Jun 25 2009Perez Hilton sues Black Eyed Peas manager
The Black Eyed Peas' manager Polo Molina is being sued for punching Perez Hilton in the face at the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards Sunday night, according to the AP:
The celebrity blogger, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, sued the Peas' road manager in Los Angeles for battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress. He is seeking unspecified damages of more than $25,000.
"Perez Hilton was assaulted by the band's road manager because he would not agree to stop writing about the Black Eyed Peas on his Web site," Bryan Freedman, Hilton's lawyer, said in a statement. "Whether you love Perez or hate him, he is entitled to his freedom of speech without fear of physical violence. This lawsuit will make the statement that violence is never the answer."
Wait. I thought he got punched in the face for calling Will.I.am a "fucking faggot" not because he's a shining crusader of first amendment rights. I guess I missed the part where Perez and George Washington battled the King of England for the right to make it look like splooge is falling out of Britney's dress. Must've happen between all the Twitters.

Reader Comments
1. Mav - June 25, 2009 11:11 AM
Another example of the US's failed legal system.
2. chango666 - June 25, 2009 11:11 AM
What a dildo . . .
3. blp - June 25, 2009 11:12 AM
What a big cry baby nob jockey
4. blp - June 25, 2009 11:15 AM
Look at that smug face, how does anyone have the will power to not punch him when they're in the same room?
5. Bonanno - June 25, 2009 11:17 AM
True #1. Perez is a fucking loser, he just needs too stop with all his bullshit and move to Sacacama, South Africa.
6. Assbestos - June 25, 2009 11:17 AM
If I think really hard maybe he'll burst into flames...
7. schwimmer - June 25, 2009 11:21 AM
$25,000? Jesus Christ. In civilized countries, the amount would be somewhere around $1000.
8. Sandra - June 25, 2009 11:21 AM
lol...really? I found a place that many players are hoo king up with hot models, seems the big&tall club called: __BigTallS CoM___, do you hear this before?
9. Pat C. - June 25, 2009 11:21 AM
We need to support Perez. Otherwise the fucking faggots will take over the country. You'll see - next they'll be demanding fucking faggots be allowed to marry each other.
10. Matt - June 25, 2009 11:23 AM
He'll lose. What he said is called "fighting words"- words intended to provoke an altercation. They are not covered by freedom of speech.
11. chuck - June 25, 2009 11:24 AM
First off, this guy looks like he wants to be punched.
.. and he didn't get punched because he's gay, he got punched because he's a douche bag.
.. but he uses his sexual preference like lindsay lohan's parents used their children.
.. 2pac was shot 5 times in a recording studio and never once thought to press charges.
perez is a little whiny bitch and gives america a bad name.
12. quake - June 25, 2009 11:26 AM
You don't have to be a flaming retard to be gay and that stereotype is exactly why so many people are disturbed by gay marriage.
He isn't helping anyone.
13. Tim Gunn - June 25, 2009 11:27 AM
Sign the petition,
http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/RemovePerez
14. Jenny - June 25, 2009 11:29 AM
What a gigantic cry baby. Shut the fuck up already and move on. If this is the worst thing that happens to him, then he is having a truly great life.
Walk away, Perez. You may, MAY, have some dignity left if you let it go now.
15. Where's Mary Jo? - June 25, 2009 11:30 AM
Come on AIDS.....
16. Where's Mary Jo? - June 25, 2009 11:31 AM
Come on AIDS.....
17. Anonymous - June 25, 2009 11:33 AM
I sincerely hope this whining crybaby loses his website, is sued for millions, loses everything he has, is shunned by everyone, and slinks away completely humiliated, never to be heard from again. Not many people deserve it more than this clown.
18. Lauren - June 25, 2009 11:36 AM
You can't go around hitting people because they yelled at your or your buddy. What's with the atmosphere of victim blaming lately? This is the same reasoning that let's domestic abuse happen: We had a fight, she yelled something at me, so I hit her. It doesn't matter that here they are both men at a public venue; it's the same thing. Come on people, thinking is a good thing!
19. chris - June 25, 2009 11:37 AM
I'm sure he gets it a lot rougher from his dude loving all of the time. How did this guy ever get to be 'famous'? He represents all that is wrong with this country.
