Posted on 02/02/2006 5:40:25 PM PST by HAL9000
(Feb. 2) -- TMZ has learned, director Lee Tamahori was scheduled to be arraigned today, on charges that he allegedly solicited an undercover cop while dressed in drag.Tamahori, whose directing credits include, 'Die Another Day,' 'XXX: State of the Union,' 'Along Came a Spider' and 'The Sopranos,' was arrested in Hollywood on January 8, 2006. According to law enforcement, Tamahori was allegedly dressed in drag, approached an undercover officer who was in his car, entered the vehicle and offered to perform a sex act for money.
Tamahori (the complaint reads "Tamahuri," but TMZ has confirmed it's the same person) was arrested, booked and charged with prostitution and unlawfully loitering with the intent to commit prostitution.
Tamahori arraignment was continued to February 24. Tamahori, who is being prosecuted by the LA City Attorney, is free on $2,000 bail.
We tried reaching Tamahori's lawyer, Mark Geragos, but he was unavailable for comment.
Fi dolla! Him love you long time! You see!
You rat. You beat me by 4 seconds.
"Famed Director"
He's a lot more famous now!
One of my more bizarre California experiences occurred at a Sears tire store, dealing with the big, burly pre-operative male-->female transsexual behind the counter. YeEsh.
I hope he didn't say "come see the softer side of Sears."
I have just about lost all faith in Hollywood...
"Where is my TV Guide? When is Leave It To Beaver on?"
Things got ugly when he offered to cap my valve stem.
Ha ha. My spouse refers to the movie as "Backdoor Mountain."
He would be stealing that line good ole' Marty Bass...
The Marty Bass line reported in the Baltimore Sun after his solicitation arrest was "I want to get INTO your head." Anyone with a Baltimore Sun subscription can pull the whole story from their archives. Basically, WJZ backed up his defense that he was on assignment doing an investigative report on prostititution (the report has never aired nor has Mr. Bass ever done any hard news stories for WJZ (no pun intended)). The female police officer that he "accidently" tried to run over with his car to get away stated he said something slightly different.
If he got it on film he would get an Oscar!!
Pray for W and Our Freedom Fighters
And just what is he hiding in his throat? You don't say.
You gotta make use of those things or you'll get dry rot.
Enjoy your stay. It won't last long. Sheesh. Get a life.
Some sportswriter once asked Pete Rose, "What if Pete Rose was born female?"
Pete's response: "I'd be one ugly woman!"
Do you think he dyes his eyebrows or bleaches his hair? No woman would ever try a combo like that.
Hmmm...the fellow appeared in a documentary titled "Tell Them Who You Are"
(link below).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0420952/
I wonder if he's playing in his own "Tell Them What You Are" with the police...
Yes, the sequel to Brokeback Mountain, "BM: Crossdressing cowboys in the big city".
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