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The scumbag who followed ESPN correspondent Erin Andrews from hotel to hotel videotaping her nude through keyholes has been convicted and is serving 30 months in jail. Now ESPN wants him to pay back every dime that they had to spend during this debacle.
Michael David Barrett plead guilty to staking Andrews last year, and began serving his time on May 3. When the video was released (and during the shitstorm that followed), ESPN spent a buttload of cash to beef up security for Erin Andrews. ESPN also claims they incurred losses “from assisting the government in its investigation.”
In total, ESPN wants Michael Barrett to pay back $327,442.27, the total that they say they’ve spent because of his douchebaggery.
A hearing is set for June 7.
Source: ESPN Demands $300k from Erin Andrews’ Stalker [TMZ]
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The disgusting (and illegal) voyeuristic inspiration that led to video of an unknowing Erin Andrews nude in a hotel room didn’t stop users from searching for the clip.
Some of those users, though, got bitten by a group of hackers who tricked thousands into downloading a virus they claimed was the video.
Taking advantage of what was a highly-searched topic over the weekend, many sites set up links advertising the video, even after ESPN, Andrews’ employer, and her lawyer put forth a strong legal effort to get all traces of the real video taken offline with threats towards anyone who published it.
Graham Cluley of the anti-virus software company Sophos told USA Today,
“Hackers are no slacks when it comes to taking advantage of a hot Internet search trend. And they have been quick to set up bogus Web pages claiming to contain the video footage of Ms. Andrews in her hotel room.”
Last week, rumors began to build that a nude video of Andrews — the popular sideline reporter for the sports media giant — existed, rumors that intensified when ESPN contacted a sports blog about removing the video even though no one had positively identified the woman as Andrews. On Friday, Andrews’ lawyer, Marshall B. Grossman, released a powerful statement confirming the rumors and promising action.
“While alone in the privacy of her hotel room, Erin Andrews was surreptitiously videotaped without her knowledge or consent. She was the victim of a crime and is taking action to protect herself and help ensure that others are not similarly violated in the future.
Although the perpetrator or perpetrators of this criminal act have not yet been identified, when they are identified she intends to bring both civil and criminal charges against them and against anyone who has published the material. We request respect of Erin’s privacy at this time, while she and her representatives are working with the authorities.”
The person(s) responsible for the video and its subsequent publication has yet to be identified.
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Mike Nadel was highly critical of Erin Andrews in a recent column entitled “Blonde bombshell can’t distract red-hot Cubs”. Nadel essentially called Andrews out for her outfit (which was “designed to accentuate her, um, positives”) and her behavior around the athletes (touching Alfonso Soriano‘s bicep), as well as the athletes behavior towards her (Lou Piniella asking her if she was “on a modeling assignment”).
Piniella was asking in a joking and complimentary manner, but there was nothing funny nor nice about Nadel’s column. Michael Rand (Randball!) caught up with Andrews to get her thoughts on his column and she was not impressed.
“I think my overall reaction is that it’s really sad that in 2008 … I have people watching every single move I make,” Andrews said. “When there’s a big game between the Cubs and Brewers going on, it’s sad that that’s what their focus is on. … And the last thing I had heard is that when you want to do a story on someone, you contact them.”
Frankly, I tend to agree with Andrews. But only in the sense that Nadel had no business attacking her personally with his column, especially without even speaking with her. Even though, according to his interview with Deadspin, he did not intend to do that (but rather to attack the “Erin Andrewsness” going on the world today), it still came off that way.
Now, to examine the other side of the coin, Andrews mentions that many of these athletes look at her like “a daughter”. Um, no. I am not buying that. Not that I believe Sweet Lou is trying to hit on Andrews, but I refuse to believe that all of these professional athletes are just buddy-buddy-buddy with EA and thinking strictly platonic thoughts.
So, in that sense Nadel is kind of right on. The problem is that there’s no real black and white answer to this debate. ESPN abuses Andrews to a degree by giving her as much attention as possible. Andrews is an attractive woman — albeit very good at what she does professionally — who wears clothes that occasionally accentuate her looks (although, in fairness, I find her to be a pretty conservative dresser). And players probably treat her more courteously because she’s attractive.
It is, unfortunately, how the world works a lot of the time. Neither Nadel or Andrews are 100% right or wrong. The nice thing about the little blog-war level tiff is that at least we get the issue shoved right in our collective face to actually discuss it — because it certainly merits at least that.
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