20. Cookereh - June 25, 2009 11:39 AM
I hate to inform Perez's lawyers, but Toronto is in a whole different country!
How can you sue someone in the states for something that happened in Canada?
Good luck with that, you moron.
21. joe blow - June 25, 2009 11:42 AM
This cocksucker is quickly replacing Spencer Pratt as the asshole I'd love to learn had been killed by an angry mob of flatulent sea lions.
AND WHY IS THIS PIECE OF SHIT FAMOUS??? HE'S A SCUMBAG WEB BLOGGER!!!!!
22. Toolboy - June 25, 2009 11:45 AM
#10-straight up, you got it.
If a man jumps into a polar bear enclosure wearing a thong made of bloody penguins and duct tape and proceeds to wiggle his ass in front of the bear's nose, yelling "fist my ass you coca cola selling homeless omnivore!!" Then he shouldn't be surprised to find a hairy dinner plate sized paw stuck in his ass at the end of the day. "Mr Zookeeper, what's that brown ring on that polar bear's wrist from?" "It's the high water mark kid, and yes it does smell like cedar chips"
23. pj - June 25, 2009 11:50 AM
@10 - 1st amendment is irrelevant because BEP manager was not a government actor
@20 - lawsuit may be possible, depending on jurisdiction rules, since BEP is probably a resident of LA county (of course, it will probably be removed on basis of forum non conveniens
that said, eff perez. the BEP manager should countersue for intentional infliction of emotional distress and defamation. he's got pretty good claims for both himself.
24. Max Planck - June 25, 2009 11:51 AM
$25,000 to punch this douchebag...does he accept Visa??
25. bUZZTOE - June 25, 2009 11:56 AM
Fidel Castro just called...he wants his favorite Ass-bandit home..Perez, you're still here?
26. RichPort's Ghost - June 25, 2009 11:56 AM
I swear he's a pair of kiwis short of a fruit basket.
27. insecthero - June 25, 2009 11:56 AM
I love how his lawyer says "Whether you love Perez or hate him..."
Which basically means "Yes, I know that my client is the biggest fucking douche in America..."
28. Inmate #2648927 - June 25, 2009 12:00 PM
Mom...he hit me!
29. dejvf - June 25, 2009 12:02 PM
hate to tell you perez but screaming in someones face calling them a fucking faggot is violence.
and you do seem to think thats an acceptable answer.
lawsuit dismissed.
lol.
30. norton - June 25, 2009 12:08 PM
Why hasn't someone shut down his stupid web site yet?
Seriously, isn't there a hacker out there with skills?
31. Funeral Guy - June 25, 2009 12:09 PM
Words cannot express how much I hate this fucking homo.
32. Kaelith - June 25, 2009 12:09 PM
The lawsuit, if won, would also make the statement that calling someone a "fucking faggot" will earn you $25k as long as you take a punch. So, no. Don't think so.
33. theantiyou - June 25, 2009 12:10 PM
18. Where's you're outrage for will i am's victim status? In Canada what mario said to him is considered a HATE CRIME. Mario also slandered will i am on top of that by initially claiming that he was the one who assaulted him.
People aren't saying that what his manager did wasn't illegal, they are saying that mario instigated the situation, hurled hate speech to incite a reaction, and then cried when he got said reaction.
Mario is a sociopath who has set the gay rights movement back years. He purposely ruined a man's career for use of the very same hate speech that he himself used against will i am. The fact that he was hit does not negate and should not distract from his actions and that's exactly what he's using his "victim status" for.
34. TheTruthAboutDildos - June 25, 2009 12:17 PM
TRUTH! Perez Hilton make 300K a month. Drawing penises and cum lines on photos. TRUTH!
35. El Franco - June 25, 2009 12:20 PM
I don't like the guy AT ALL, but the fact is that, in a civilized society, it is absolutely uncapptable to respond to comments with a physical assault. Mr. Lavandeira is absolutely right in suing the person who assaulted him. As anyone else is and should do.
36. CrunchPop - June 25, 2009 12:22 PM
So he's fat, gay and Mexican.
3 strikes & you're out, fucker.
