Sex + Drugs + Cirque du Soleil = "unauthorised biography," which in return = "lawsuit"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

Fuckin' MIMES. Nothing but TROUBLE.

:rofl:

Billionaire impresario sues over tale of sex and drugs and the Cirque du Soleil

Record-breaking show's creator accused of hosting Bacchanalian orgies

By Guy Adams in Los Angeles

Tuesday, 16 June 2009

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/billionaire-impresario-sues-over-tale-of-sex-and-drugs-and-the-cirque-du-soleil-1706008.html



He created one of the most breath-taking and lucrative franchises in show-business. But the once-penniless street performer behind Cirque du Soleil is involved in an intriguing legal spat over the colourful acrobatic manoeuvres that allegedly take place in his bedroom.

Guy Laliberté, the billionaire impresario whose troupe will today celebrate its 25th birthday, has announced plans to sue the publishers of an unauthorised biography which depicts him as a bed-hopping scoundrel with an inexhaustible appetite for sex, drugs, and a rock and roll lifestyle.

The threat, which sparked a circus of the media variety in Mr Laliberté's native Canada, comes after the influential Montreal news magazine Macleans published a revelatory extract from the muck-raking new book, entitled The Fabulous Story of the Creator of the Cirque du Soleil.

During the parties, global business leaders, politicians, and Hollywood stars were entertained by Cirque du Soleil performers, and provided with millions of dollars of fine food and wine. Author Ian Halperin, who quotes dozens of former guests, details heroic displays of debauchery. "Everything you wanted was available at Guy's parties," said Myra Jones, a Milan-based fashion model who attended several of the events. "Drugs, the best music spun by famous DJs flown in from Europe and the USA, and the wildest sex you could ever imagine."

[tridim]

1. Sounds like Studio 54..

With acrobats.

[joeybee12]

2. And why wasn't I invited????

:mad:

[cloudbase]

3. Sue them?

Hell, I'd hire them as my personal PR firm.

[undeterred]

4. "heroic displays of debauchery"

Wow. I don't even know what that means.

[dhill926]

5. ah yes....one can only imagine..........n/t

[xchrom]

7. think about that flying scarf act. nt

[xchrom]

6. i am never in the right place at the right time. nt