OMFG: R.Kelly’s Lawyer Uses “Little Man” Defense in Court

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Little Man used in Defense Case of R.Kelly
Published 5/23/2008 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
Not 100% movie news but still entertaining enough to talk about here. During R.Kelly’s trial over an illegal sextape of him with a minor has officially reached the “grasping at straws” stage in a staggering move that can only be described as “Oh no you didn’t!” /Film offers: [R. Kelly’s attorney], in an attempt to suggest that Kelly’s head could have been superimposed onto somebody else’s body in the sex tape, asked [gal on witness stand] whether she had seen the Wayans brothers’ movie “Little Man.” ...

R. KELLY'S LAWYER IS A MORON
Published 5/23/2008 at FilmDrunk.com
... Wayans on a midget and it looked real, didn't it?"     But, to widespead laughter, Jamison replied, "Not really!"     A few minutes later, Adam showed Jamison a picture of Kelly's back, asking her whether she recognized it. She said she did not. When Adam then asked if she recognised Kelly's back on the sex tape, she replied, "I didn't recognize it as being his back, but his head was attached to it!" [Sun-Times via /Film] Court TV analysts are already calling it ...

Terrible Wayans Brothers Movie Proves R. Kelly’s Innocence, Challenges Our Every Preconceived Notion Of Reality
Published 5/23/2008 by Alex Blagg at Best Week Ever
... his client may not have actually appeared in the child-porn sex tape in question. As we all remember, the remarkable special effects that allowed us to suspend our disbelief that Marlon Wayans' head could realistically exist on the body of a tiny baby could also have been employed by just about any garden-variety special effects professional who had an axe to grind with R (and who at Industrial Light and Magic doesn't hate the guy?). Sayeth the defense (via /Film): ...