Posted on 10/22/2010 11:51:02 PM PDT by JoeProBono
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Hollywood actor Randy Quaid and his wife, wanted in the United States on vandalism charges, are seeking refugee status in Canada, saying on Friday they feared for their lives. The couple were arrested in Vancouver on Thursday after police responded to a call and found there were arrest warrants out for them in California. Officials incorrectly said earlier that were arrested on Wednesday.
In a rambling presentation at an immigration hearing, Evi Quaid said eight of her husband's acting friends had been murdered in recent years and they feared he would be next. "We feel our lives are in danger," she told the Immigration and Refugee Board hearing. Their attorney, Brian Tsuji, later read a note from the couple to reporters. "Yes, we are seeking asylum from Hollywood star whackers." Randy Quaid, 60, complained he had been persecuted for 20 years. He appeared in such films as "The Last Picture Show," "The Last Detail," and "Brokeback Mountain," and is the brother of actor Dennis Quaid.
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Ping
Adios America!
Life imitating art - Cousin Eddie art.
Quaid in THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
I think he’s gone over the edge to stay this time
The hearing is in Hongcouver, they’ll give him the asylum due to my old hometown being 5 times more leftist than Berkeley. But this is federal and he’ll be kicked out of the country. It’s easy finding him considering the city is small.
The next step in the playbook-- Escape to Algeria by hijacking a Canadian airliner.
This was on the “DUO” Tallking points on KAZM (our local radio station) this week. It appears this guy doesn’t have much of a rapport with his brother Dennis. Randy and his wife have left huge bills all over the place. I bet they think if they get assylum in Canada, they can escape jail in the US. (How can two people run up a 10G bill at a hotel?) Unbelievable.
"Hello, Room Service? Send up another bottle magnum of your best champagne! And another 250 grams of malosol' caviar! And charge it Dennis!"
Regards,
He’s always been a favorite actor of mine but it sure sounds like Randy has fallen down the rabbit hole.
omg!! that pic is so funny.........i just spewed-you owe me a keyboard
Something doesn’t ad up here. DRugs perhaps?
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz?
Sh&#%ters full...man I love that movie.
Not really sure but my feel is the bureaucrats in Canada ain’t gonna be buying this story.
i think it was the Air Canada plane
Apparently Randy *was* the inspiration for the Cousin Eddie character. Probably for the dog as well. Just nosin' through the trash...
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