Stoner Jeff Spicoli Gets Quoted In Brief -- Against Sean Penn

Quoting a classic movie stoner against the actor that that played him.

onFebruary 4, 2016 at 3:34 PM

Spicoli understands the United States Constitution better than [Sean] Penn. For his final, oral exam in high school history class, surfer-dude Spicoli expounds upon the intent of America’s founding fathers: “What Jefferson was saying was, ‘Hey! You know. We left this England place because it was bogus. So if we don’t get some cool rules ourselves – Pronto! – we’ll just be bogus, too. Okay?'” Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). To avoid being bogus, Jefferson and his contemporaries adopted the First Amendment, cherished protector of honest opinions and vigilant striker of lawsuits brought to punish and deter such opinions. This ‘cool rule’ animates the California and New York laws that mandate dismissal of Penn’s bogus claims.

— Lee Daniels in a brief filed on his behalf answering Sean Penn’s defamation claim against the director. Daniels made comments to The Hollywood Reporter comparing Terrence Howard’s legal troubles and alleged domestic violence to Sean Penn that are now the subject of the litigation. Daniels is invoking California anti-SLAPP law (despite the case being filing in New York) and asking that the suit be dismissed.