37. Yank and wank they rhyme for a reason - June 25, 2009 12:25 PM
Oh God its a publicity stunt, and as I am pro legalising gay marriage I am all for Perez using this as a way to get publicity.
38. Craig - June 25, 2009 12:26 PM
15 minutes of fame on the backs of other peoples pain. PH is a bottom feeder and deserves to spend more time with his own kind. Lawyers! What he did was a crime. He assaulted the BEP manager and should be charged. He incited this man and in doing so, it is not protected Free Speech. He should be charged with a hate crime and sentenced to be cornholed in some disease ridden jail. Another instance of the homosexual agenda being forced down our throat and I am sick of it. Live and let live but don't tell me how to live and what I should accept. If you want to be a pervert, do it in the privacy of your own home, not in front of my kids or you are bound to get an ass whoopin and not one you will enjoy.
39. norton - June 25, 2009 12:27 PM
If will.i.am is smart he will sue for slander, defamation, verbal abuse and a hate crime.
Additionally I hope he sues Mario right into bankruptcy.
40. frv - June 25, 2009 12:30 PM
i hope the judge rules that perez deserves to be punched again.
41. Yank and wank they rhyme for a reason - June 25, 2009 12:34 PM
@37 just make sure you never get turned on by seeing 2 women together then. I am sick of this hypocrisy about homosexuality being perverted, when there is scarcely a straight man alive who doesn't get aroused by seeing two women together. I have had so many men asking me if they can watch, and couples asking if I will sleep with their ugly fat wife (UGH) I don't get turned on by straight sex, so why do almost 100% of you straight perverts male and sometimes get turned on by seeing two women.
Gay marriage - it's gonna happen, it's already happened in many of the other more advanced less ignorant developed world countries, it's like the smoking in public laces ban, it's GONNA happen, you lot can bitch and whine but it's gonna happen.
42. jayla - June 25, 2009 12:35 PM
homosayswhat?
43. jayla - June 25, 2009 12:35 PM
homosayswhat? Gotcha.
44. kerri - June 25, 2009 12:40 PM
#33 totally agree with you...Lauren - wake the hell up.
i won't reiterate but i do want to add a couple things.
this guy is the worst human being on the planet. he outs gay people before they are ready. my sister came out recently and it was EXTREMELY difficult and emotional for her, my family, our friends. if someone had been publicly (say on facebook) calling her a lesbian you better believe i would have violently attacked said person. how Perez has NOT been punched out before is beyond me. he insults women, men, young girls, babies!!! (adam sandlers toddler for gosh sakes). how has Jennifer Aniston not hired someone to take him out? or Bruce Willis for his daughters sake? Or the 1000s of other celebs he constantly insults?? he keeps saying "this isn't Karma". Open your eyes douche bag - THIS IS KARMA. and i am sure there is a lot more of that coming your way.
can some computer hacker genius please knock his site down????
FINALLY i have zero respect for anyone that advertises on his site.
That's all i have said my peace.
45. havoc - June 25, 2009 12:41 PM
I walked up to Will.I.am and said "I wanna corn-hole your mama" and he didn't do anything.
I think it"s just Perez......
.
46. Craig - June 25, 2009 12:44 PM
Bitch and Wine. Now thats the way God intended it.
BTW, I do in fact support civil unions and the providing benefits to partners. Just don't call it marriage.
47. kmm - June 25, 2009 12:48 PM
will i am should sue him for slander.
48. FromOutofFrakkinNoWhere - June 25, 2009 12:58 PM
Perez is taking action like the big sorry ass pussy he is.
I real man would have punched back, not start a sissy drama queen rant on twitter.
But then Perez is not a man.
49. Venom - June 25, 2009 12:59 PM
Please take this to court Perez, please do.
At the end of the trial you will have to pay money not Polo.
Perez, no one likes you, no one.
50. JB - June 25, 2009 1:02 PM
I agree with #18. I mean, seriously, have you ever listened to a Black Eyed Peas song? They should be used to getting called these kinda names by now. Case is point, "Where is the Love". Google it.
51. Hunter - June 25, 2009 1:02 PM
That line about Perez and George Washington is the funniest thing I've ever read.
