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Star Wars Kid Cuts a Deal With His Tormentors

Postby ssj100matt » Sat Apr 08, 2006 12:27 am

Caught this on Slashdot.com today and i thought it was funny...


An anonymous reader writes "Ghyslain Raza, who gained instant online fame as the 'Star Wars Kid' settled this week with the families of the three classmates who posted his two minute Lucasfilm screen test on the Internet. No details were released but the suit sought damages of $351,000. A victory for the victims of cyber-bullying, or missed chance by thin-skinned Ghyslain to cash-in as the next William 'She Bangs' Hung?"

Didnt his video appear like 5-6 years ago... He waited till now to do it? And for $351,000... Maybe that money is to restart his career...
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Postby Fry » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:25 am

That video is so freaking old o_O

I didn't get why it was so popular though :/
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Postby krispykreme » Sat Apr 08, 2006 8:51 am

Fry wrote:That video is so freaking old o_O

I didn't get why it was so popular though :/
It was so funny. He was just funny.
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Postby Wildoman » Sat Apr 08, 2006 1:45 pm

He should actually be paying the people that posted the video on the internet, without them he wouldn't be famous in the internet world.
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Postby Blackwolf » Sat Apr 08, 2006 3:05 pm

He didn't wait until just now, this has been going on for years, it was just finally settled.

Apparently he was so tormented after the video was released on the internet he had to go into a psych ward and pretty much had his life ruined because he couldn't take being the butt of jokes well. That's why they were suing - they had to pull him out of school and get special treatment.
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Postby ssj100matt » Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:36 pm

then i guess he never understood his popularity because there was a huge signing petition to get him into Attack of the Clones and then another one for Epp 3 as an extra... I remember seeing 100,000+ signatures on both of them that they sent to LucasFilms... Obviously he wasent put into the films but it would have been cool to see him in there... Then again Lucas DOES like to come out with SPecial Special Super New and Improved edditions of Star Wars...
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Postby VxJasonxV » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:17 am

I thought I'd chime in here with my recollection of the events:
1) The video itself was leaked.
2) Everyone and their mom made the spinoff video hacks, including the most famous dual-saber glow with sound effects.
3) The kids who leaked the original video (and I think they also made the above mentioned popular video hack) had a donation drive and got him an iPod and some extra cash (IIRC, of course).
4) 'Emotionally Scarred' fat kid sues the people who put together the donation drive together and as we now know; Wins.
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Postby Blackwolf » Mon Apr 10, 2006 12:46 pm

3 and 4 are incorrect. The kids who leaked it continually bashed him, and they have logs (which were used in court) of them having no remorse for doing so. The donation drive and the petition to get him in the movie were done by other people on the Internet not related to the initial situation at all.
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Postby VxJasonxV » Mon Apr 10, 2006 1:05 pm

Oh really?

How very interesting, I didn't know that.
Thanks Bobby :D.

(In retrospect, I now don't blame the lawsuit :P. Seeing as I hated it due to misinformation...)
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Postby letshavetea » Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:07 am

I thought it was funny that he was in Tony Hawks Underground 2... haha silly little man
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Postby ssj100matt » Tue Apr 11, 2006 12:11 pm

oh yeah i forget about that... He's also been in Family guy and Robot chicken i think....
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