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As we previously reported, music industry mogul Dr. Dre was the recent target of gossip site TheDirty, when they alleged that the good Doctor was having an affair with a video vixen. Dre responded by firing off a cease & desist letter, however, things aren’t over just yet, as a lawyer for TheDirty has responded to Dre’s letter with a letter of their own.
TMZ has obtained the letter which nears three pages, and while it starts with praise for the Aftermath label head, it ends with sarcasm.
“Back in the ’80s I personally destroyed many subwoofers blasting N.W.A.’s ‘F**k Tha Police’ in my car in the high school parking lot,” the letter from lawyer David Gringas reads.
As it continues, he challenges Dre’s claims that the story is untrue. ”Bill Clinton and Monica what’s-her-name both denied having sexual relations. Of course, they were both lying. Same thing with Lance Armstrong.” He adds jokingly, “Other than O.J. Simpson, who was clearly framed, history is filled with examples of people who make mistakes and lie about them to cover it up.”
The lawyer concludes that they will not take the posts down, as they were not written by the owner of TheDirty, Nic Richie, but rather by users of the site. “Indeed, courts have already agreed with this argument in cases involving Nik Richie and TheDirty.com. You didn’t mention this one in your letter, so here’s a quote: “In sum, a third party unilaterally created and submitted [content to TheDirty.com] without specific instructions or requests from the Defendants to do so. This is precisely the type of situation that warrants CDA immunity,” the letter states.
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1127-dr-dre-letter.pdf
TMZ has obtained the letter which nears three pages, and while it starts with praise for the Aftermath label head, it ends with sarcasm.
“Back in the ’80s I personally destroyed many subwoofers blasting N.W.A.’s ‘F**k Tha Police’ in my car in the high school parking lot,” the letter from lawyer David Gringas reads.
As it continues, he challenges Dre’s claims that the story is untrue. ”Bill Clinton and Monica what’s-her-name both denied having sexual relations. Of course, they were both lying. Same thing with Lance Armstrong.” He adds jokingly, “Other than O.J. Simpson, who was clearly framed, history is filled with examples of people who make mistakes and lie about them to cover it up.”
The lawyer concludes that they will not take the posts down, as they were not written by the owner of TheDirty, Nic Richie, but rather by users of the site. “Indeed, courts have already agreed with this argument in cases involving Nik Richie and TheDirty.com. You didn’t mention this one in your letter, so here’s a quote: “In sum, a third party unilaterally created and submitted [content to TheDirty.com] without specific instructions or requests from the Defendants to do so. This is precisely the type of situation that warrants CDA immunity,” the letter states.
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/1127-dr-dre-letter.pdf
