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I Hope He’s Got a Copy of Hudson Hawk
If you haven’t heard, scrapbooking has swept the nation! For the nostalgic blue-hair with some free time, a paper trimmer, and some decorative scissors, scrapbooking is the hottest thing since hackey sack. But it’s not just for old ladies in nursing homes with nothing better to do than memorialize the last 70 years of their hard-drinking, pill-popping, promiscuous ways. Now, even washed-up celebrities trying to reclaim their former glory are hitting the acid-free paper, so that they can prove to their grandchildren that they were once relevant.
Take Bruce Willis, for instance. He went the extra-mile and outsourced his scrapbooking plans to a childhood friend, Bruce DiMattia, who Willis housed and charged with organizing “private family photographs, videotapes, DVDs and films depicting Willis and his family members.” But if you’ve seen the “Entourage” episodes involving Vince’s childhood friend, Dom, you probably already know where this is going.
Yep, DiMattia pilfered the Shrek doll, stealing Willis’ keepsakes and putting together his own manuscript, threatening to expose to the entire world that Willis was once a celebrity of note unless Willis paid him $100,000 and a new car. But John McClane’s not one to give in to a shakedown, so Willis turned tables on DiMattia, bringing a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages and asking for the return of Willis’ private mementos.
