Saturday, April 29, 2006

The Boob Tube

(Tampa, Florida) In 2001, 16-year-old high-schooler Monica Pippin exposed her breasts during a spring break wet T-shirt contest. Some time later, neighbors called Monica's parents to say that their daughter's boobs are being shown on a Girls Gone Crazy video on the Playboy cable network. Not only that, but she won the contest.

However, as a consequence, an embarrassed Monica retained a lawyer and sued for a billion dollars (Yes, that's billion) which equates to about $50,000 for every video and pay-per-view sold. The case was filed in 2002 and is still being adjudicated, giving reason that the story is still in the news. Presumably, since Monica comes from a solid farm family, the enduring celebrity is probably not welcome.

I think it's safe to assume that this type of embarrassing eventuality occurs much more often than is reported. Infomercials for crazy girl videos appear throughout the cable channels despite the fact that most parents trust their little princesses to behave during spring break. Apparently, many don't.

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