Nicolas Cage, You Ignorant Slut

Actually I don't think that really has anything to do with anything, but haven't you ever wanted to use that phrase in a sentence without just actually quoting it in the context of the show? If you don't know what show I am referring to, wait for a comment and it will explain all to you. Actually, what I think Nicolas Cage is, is a jerk who has a problem with even the slightest negative thing said about him.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Kathleen Turner's new book. You can look at the posts here and here. Here is the offending statement about Nic Cage. "Everything Francis (Ford Coppola) wanted him (Cage) to do, he went against to show that he wasn't under his uncle's wing. "Which was ridiculous. Oh, that stupid voice of his and the fake teeth! Honestly, I cringe to think about it. He caused so many problems. He was arrested twice for drunk driving and, I think, once for stealing a dog. He'd come across a Chihuahua he liked and stuck it in his jacket."

And here is what Cage said to Page Six in response. "While I recall Kathleen Turner being a great lady and wonderful actress, the credibility of her biography and her memory is at stake . . . Fact credibility should have been exercised on (her) part."

Well today Nic filed a libel suit against Kathleen. There must be some truth to what Kathleen said because first of all her publishers wouldn't have printed it, and second Nic made the pansy ass move of suing in the UK. UK libel laws are much tougher than in the US so remember that next time you think the Sun or News of The World are just printing lies.

Nic's spokesperson said this: “The libel action follows false allegations that appear in the forthcoming autobiography. As legal proceedings have been commenced, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”

The main reasons why celebrities love to sue in the UK are that instead of Nic Cage having to prove something is libelous and mailicious as he would here in the US, in the UK it will be up to Kathleen Turner to prove that it was true. Malice does not even play a part in UK proceedings. These two items are unique to British law and combined with the outrageously high litigation costs in the UK, most people just give up quickly. It is so bad in the UK that even talking about the allegedly libelous article in print is itself libelous. So, the law basically stifles any kind of freedom of the press.

Nic Cage being the weak assed guy he is decided to avail himself of those laws because he doesn't believe in the rule of law in the country he calls home. He would much rather use the laws of a foreign country instead of the one that has given him everything. His here is allegedly Elvis. I say allegedly because the next thing you know he will sue me and say his hero is actually Big Bird or something. I don't think Elvis would have used the laws of a foreign country to defend his besmirched reputation, he would have just gone out and said, "hell yeah and I drove drunk and it was just a little sport stealing the chihuahua. Now go make me a peanut butter and banana sandwich, and remember to sprinkle it with those Vicodin. They give it a little crunch."