Spielberg series sued for haircut

[ben_j_davis]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4820582.stm

I dont know, the age we live in now. Famous movie Directors cutting a poor innocent girls hair. Its disgusting, hope the family get a squillion billion dollars compensation for this vile act of depravity.

 

[The_TailGunner]

^^^ lol

they have probably conveniently forgotten the disclaimer they would have had to sign before their daughter could be in the show...

 

[JollyGreen]

To be fair, this is quite a wildly held custom, I believe the seikhs observe it, and if you've spent your entire life growing your hair specially for a ceremony, and then somebody comes along and cuts it off without consulting your parents, it's not on.

Though the sheer sum of the damages is a bit ridiculous...

 

[dirtydog]

Mr Ponce

lol how apt that is.

 

[Melm0]

Why didn't she tell them not to cut her hair?

 

[rG-tom]

To be fair, this is quite a wildly held custom, I believe the seikhs observe it, and if you've spent your entire life growing your hair specially for a ceremony, and then somebody comes along and cuts it off without consulting your parents, it's not on.

Though the sheer sum of the damages is a bit ridiculous...

urmm she could've said no, and refused? :s

Tom.

 

[iCraig]

Didn't occur to the girl to say "wait, no, religion, bad, scissors down"

 

[Phantom]

Why didn't she tell them not to cut her hair?

they offered her some sweeties and asked her to come with them? to be honest i blame the parents for not teaching her the do's and don'ts. at her age too... bah!

 

[Melm0]

Didn't occur to the girl to say "wait, no, religion, bad, scissors down"

That's what's confusing me...

Surely she knew that she shouldn't let them cut her hair?

Phantom: I saw that ninja edit

 

[Phantom]

Phantom: I saw that ninja edit

sshhh... no you didnt, you only think you did

 

[JollyGreen]

urmm she could've said no, and refused? :s

Tom.

Yes because at aged 8 I'm sure all kids are absolutely sure of themselves and willing to oppose an adults will.

I mean lets face it, if a kiddie gets felt up by a paedofile, she should have said no.

(this does sound like a huge case of tabloidism I agree, but I believe the parallels I'm drawing are still fair).

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

Its only hair, ffs, it'll grow back!

 

[JollyGreen]

Its only hair, ffs, it'll grow back!

It's a religious thing though, you can't judge its worth by our values.

 

[dirtydog]

It's a religious thing though, you can't judge its worth by our values.

Well Mr Ponce (lol) should have said something to the film producers before handing his daughter over perhaps, if it was that big a deal to him.

 

[HEADRAT]

It's a religious thing though, you can't judge its worth by our values.

Obviously Mr Ponce can quantify it:-

£142,000 for emotional distress
£43,000 in damages

he must be deeply religous

HEADRAT

 

[dirtydog]

Obviously Mr Ponce can quantify it:-

£142,000 for emotional distress
£43,000 in damages

he must be deeply religous

HEADRAT

Or just deeply litigious

 

[HEADRAT]

Or just deeply litigious

Booya! <dirtydog wins the Monday morning spinning bowtie award>

HEADRAT

 

[Le_Petit_Lapin]

It's a religious thing though, you can't judge its worth by our values.

Worthless IMHO.

 

[NokkonWud]

Spielberg didn't do it himself, he wasn't even present, it's just a show he produces, not directs.

The girl was old enough to say something, personally I think what they are asking for in 'emotional distress' is nothing short of a joke.

 

[norm]

What better way to get publicity than to have a pending lawsuit which will no doubt be settled out-of-court.

Big PR spin.