres and malls, and equates the home version to be a family oriented innovation for young and old alike.
Dante Grayson has been instrumental in making Jamie and Dennis’s dream come true. He has worked aiding in financing the development of the machines. He has also been influential on the series and feature, and will work producing with his company and Executive Producer Larry Garrison.
The Hollywood Movie Machine idea and concept has been a work in process. Obviously in the visual world we live in and the advent of reality TV, the people behind the Hollywood Movie Machine are really on to something. When asked what was the most difficult part of the process was Jamie stated, “finding the right movie clip. One that is memorable to a movie, yet one that does not have a tremendous amount of head movement.” She also stated that they are in talks with numerous movie studios for the licensing rights for film usage. Jamie stated, “right now anyone could become Fay Wray from the original 1933 King Kong or Carry Grant, Eva Marie Saint or James Mason from Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest.”
The Hollywood Movie Machine, great for the family, entertainment for all ages, providing you with your moment of fame and soon to be a TV acting reality series.
The Hollywood Movie Machine asks, “Are you ready for YOUR Close-Up?”
For more Information & Publicity contact:
Larry Garrison
President
SilverCreek Entertainment
805-370-3630
Posted March 28, 2007 by Scared Monkeys Business, Celebrity, Fun, Hollywood, Technology, Toys | 12 comments |
Leonardo DiCaprio … A Global Warming One Hit “documentary” Wonder
Does Hollywood have a problem with fresh movie ideas? Seems the Hollywood liberal left does with documentaries. Fresh of grovelling over Al Gore’s Oscar winning moment with “An Inconvenient Truth,” looks like Leo is going to make his own documentary on global warming. We wonder what Leo’s inconvenient energy bill looks like.
I wonder if Leo is going to include that February, 2007 was the 34th coolest in 113 years. Don’t let facts get in the way of a documentary. Maybe Leo’s documentary will be about the impending Ice Age.
Just some more of those liberal left hypocrisies.
