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Court TV: Guthrie Re: Chris Tucker 2 May 25 2005
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Air date: May 25 2005
Guthrie
-Tucker talked about a trip to Las Vegas where he was filing Rush Hour
-Tucker says the family was only supposed to stay a couple of days and stayed for "weeks"
-Tucker says the boys were terrors on the set
-Tucker says he felt sorry for the accuser so he let some of their behavior go and giving them the benefit of the doubt
-Tucker says people around him were saying the family was taking advantage of him
-Tucker says his brother told him this family way trying to move into his hotel room
-Tucker says, in retrospect, this was one of the things that made him become suspicious of the family
-Tucker says the mother made him uneasy and the whole family was overly effusive
-Tucker says the accuser himself called Tucker repeatedly trying to get that truck
-Tucker decided not to give it to them b/c of his mounting suspicions
-says things fizzled out after Tucker gave Jackson that warning in Miami
-Tucker says he was going through some of his old numbers trying to see who these numbers belonged to about a year ago and ended up calling the accuser
-Tucker says the accuser say "Oh, hi Chris!" and he heard a female voice in the background going "Get off that phone right now!"
Steven Skurka
-says this case isn't a "morality play"; this is a criminal case
-says whatever you think of Jackson as a person it is far different from what the prosecution is alleging in this case
-says lawyers and non-lawyers have a lot of questions about the prosecution's case
Court TV: Guthrie Re: Chris Tucker 3 May 25 2005
3
Air date: May 25 2005
Guthrie
-judge made a joke about Leno's monologue "Has anybody seen my gavel?"
-host says there seems to be a lack of respect for our criminal courts; says this is a molestation "case"
Steven Skurka
-says prosecutors should be cringing if there is a jovial atmosphere in the courtroom and people are laughing
-says that may translate to a acquittal
Fox News Live: David Schwartz May 25 2005 (short)
Air date: May 25 2005
David Schwartz short comments
-says is a celebrity trial, but it's a real trial
-says Mesereau didn't promise he was going to put Jackson on the stand
-says Jackson got to tell his story through that video
Court TV: Guthrie Re: Chris Tucker 2 May 25 2005
2
Air date: May 25 2005
Guthrie
-Tucker talked about a trip to Las Vegas where he was filing Rush Hour
-Tucker says the family was only supposed to stay a couple of days and stayed for "weeks"
-Tucker says the boys were terrors on the set
-Tucker says he felt sorry for the accuser so he let some of their behavior go and giving them the benefit of the doubt
-Tucker says people around him were saying the family was taking advantage of him
-Tucker says his brother told him this family way trying to move into his hotel room
-Tucker says, in retrospect, this was one of the things that made him become suspicious of the family
-Tucker says the mother made him uneasy and the whole family was overly effusive
-Tucker says the accuser himself called Tucker repeatedly trying to get that truck
-Tucker decided not to give it to them b/c of his mounting suspicions
-says things fizzled out after Tucker gave Jackson that warning in Miami
-Tucker says he was going through some of his old numbers trying to see who these numbers belonged to about a year ago and ended up calling the accuser
-Tucker says the accuser say "Oh, hi Chris!" and he heard a female voice in the background going "Get off that phone right now!"
Steven Skurka
-says this case isn't a "morality play"; this is a criminal case
-says whatever you think of Jackson as a person it is far different from what the prosecution is alleging in this case
-says lawyers and non-lawyers have a lot of questions about the prosecution's case
Court TV: Guthrie Re: Chris Tucker 3 May 25 2005
3
Air date: May 25 2005
Guthrie
-judge made a joke about Leno's monologue "Has anybody seen my gavel?"
-host says there seems to be a lack of respect for our criminal courts; says this is a molestation "case"
Steven Skurka
-says prosecutors should be cringing if there is a jovial atmosphere in the courtroom and people are laughing
-says that may translate to a acquittal
Fox News Live: David Schwartz May 25 2005 (short)
Air date: May 25 2005
David Schwartz short comments
-says is a celebrity trial, but it's a real trial
-says Mesereau didn't promise he was going to put Jackson on the stand
-says Jackson got to tell his story through that video