52. JB - June 25, 2009 1:05 PM
@35 You are on the wrong site, douchebag. The skinhead sites are a different URL entirely. But I guess you'd have to be literate to know that, huh? BTW, this "Polo" that hit Perez is hispanic as well. But again, I digress.
53. Anon - June 25, 2009 1:10 PM
#40
so you know every man alive?
And as a gay woman you know how a man thinks?
Straight women don't have a clue so what makes you such an expert?
You shouldn't comment on something when you don't have enough experience on the issue.
Believe it or not (and your bigoted mind wont) a lot of men don't like that for a variety of reasons like their religious beliefs.
Also I'm sure every straight men in your mind wants you but the reality is we like seeing straight women (attractive) playing lesbians than the reality.
Your hypocrisy is astounding.
Criticising people who think homo's a perverted then calling straight men perverts. Also very sexist.
54. Carlos - June 25, 2009 1:39 PM
Me and a friend of mine were talking about Perez the other day. We were both surprised that in spite of him, slamming everyone in the world, on his web site, it seems that everytime he meets up with the same Celebs that he has slammed they kissed his ass. He finally made the wrong comment to an ignorant, black person, who wouldnt put up with his shit and Perez got hit. I only wished that Perez had gotten the shit really beat out of him so that this limp wristed homo would realize that nothing in this world gives you the right to be as rude as are., Howard Stern made a good career out of this kind of behavior but was always respectfull if you showed up on the show. Somewhere down the line the gay community got the impression that they could come out and be as in your face as Perez and get away with it. I hope that they do not label this as a hate crime but rather what it is, an ass who got what he deserves.
55. music video lyrics - June 25, 2009 1:49 PM
thanxxx nassi dayak yedin ama ! :)
56. RichPort's Ghost - June 25, 2009 1:50 PM
#41 - Back in your (ahem) hole, Limey!
57. Hilton Hunter - June 25, 2009 1:54 PM
He already filmed a statement saying that he called the guy a fag as it would be the most inflammatory thing he could say. What kind of judge would look at that and decide that the guy that hit him was in the wrong?
58. Alex - June 25, 2009 1:55 PM
Its fucking hilarious that this is news.
I think the only good part of this whole thing is that picture of Perez as he's getting his grill busted. Priceless.
And btw, the quote says an unspecified amount ABOVE $25,000. You guys think he's suing for $25k? Fuck no. He's probably suing for something in the neighborhood of $200,000-$300,000.
59. Megan - June 25, 2009 2:00 PM
Perez is a whiney little bitch. He barely had a scratch on im & he totally deserved what he got. not that i like the black eyed peas. but Perez needs to get a life! & what the hell did he call Will. I.Am a faggot when he's a faggot himself. HE"S SO FAKE! WHY did he twitter the cops?????? if it was a big deal he would have just called the cops! BOOO HOOO BITCH
60. David - June 25, 2009 2:07 PM
He can get cited for Disturbing the Peace... it's a BS charge really but it does make it illegal to say things that have the potential to incite a physical response. Yelling "You're a fucking faggot" at someone isn't covered by the 1st amendment.
61. Alex - June 25, 2009 2:12 PM
Can't fix gay.
62. dogface - June 25, 2009 2:42 PM
He's a creepy whinning nobody and admitted activist two -faced queer that is using every chance he can to be in the news.... and the idiots in the news keep his stories coming.
It's a sorry commentary for our country that people like this can make a good living doing the idiocy he is continuously involved in..
63. Oh no, not again? - June 25, 2009 2:42 PM
Memo to Polo Molina:
Fagtards do not understand the subtleties of love taps such as you administered to the Hilton fuckwad in Toronto. As such, you are now authorized to "kick the living shit" out of said scumshit without reservation only next time ensure that the twerp doesn't arise.
Kindly remember that removing fagtard Hilton from the bonds of his earthly body will free up valuable resources such as air, water and food that are better used by non-fagtards.
The Management
64. I'm Obama and I approve... - June 25, 2009 3:13 PM
I want to puinch that faggot in the face too!!
God Hates Fags!!
65. IRONMANAustralia - June 25, 2009 3:22 PM
You know, I like reading about douchebag celebrities and making fun of them. And generally, the more of a fuckwit they are, the better - even when I know they are just doing it for the publicity.
