Keith
01-07-2005, 03:45 PM
Well, it looks like it finally happened. Some nut case is suing NBC over a segment that they saw on the show, Fear Factor. Those who watch Fear Factor know that the contestants usually wind upeating something disgusting. In the episode in question, contestants had to eat blended rat:hungry: .
The viewer stated that he was eating, and while he was watching the contestants eat blended rat, he became ill, lost his cookies, got dizzy, and ran into a doorway:Smiley233 . What a klutz!! Now, he wants NBC to pay him a settlement for all of his "pain and suffering."
Give me a break!! The guy is a big time loser just looking to get some money by filing a frivolous lawsuit. He knew what type of show he was watching, so he knew what to expect. What do you think?
Viewer sues over 'Fear Factor' rat episode
By JOE MILICIA
Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A viewer is suing NBC for $2.5 million, contending that he threw up because of a "Fear Factor" episode in which contestants ate rats mixed in a blender.
Austin Aitken told The Associated Press he watches "Fear Factor" often and had no problem with past installments where the reality show's participants ate worms and insects in pursuit of a $50,000 prize - but eating rats went "too far."
"It's barbaric, some of the things they ask these individuals to do," Aitken said Thursday.
Aitken's handwritten lawsuit contends the rat-eating made his blood pressure rise, resulting in being dizzy and lightheaded - and vomiting. Because he was disoriented he ran into a doorway, "causing suffering, injury and great pain."
http://hosted.ap.org/icons/spacer.gifAsked why he didn't shut off his television before the rat-eating segment, Aitken said he couldn't do it quick enough.
NBC responded with a brief statement: "We believe that the claim is completely without merit."
Aitken, a 49-year-old part-time paralegal, said he wants to send a message to NBC and other networks with the lawsuit. He said he isn't concerned with winning a cash judgment in court.
"I just put any figure. You really think I expect to get $2.5 million?" he said
The viewer stated that he was eating, and while he was watching the contestants eat blended rat, he became ill, lost his cookies, got dizzy, and ran into a doorway:Smiley233 . What a klutz!! Now, he wants NBC to pay him a settlement for all of his "pain and suffering."
Give me a break!! The guy is a big time loser just looking to get some money by filing a frivolous lawsuit. He knew what type of show he was watching, so he knew what to expect. What do you think?
Viewer sues over 'Fear Factor' rat episode
By JOE MILICIA
Associated Press Writer
CLEVELAND (AP) -- A viewer is suing NBC for $2.5 million, contending that he threw up because of a "Fear Factor" episode in which contestants ate rats mixed in a blender.
Austin Aitken told The Associated Press he watches "Fear Factor" often and had no problem with past installments where the reality show's participants ate worms and insects in pursuit of a $50,000 prize - but eating rats went "too far."
"It's barbaric, some of the things they ask these individuals to do," Aitken said Thursday.
Aitken's handwritten lawsuit contends the rat-eating made his blood pressure rise, resulting in being dizzy and lightheaded - and vomiting. Because he was disoriented he ran into a doorway, "causing suffering, injury and great pain."
http://hosted.ap.org/icons/spacer.gifAsked why he didn't shut off his television before the rat-eating segment, Aitken said he couldn't do it quick enough.
NBC responded with a brief statement: "We believe that the claim is completely without merit."
Aitken, a 49-year-old part-time paralegal, said he wants to send a message to NBC and other networks with the lawsuit. He said he isn't concerned with winning a cash judgment in court.
"I just put any figure. You really think I expect to get $2.5 million?" he said