I guess there’s something here in America called the “Fox Reality Show Awards”. I’ve never seen it, nor do I care to, but I just found some footage on Digg of somebody getting his ass handed to him by Danny Bonaduce. Enjoy.
And he may face serious criminal charges for it.
Maybe he wasn’t so clever after all.
Watched the replay of this on Youtube.com and TMZ yesterday.
Never been a fan of Bonaduce, didn’t watch the Partridge Family show. But of late I’ve gained some respect for him.
He acted, IMO, very appropriately considering the ass-clown jumping on him and dry humping him without warning. Simply helped on over. Blame Fairplays own stupidity and gravity for his injuries.
Look for it to be thrown out of court.
Oh, right, so we’re blaming gravity now!
Invade gravity! Bring freedom to the mass!
Couldn’t Danny claim self-defense in this case if it ever went to court?
My IT team at work has prohibited access to the video and related stuff, so I don’t know exactly what transpired. But, in general, one probably does not have a legal right to punch someone in the face for making snotty remarks or even humping on one’s leg like a dog (if that’s what he did).
Was the guy physically attacking Danny, trying to injure him, or was he just engaging in stupid TV/Hollywood/celebrity silliness and/or trying to humiliate Danny? If it was the latter, you may recall what your mom once told you: “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me.” Even if someone says your momma’s a sleazy whore, one has no legal right to punch him in the face. It may feel like the manly or correct thing at the time, but it’s felony battery.
To initiate a criminal case, the prosecutor must evaluate the facts and the law, conclude that in this case the suspect (Danny) did in fact violate the law, the facts are strong enough to support a case against him, and the circumstances warrant bringing a case against him (ie., it was not too trivial, he should be taught a lesson for his wrongdoing, a societal message needs to be sent, it would not be politically wrong to press charges, etc.). Prosecutors are only human and the test is not completely objective, but in general they’ll only press charges if it appears that the suspect did violate the law and lacks a complete legal defense. But, if a prosecutor does press charges and Danny has to appear in court, you better believe his attorney will make all sorts of excuses for his behavior.
As I said, I haven’t seen what happened exactly, but I was only saying maybe he’s not so clever, because it could be a real pain in the ass having to go through the legal process and if he’s actually forced to spend some time in jail or is convicted of a felony, that would really suck and I would think even he will admit it was a mistake to respond as he did, in light of the consequences suffered. But, only time will tell what fate he faces.
MT: Unknown guy 2 playfully jumped onto unknown guy 2, silly but pretty harmless. Unknown guy 2 threw unknown guy 1 over his head who landed face first on the floor breaking several teeth.
OK I watched it.
I think the other guy was a Survivor contestant called “Johnny Fairplay” who famously (if you follow survivor) engineered his longevity in the game by getting a friend to come on the show and lie about a family member dying. The other contestants gave him sympathy and he used it to get to the final 2 or 3.
We everyone found out the truth, his name was mud. I’m assuming that is why the crowd was booing, and that display of humping on Danny is fairly typical of the sort of thing he’d do to wind people up - his trademark in-your-face style.
I don’t believe Danny intended to hurt the guy. In fact, if someone did that to me, I’d laugh it off for the first 5 seconds or so, but any longer than that and I would have probably done the same thing.
He landed badly.
It was his choice to jump up 4-5 feet and dry hump the guy. His target responded in kind. He fell, got hurt. Too bad.
Now there is a lawsuit? Which country did this happen in?
Ok, I watched it. Doesn’t give me new respect for Bonaduce. They both look like idiots to me. But apparently there won’t be any criminal case.
[quote]Danny Bonaduce won’t face charges for giving former “Survivor” contestant Johnny Fairplay a face-plant on stage at an awards show.
A charge evaluation document released by the district attorney’s office Friday said there was “insufficient evidence” to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Bonaduce committed battery because Fairplay “initiated contact and acted offensively.”
Fairplay, 33, said he underwent 2 1/2 hours of dental surgery after Bonaduce tossed him over his shoulders at the Fox Reality Channel’s Really Awards on Tuesday.
The evaluation worksheet said Fairplay jumped on Bonaduce, “wrapped his arms and legs around the suspect and thrust his pelvis into the suspect’s body.”
Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Boxer wrote that Bonaduce did not intentionally injure Fairplay and his “actions fell within the realm of self-defense.”[/quote]
People watch this crap? And a studio audience? Wow.
Where’s the values debate when you really need one?
And todays news…
[quote]
Prosecutor says Danny Bonaduce won’t be charged after ‘Survivor’ incident
5 hours ago
LOS ANGELES - Danny Bonaduce will not be charged with battery for tossing “Survivor” contestant Jonny Fairplay to the stage during an award show this week.
Fairplay jumped on Bonaduce at the Fox Reality Channel award show Tuesday night. Bonaduce tossed Fairplay over his shoulders, sending him face-first onto the stage. He reportedly lost one tooth and broke another.
But prosecutors said Bonaduce won’t be charged because Fairplay “initiated contact and acted offensively.”
According to a district attorney’s report, Bonaduce’s actions “fell within the realm of self-defence.”
Fairplay, a former wrestler whose real name is Jon Dalton, came in third on the 2003 CBS show “Survivor: Pearl Islands” but was roundly condemned by viewers for concocting a lie that his grandmother was dead to win sympathy from competitors.
Bonaduce, 48, the centre of the 2005 reality show “Breaking Bonaduce” that detailed his efforts to repair his marriage and recover from alcohol and other problems, most recently has been co-hosting Adam Carolla’s radio show. He first became a star at age 10 on “The Partridge Family.”
Canadian Press[/quote]
…they really should be careful using the term ‘tossing’… 
Don’t all those reality TV shows talk about tossing people off the show anyway.
I’ve seen fools before (even played the role myself on occassion), but those two take the cake.