But I just have no interest in reading about this stupid, annoying, unnecessarily ugly, faggot anymore. Stop talking about him, and hopefully he'll slink away and die in a gutter somewhere.
66. lar - June 25, 2009 3:23 PM
I think he means legalize faggot marriage.
67. Pixie - June 25, 2009 3:44 PM
This guy is such a fucking douchebag... He bitches about everything and the minute someone talks about him or says something about him he goes ballistic... I hate ppl who can dish it out but not take it... Fuck Perez Hilton...
68. PixieRose - June 25, 2009 3:47 PM
36 He's Cuban
69. . - June 25, 2009 3:50 PM
#33 I think you're missing the point. This explains what she means:
http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/thehumancondition/archive/2009/06/23/john-mayer-perez-hilton-and-the-politics-of-victim-blaming.aspx
70. Christina - June 25, 2009 3:55 PM
The best therapy for all of us would be to see his site fail. If everyone stops visiting his site, it won't take long for his advertisers to catch wind.
71. graham - June 25, 2009 3:55 PM
You're entitled to freedom of speech unless it's considered hate speech and might insight another person to violence. Which it did. I hope they throw out his case.
72. . - June 25, 2009 4:02 PM
Just so you guys know hes donating any money he makes from this case to the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
www.matthewshepard.org
73. Marketta - June 25, 2009 4:16 PM
Imagine looking down and seeing that looking up at you with your dick in its mouth.
74. Sydney - June 25, 2009 4:31 PM
Seriously, can someone just teach this guy a lesson and beat the shit out of him? And no fucking cuts, I mean GASHES TO THE HEAD, STABBING WOUNDS, DEATH... I don't want to kill him personally, but it would be great to see another person kill him.
He's not for gay marriage, because he takes us a step back. He's an idiot.
75. hahaha - June 25, 2009 4:32 PM
LOL @15!!!!!!!!!!
76. squeehunter - June 25, 2009 4:42 PM
"Whether you love Perez or hate him, he is entitled to his freedom of speech without fear of physical violence."
Isn't the fear of physical violence how society keeps people from saying stupid things in person, unlike on the internet where they can't get hurt and yet say anything they want? He should have stayed in the safety of the internet!
77. Prof - June 25, 2009 4:44 PM
@54 I agree with you for the most part, but the black guy did nothing "ignorant", & I've heard him speak on certain issues he's definitely "NOT" uneducated or uniformed. All Will I Am told Perez was to keep their band's name out his mouth (in other words stop writing shit about the band), and that's AFTER Perez had a heated argument with the female singer of the group. Perez's response was calling Will a faggot and his music sucks. Then Perez got punched in the eye by someone "other" then the scary urban black guy that makes guys like Perez crap their pants.
I'm all for freedom of speech and not kicking someone's ass just because you don't agree, however their has to be some accountability from both parties. For some reason many people feel that they should be able to say the rudest, snarky, insulting things to someone, and the other party should just shrug it off with a smile. That's not freedom of speech that just you trying to get away with being a dick. If Perez told him it's my opinion and right to "write" whatever I feel on my blog, I'm sorry but that's how I feel... goodnight! He wouldn't have been blowing snot bubbles into his webcam. Even GLAAD wants him to be more accountable for his actions.
78. byefromvenice - June 25, 2009 5:12 PM
I ignore him since the miss world thing, and since then I ignore faggots too
Both don't deserve the attention they get, and both are annoying
79. Ryan the Canadian - June 25, 2009 5:42 PM
That face needed to be punched. In Canada, we award medals for deservedly punching someone this homely lookin'. We freeze 7 months of the year so our tolerance for douche is low.
80. Aerialgreen - June 25, 2009 5:43 PM
Thank for the publicity for the Black Eye Peas! God know with their current album they DO need the PR boost.
As for Pigez, well, he is just a self-hating nobody who would be otherwise been forgotten years ago if it wasn't for his equally pathetic enablers.
Perez- "So I guess I did deserved to be hit?"
Everyone else - YES YOU DID!
81. mark@popguidemadrid.com - June 25, 2009 7:06 PM
ya know what. you call someone a faggot you get punched in the face, whether you're gay or not.
