Madam to name high-level NFL client on Dr. Phil - Page 2

Vikes99ej · 12-06-2012, 03:56 PM

It's probably Aaron Rodgers.

Caulibflower · 12-06-2012, 03:59 PM

Eli. Manning.

WCH · 12-06-2012, 04:14 PM

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I could see Brett Favre. God forbid he isn't in the new for a extended period of time.

Favre was actually my first thought. Good God, my inner child is really hoping that it's not Favre.

Rosebud · 12-06-2012, 04:19 PM

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Defamation laws are different when public figures are involved. If someone is constantly in the public eye, standards are adjusted, so it would be increasingly difficult and tedious to pursue a legal matter as far as slander/libel/defamation goes. That's why politicians can have smear campaigns to mislead voters on the character of their opposing party member. She can pretty much say "so and so comes here any given number of times" and if so and so wanted to sue, he'd have to prove without a reasonable doubt that he was NOT there and that his character was defamed and how much it was defamed and the value on that, and that their actions were done with malice.

There's exceptions from libel and slander laws when it's about politics. Those don't apply to all public figures.

Timbathia · 12-06-2012, 04:20 PM

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Hookers are cool.

It is just beyond absurd that brothels arent legal all over the country.

descendency · 12-06-2012, 04:27 PM

I'm just wondering if the player/executive is/was married at the time.

bearsfan_51 · 12-06-2012, 04:28 PM

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It is just beyond absurd that brothels arent legal all over the country.

True that. If an adult is willing to put a pineapple in her rear for 50 bucks, that's nobody's business but hers (or his, don't discriminate)

MetSox17 · 12-06-2012, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Rosebud

There's exceptions from libel and slander laws when it's about politics. Those don't apply to all public figures.

Public figures are public figures regardless of their status in politics, i was just using the politics thing as an example.

Rosebud · 12-06-2012, 04:41 PM

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Public figures are public figures regardless of their status in politics, i was just using the politics thing as an example.

They are, but legally political speech is different from all other types of speech and thus you can not be sued for libel or slander in the world of politics. You can however be sued for libel or slander of other public figures, although as you correctly pointed out the standard is different than it is for private citizens. That's why political campaigns can straight up lie about whatever they want.

bam bam · 12-06-2012, 04:53 PM

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It'll blow us away I'm guessing, some name that none of us expected.

A man getting some sex? Perhaps behind his ugly and aged wife's back? Yea, that will really blow me away. Yawn.

descendency · 12-06-2012, 04:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Vikes99ej

It's probably Aaron Rodgers.

Maybe he should have done the discount double check to comb through his policy with his madam to check for being a dumb ****.

Don Vito · 12-06-2012, 05:09 PM

Brady or Rex or both

falloutboy14 · 12-06-2012, 05:09 PM

I recall when Vilma sued Goodell (I think it was for defamantion), that Vilma would have to prove that Goodell knowingly lied. That Goodell knew Vilma did not offer the bounty, but said he did regardless. So, presumably the NFL would have to prove the same to win a lawsuit.

Bengalsrocket · 12-07-2012, 12:48 AM

WCH originally said when the nfl threatens to sue.

I don't know that this possible, but the NFL is run by 32 extremely rich men who all have a vested interest in keeping the league's image in good shape. I'm sure they can throw enough money at this problem to find a solution, even if it just means threatening to tie her up in court forever.

Of course that may not be worth all the trouble if she is just going to name 2 people that they're willing to throw under the bus. I assume right off the bat that no one cares about the former player. But if they can figure out who the executive is before she announces it, they may decide he's worth saving and fix the problem.