Essay 4195

A picture perfect MultiCultClassics Monologue…

• Nicholas Minucci, the man convicted of beating an unarmed Black man with a baseball bat in Howard Beach, Queens, in 2005 is trying to convince everyone he’s not a racist. To prove his point, Minucci posed for photos with Black inmates (pictured above). However, Rev. Al Sharpton and victim Glenn Moore aren’t buying it. “It proves nothing either way,” said Sharpton. “He did a racist act. … If Fat Nick were to ask for my unsolicited advice, which he hasn’t, I would say not to use the photo albums of your friends in jail. Reach out for Glenn Moore.” Since Minucci is serving a 15-year prison sentence, he might want to inquire about bulk discounts with the nearest Ritz Photo Center.

• Michael Jackson has been ordered to pay over $256,000 in legal fees to a law firm that helped him during his 2005 child molestation trial. At this point, Jacko has paid more in legal fees than Jermaine and Tito will make in their lifetimes.

• Sting and his wife were ordered to pay $51,000 to a former chef who charged the couple fired her because she became pregnant. Wonder if she first called the Police.