78 year old actor Rip Torn appears in Conn. court on burglary charge

[Liberal_in_LA]

Rip Torn?:crazy:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_FfetiF7C9vo/R5QrGU9F4bI/AAAAAAAADSs/DHFpdBgMxkI/S760/Rip+Torn.JPG
Rip Torn appears in Conn. court on burglary charge

Monday, February 1, 2010

(02-01) 10:27 PST Litchfield, Conn. (AP) --

Rip Torn is expected to post $100,000 bond Monday after making an initial court appearance on burglary and firearms charges in Connecticut.

The "Men in Black" actor is accused of breaking into a bank in his hometown of Salisbury on Friday with a loaded revolver while intoxicated.

Defense attorney A. Thomas Waterfall says Torn will be able to post his bond and is expected to enter an alcohol treatment center in New York as early as Tuesday.


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[L0oniX]

1. O well ...it's his fault for not choosing to be a bankster.

Next time be a bankster and then you can steal all you want.

[ananda]

2. Poor guy.. he looks, well..

.. ripped and torn. So sad.

It's as thought he became his name.

[graywarrior]

3. I have no words

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. breaking into bank with loaded gun. pretty serious crime for the less well heeled

[Hannah Bell]

5. that photo is from a 2006 arrest,

http://www.thesmokinggun.com/mugshots/riptornmug1.html

[madinmaryland]

8. "driving a 1995 Cherolet Cavalier in 2006"

:wtf:

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. I'm driving a 2000 in 2010!

[Dreamer Tatum]

6. Maybe now Jack Donaghy will get his chance nt

[no_hypocrisy]

7. Plead insanity, Rip.

No other chance.

[brentspeak]

16. He does seem to be legitimately crazy

[Auggie]

9. Really sorry to hear that

He's a great actor who can do it all. WTF happened?

[Jack Rabbit]

10. He once played Nixon in a television mini-series

Perhaps while inebriated he tried to reenact the Watergate break in.

[Ian David]

11. That's 78 year old REPUBLICAN actor Rip Torn.

http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Rip_Torn.php

[progressoid]

12. oookaaaay

[LeftinOH]

13. His late wife Geraldine Page was one of *the* greatest actresses ever-

Seek out her film work henever possible; she's amazing. Rip, on the other hand....

[joeybee12]

14. An odd couple, to say the least...n/t

[brentspeak]

18. Rip has always been a really good actor

Nothing wrong with the quality of his work. His mental state just happens to have gotten increasingly nuts.

[Jennicut]

15. That is one disturbing photo....and he lives in the same county in CT as me.

:scared:
What happened to him?

[gmoney]

17. Rip has had a few great roles... sorry it's come to this.

Artie on "The Larry Sanders Show" and Bob Diamond in "Defending Your Life" (although it was essentially the same character, not too dissimilar from his MIB character).

[old mark]

19. Years ago, he had a bad alcohol problem, ruined his career in the '60's, then

got sober and made a comeback.

Maybe it's time to try again, Rip - you are much better than you think you are.

ADDED: What he looks in that pic is not crazy, it's DRUNK...take it from one who knows. I saw that look many, many times.....


mark

[Liberal_in_LA]

21. in the mirror? lol

[old mark]

23. Many times, in the mirror.

But that was a long time ago.

mark

[sharp_stick]

20. Back on the Sauce

in a big way. This guy can be really nice and charming, then he gets into the bottle and you want him nowhere near you. He needs to sober up again fast.

[demosincebirth]

24. Thats what booze will do to some.