82. mark - June 25, 2009 7:06 PM
ya know what. you call someone a faggot you get punched in the face, whether you're gay or not.
83. katie - June 25, 2009 7:26 PM
Emotional distress? What do you think he does everyday to people on his website.
84. Jonny - June 25, 2009 7:37 PM
Ok. But if he us hated this much ... why do you give him all this press? The news outlets should just boycott perez ... and then is whole attention whore persona will have no where to go.
85. James - June 25, 2009 8:56 PM
So in the unlikely event that douche actually wins is there an address where we can all send Polo some money to help pay it off and say thanks?
86. Evil - June 25, 2009 9:29 PM
Call someone a fucking faggot and you're lucky if you just get punched in the face.
87. Scott - June 25, 2009 10:05 PM
Time was, you said something stupid, you deserved to get punched. The guy is a talentless hack with an agenda. I'd say screw him but he would like that too much.
88. Truth Doctor - June 25, 2009 10:36 PM
Fucking faggot. Go to hell Perez.
89. he - June 25, 2009 11:10 PM
he is just a douchebag giving a bad reputation. he cant make his own income so why not just sue for it.
he says he doesn't care about haters, but i don't think anyone genuinely likes him that much. even his family probably think of him as a second favourite.
plus he is ugly and has shit hair.
90. Galtacticus - June 26, 2009 12:31 AM
Just because he has the shape of a punchball doesn't mean you can hit him with your fist ofcourse.He shouldn't have called Will.I.am names but to answer that with physical violence is more wrong.It's about 60/40.
91. Darth - June 26, 2009 12:37 AM
How about verbal violence? Is their law for?
92. Rhialto - June 26, 2009 12:41 AM
I don't consider calling somebody 'faggot' as verbal violence.It's not a threat.
93. Gando - June 26, 2009 12:46 AM
Nice shirt,at least he stands up for something.
94. Nero - June 26, 2009 1:10 AM
Will.i.am should fight him with his keyboard.We like to be entertained as well.
95. captain america - June 26, 2009 2:23 AM
having sex with another FAGGOT is a BIG curse already!!
HE WANT TO MAKE I T WORSE?
96. Lola - June 26, 2009 3:50 AM
I think that if the forefathers would've thought that the bill of rights would be (ab)used in order to defend trash-talking they'd punch Perez in the face as well. Don't get me wrong, i'm not for violence, but the man is as bitter as drugs and just plain mean. He should think twice before, you know... touching the keyboard...
97. Donna - June 26, 2009 8:53 AM
I'd punch him! I get so tired of hearing about this dude/dudette. I guess he has never heard about Kharma. And I am sure he has not heard the phrase,
" What goes around comes around" You get back what you give out. I hope he learns this before someone kills the poor bastard for getting in their face.
98. despicablewriter - June 26, 2009 9:52 AM
jesus fucking christ what a faggot.
99. Tanyaonya - June 26, 2009 10:13 AM
Perez needs to be more humble!
Fashionistas! check out JIMASTYLE.COM
100. Confucius - June 26, 2009 10:18 AM
Perez needs to act like he is a such damsel in distress because he looks more like the Dragon!! Perez is so fake I hope somebodey puts a Ihateperezdragon.com site
101. Roger Rabbit - June 27, 2009 12:21 AM
LOL that he misspelled "Marriage" as "MARRAGE" the first time.
What a maroon.
102. Jennifer - June 27, 2009 2:23 PM
Given the nonsense he spews on his website, I'm shocked someone hasn't done this to him several times over. Hell, several times in a given day.
103. baby j - July 20, 2009 7:15 PM
how the hell can perez call will i.am a faggot when he is the faggot and aint nobody down with that gay shit!just cause you wanna be gay dont try to make others accept it .i was brought up with christian beliefs and god hates homosexuality so he is not pleased with all these punks and dikes.perez in this situation seems like he used his sexuality to get someone in trouble with a hate crime if he was so hurt why the hell he didnt call the police instead of bitching about it on his blog.i agree with the others that commented on this,how did he even get famous.there was a time when you actually had to have real talent to get on t.v or in hollywood now it seems like you dont have to do much to get on t.v anymore.people that make an honest living dont even make as much as assholes like perez make and all they are doing is looking like a bunch of idiots on t.v