10-23-2010, 02:22 PM
i posted this in celebrities thread, but it's worth a thread by itself!
HOLY SHIT, THE QUAIDS ARE COMPLETE FRUITCAKES!!
you have to read this to believe it!
By JEREMY HAINSWORTH
Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2010
VANCOUVER — Actor Randy Quaid told Canada's immigration board Friday that he and his wife are seeking asylum from "the murderers of Hollywood" and will therefore apply for refugee status in Canada, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges.
The pair were arrested on Thursday afternoon in a shopping area of an affluent Vancouver neighborhood and were jailed on outstanding U.S. warrants.
The Quaids are wanted in Santa Barbara, where they missed a court hearing Monday on felony vandalism charges.
The Quaids were ordered released from custody Friday, but must each post $9,750 bail and fulfill their promise to appear for their next hearing Thursday.
Santa Barbara County Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said Friday that Quaid and his wife Evi's bail increased to $500,000 apiece.
Their attorney, Robert Sanger, said he hoped the situation could be resolved but declined comment citing the pending case.
The couple told the immigration adjudicator they are being persecuted in the United States.
Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying on Friday that friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been "murdered" under mysterious circumstances and she worried something would happen to her husband next.
"We feel our lives are in danger," she said. "Randy has known eight close friends murdered in odd, strange manners ... We feel that we're next."
During a break in the proceedings, the Quaids' lawyer, Brian Tsuji approached the media to read a single-sentence statement from the Quaids. "We are requesting asylum from Hollywood star whackers," he read, declining further comment on the mental state of his clients.
Evi Quaid said she's been told by a jail nurse that her blood pressure is dangerously high due to stress and that Randy Quaid's mother has been hospitalized in the U.S. as a result of the stress from their legal troubles.
Friday's hearing was a mandatory detention review.
On Friday, the Quaids promised they would appear for their next hearing. Evi Quaid said she'd be willing to wear an ankle bracelet while staying at a posh Vancouver hotel.
Randy Quaid said the couple came to Canada because he was being given an award by a film critics group. He said they were considering moving to Vancouver where Randy planned to jump-start his career.
He said the pair believed the warrants were issued by mistake and had been withdrawn and the couple didn't travel north in an effort to skip out on them.
"Canada is a beautiful country for what we want to do," Quaid said outside the hearing room, without elaborating on his plans. Quaid was questioned by a reporter if the couple are dealing with a substance abuse problem, which he denied.
photos:
Brian Tsuji, attorney for actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi, holds up their written statement requesting asylum, during an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday Oct. 22, 2010. Quaid told Canada's immigration board Friday that they are seeking asylum because they are being persecuted in the United States, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges.
Evi Quaid, left, and her husband, actor Randy Quaid, background right, are escorted from an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday Oct. 22, 2010. Quaid told Canada's immigration board Friday that he and his wife Evi are seeking asylum because they are being persecuted in the United States, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants .
HOLY SHIT, THE QUAIDS ARE COMPLETE FRUITCAKES!!
you have to read this to believe it!
By JEREMY HAINSWORTH
Associated Press Writer
October 23, 2010
VANCOUVER — Actor Randy Quaid told Canada's immigration board Friday that he and his wife are seeking asylum from "the murderers of Hollywood" and will therefore apply for refugee status in Canada, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges.
The pair were arrested on Thursday afternoon in a shopping area of an affluent Vancouver neighborhood and were jailed on outstanding U.S. warrants.
The Quaids are wanted in Santa Barbara, where they missed a court hearing Monday on felony vandalism charges.
The Quaids were ordered released from custody Friday, but must each post $9,750 bail and fulfill their promise to appear for their next hearing Thursday.
Santa Barbara County Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said Friday that Quaid and his wife Evi's bail increased to $500,000 apiece.
Their attorney, Robert Sanger, said he hoped the situation could be resolved but declined comment citing the pending case.
The couple told the immigration adjudicator they are being persecuted in the United States.
Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying on Friday that friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been "murdered" under mysterious circumstances and she worried something would happen to her husband next.
"We feel our lives are in danger," she said. "Randy has known eight close friends murdered in odd, strange manners ... We feel that we're next."
During a break in the proceedings, the Quaids' lawyer, Brian Tsuji approached the media to read a single-sentence statement from the Quaids. "We are requesting asylum from Hollywood star whackers," he read, declining further comment on the mental state of his clients.
Evi Quaid said she's been told by a jail nurse that her blood pressure is dangerously high due to stress and that Randy Quaid's mother has been hospitalized in the U.S. as a result of the stress from their legal troubles.
Friday's hearing was a mandatory detention review.
On Friday, the Quaids promised they would appear for their next hearing. Evi Quaid said she'd be willing to wear an ankle bracelet while staying at a posh Vancouver hotel.
Randy Quaid said the couple came to Canada because he was being given an award by a film critics group. He said they were considering moving to Vancouver where Randy planned to jump-start his career.
He said the pair believed the warrants were issued by mistake and had been withdrawn and the couple didn't travel north in an effort to skip out on them.
"Canada is a beautiful country for what we want to do," Quaid said outside the hearing room, without elaborating on his plans. Quaid was questioned by a reporter if the couple are dealing with a substance abuse problem, which he denied.
photos:
Brian Tsuji, attorney for actor Randy Quaid and his wife Evi, holds up their written statement requesting asylum, during an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday Oct. 22, 2010. Quaid told Canada's immigration board Friday that they are seeking asylum because they are being persecuted in the United States, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges.
Evi Quaid, left, and her husband, actor Randy Quaid, background right, are escorted from an Immigration and Refugee Board hearing in Vancouver, B.C., on Friday Oct. 22, 2010. Quaid told Canada's immigration board Friday that he and his wife Evi are seeking asylum because they are being persecuted in the United States, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants .
