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==Legal troubles==
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In 2003, Max posted on his website an account of his relationship with Katy Johnson, a former [[Miss Vermont]].<ref>[http://www.annoy.com/features/doc.html?DocumentID=100495 "Someone Talked"] Annoy.com account of Johnson's lawsuit vs. Max</ref> The story detailed Max's summer relationship with Ms. Johnson, and Johnson filed a lawsuit against Max claiming, among other things, an invasion of her privacy.<ref name="NYT">[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E17FC39540C718CDDAF0894DB404482 New York Times - ''Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment'']</ref> In response to the lawsuit, a Florida state court judge, Diana Lewis, ordered Max to remove the story from his website.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/Temporary%20Injunction.PDF TuckerMax.com: Temporary Injunction]</ref> Max and his attorneys removed the case to federal court arguing that the lawsuit implicated Max's First Amendment rights.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/TM%20Motion%20to%20Dissolve.pdf TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dissolve Injunction]</ref>. Max then asked the court to dissolve the injunction, arguing that the order was an improper prior restraint on Max's right to free speech. <ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/TM%20Motion%20to%20Dissolve.pdf TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dissolve Injunction]</ref> Max also asked the court to dismiss the claims asserted by Johnson.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/Tucker%20Max%20Motion%20to%20Dismiss1.pdf TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dismiss]</ref> The ACLU later filed a brief supporting Max's position that the injunction violated Max's First Amendment rights.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/ACLU%20Amicus.pdf TuckerMax.com: ACLU Amicus Brief]</ref> Johnson ultimately dismissed her lawsuit.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/dismissalnotice.pdf TuckerMax.com: Johnson's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal]</ref> The story was then re-posted on Max's website and was renamed "The (Almost Banned) Miss Vermont Story."<ref>http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/date/the_almost_banned_miss_vermont_story.phtml#705 TuckerMax.com: The (almost banned) Miss Vermont Story</ref>
In 2003, Max posted on his website an account of his relationship with Katy Johnson, a former [[Miss Vermont]].<ref>[http://www.annoy.com/features/doc.html?DocumentID=100495 "Someone Talked"] Annoy.com account of Johnson's lawsuit vs. Max</ref> The story detailed Max's summer relationship with Ms. Johnson, and Johnson filed a lawsuit against Max claiming, among other things, an invasion of her privacy.<ref name="NYT">[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E17FC39540C718CDDAF0894DB404482 New York Times - ''Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment'']</ref> In response to the lawsuit, a Florida state court judge, Diana Lewis, ordered Max to remove the story from his website.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/Temporary%20Injunction.PDF TuckerMax.com: Temporary Injunction]</ref> Max and his attorneys removed the case to federal court arguing that the lawsuit implicated Max's First Amendment rights.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/TM%20Motion%20to%20Dissolve.pdf TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dissolve Injunction]</ref>. Max then asked the court to dissolve the injunction, arguing that the order was an improper prior restraint on Max's right to free speech. <ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/TM%20Motion%20to%20Dissolve.pdf TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dissolve Injunction]</ref> Max also asked the court to dismiss the claims asserted by Johnson.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/Tucker%20Max%20Motion%20to%20Dismiss1.pdf TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dismiss]</ref> The ACLU later filed a brief supporting Max's position that the injunction violated Max's First Amendment rights.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/ACLU%20Amicus.pdf TuckerMax.com: ACLU Amicus Brief]</ref> Johnson ultimately dismissed her lawsuit.<ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/dismissalnotice.pdf TuckerMax.com: Johnson's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal]</ref> The story was then re-posted on Max's website and was renamed "The (Almost Banned) Miss Vermont Story."<ref>http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/date/the_almost_banned_miss_vermont_story.phtml#705 TuckerMax.com: The (almost banned) Miss Vermont Story</ref>


He was also sued by Anthony DiMeo III under the [[Violence Against Women Act]] in 2006 due to allegedly harassing posts on Max's internet [[messageboard]].<ref>{{cite web
He was also sued by Anthony DiMeo III under the [[Violence Against Women Act]] in 2006 due to allegedly harassing posts on Max's internet [[messageboard]].<ref>{{cite web

Revision as of 04:49, 15 September 2008

Tucker Max
OccupationWriter, Blogger
GenreFratire, Non-fiction
Notable worksI Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

Tucker Tibor Max[1] is an American humorist, Internet personality, and entrepreneur. He chronicles his drunken, sexual adventures and brags about his self-confessed outrageous behavior in the form of "gonzo" short stories on TuckerMax.com, which has reportedly received millions of visitors since 2002.[2][3][4]

His book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, made the New York Times Best Seller List in 2006, 2007, and 2008.[5][6][7] He is also the founder of Rudius Media, an Internet-based media network specializing in the discovery and development of online talent.

Max is a graduate of the University of Chicago and of Duke University. He is the son of Dennis Max, a restaurant owner in South Florida.[8]

Tucker Max Projects

In 2006, Max began development of a television pilot for Comedy Central, but the project was reportedly canceled after a dispute with Sony about feature film rights.[9]

Max was set to release a new book titled Assholes Finish First in the fall of 2008, but delayed it for a year to coincide with the 2009 release of the I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell movie.[10][11][12] He purportedly received a $300,000 advance from the publisher for Assholes..., and has also announced intentions to release a second edition of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.[13][14][15]

Max is the founder of an online company named Rudius Media. The company website states that it is "dedicated to finding, publishing, managing and publicizing new and original content by unknown or under-promoted artists and writers."[16] His blogging network includes journalist and television host Mark Ebner,[17] strategy writer Robert Greene, and actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy.[18][19][20][21]

In 2008, The Hollywood Reporter announced that he was producing a movie based on his first bestselling book, also titled I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.[22][23] Max has detailed the process on a production blog hosted on the movie's website.[24] Actor Matt Czuchry will portray Tucker on film.[25]

Legal troubles

[original research?]

In 2003, Max posted on his website an account of his relationship with Katy Johnson, a former Miss Vermont.[26] [27] The story detailed Max's summer relationship with Ms. Johnson, and Johnson filed a lawsuit against Max claiming, among other things, an invasion of her privacy.[27] In response to the lawsuit, a Florida state court judge, Diana Lewis, ordered Max to remove the story from his website.[27] [28] Max and his attorneys removed the case to federal court arguing that the lawsuit implicated Max's First Amendment rights.[29]. Max then asked the court to dissolve the injunction, arguing that the order was an improper prior restraint on Max's right to free speech. [30] Max also asked the court to dismiss the claims asserted by Johnson.[31] The ACLU later filed a brief supporting Max's position that the injunction violated Max's First Amendment rights.[32] Johnson ultimately dismissed her lawsuit.[33] The story was then re-posted on Max's website and was renamed "The (Almost Banned) Miss Vermont Story."[34]

He was also sued by Anthony DiMeo III under the Violence Against Women Act in 2006 due to allegedly harassing posts on Max's internet messageboard.[35][36] The lawsuit was subsequently dismissed, and legal scholars including Eugene Volokh and Orin Kerr referred to DiMeo's claim as frivolous.[37][38] The judge's brief concluded with the words: "Here we do so by protecting the coarse conversation that, it appears, never ends on tuckermax.com."[39]

Bibliography

  • I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2006)
  • Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories (2003) (out of print)
  • The Definitive Book of Pick-Up Lines (2001) (out of print)

References

  1. ^ "The Michael Crook Call Out Thread". Rudius Media Message Board. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
  2. ^ Three in the Can for Beer in Hell Hollywood Reporter. "garnering millions of unique site visitors to read his short stories" July 8, 2008
  3. ^ Pair making tracks to Max Variety "Blog clocks 1 million-1.5 million unique visitors each month."
  4. ^ Darko to Serve Max's Beer Variety. "Richard, Ted and I all appreciated Tucker's gonzo style of writing in his book", Tatiana Siegel, June 10, 2008
  5. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 2/5/06
  6. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 5/7/07
  7. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 4/13/08
  8. ^ Max's Grille. "Dennis Max". Max's Grille. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  9. ^ Goldstein, Gregg "Beer in Hell" flowing to Big Screen Reuters April 17, 2008.
  10. ^ Matthew Thornton (2006-09-25). "Deals". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  11. ^ Tucker Max. "Assholes Finish First". Amazon. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  12. ^ "Assholes Finish First". Rudius Media. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  13. ^ "Gilmore Girls" veteran tastes 'Beer in Hell' Yahoo News. "and a $300,000 advance for his alcohol-fueled memoir for Penguin Books."
  14. ^ Vance, Ashlee (11 March 2007). "Tucker the f**ker claims blogger book deals are 'easy'". The Register. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Max, Tucker (1/02/08). "Vote on the new cover for IHTSBIH". The Rudius Media Messageboard. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  16. ^ "Rudius Media". Rudius Media. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  17. ^ Mark Ebner Bio Tru TV "He also writes a blog on breaking news from the corner of Hollywood & Crime at HollywoodInterrupted.com."
  18. ^ "About the Rudius Authors". Rudius Media. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  19. ^ "Hollywood, Interrupted" (Mark Ebner)
  20. ^ "Power, Seduction and War" (Robert Greene)
  21. ^ "JamieKennedy.net" (Jamie Kennedy)
  22. ^ Goldstein, Gregg (4/16/2008), "'Beer in Hell' gets big-screen treatment", The Hollywood Reporter {{citation}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  23. ^ IMDB: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
  24. ^ I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - The Movie blog.
  25. ^ Jesse Bradford, Matt Czuchry, and Geoff Stults in "Hell" ArtistDirect.com July 10, 2008
  26. ^ "Someone Talked" Annoy.com account of Johnson's lawsuit vs. Max
  27. ^ a b c New York Times - Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment
  28. ^ TuckerMax.com: Temporary Injunction
  29. ^ TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dissolve Injunction
  30. ^ TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dissolve Injunction
  31. ^ TuckerMax.com: Motion to Dismiss
  32. ^ TuckerMax.com: ACLU Amicus Brief
  33. ^ TuckerMax.com: Johnson's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
  34. ^ http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/date/the_almost_banned_miss_vermont_story.phtml#705 TuckerMax.com: The (almost banned) Miss Vermont Story
  35. ^ "It's March 15, and I am officially back to work, and I've been sued -". Max, Tucker. 15, March, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  36. ^ "The Dimeo Lawsuit Thread". Max, Tucker. 13, March, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  37. ^ "New Law Prohibiting Annoying Anonymous Speech Online:". Volokh, Eugene. 20, March, 2006. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  38. ^ "Chilling Speech and Frivolous Lawsuits". Kerr, Orin. 20, March, 2006. Retrieved 2008-07-15. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help) "Unless I'm missing something, though, DiMeo's claim is utterly frivolous"
  39. ^ "Judge's Brief"

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