“An episode ofCurb Your Enthusiasmwas used to prove a man’s innocence in court.”
to the folks over atr/popculturechat.
And their responses were both shocking and tragic.
Check it out:
Warning: Mentions of sexual assault, murder, and suicide ahead.
“John Hinckley Jr. shooting the President to impress Jodie Foster.
It sounds like a Mad Lib.”
The guy was at the Dodgers stadium with his 6-year-old daughter during the time of the murder."
“The news that actor Anton Yelchin had been crushed to death by his own Jeep was shocking.
“The nightclub fire after Great White used indoor pyrotechnics with a low ceiling.”
“The Jinxhot mic moment is still so wild to me.
It was a documentary about Robert Durst.
I nearly crawled out of my skin at that moment!!
I was so creeped out I couldnt sleep that night.
Always recommend this one to anyone looking for a good true-crime documentary.”
“Christina Grimmie’s murder.
I grew up watching her as a YouTuber/cover artist.
When I heard of the shooting, I genuinely couldn’t believe it.
I think about her and her family often.
Her brother is an absolute hero.
I hope he and his father are doing alright after losing Christina and later her mother to cancer.”
“Danny Masterson being found guilty of rapeANDactually receiving real-world consequences!”
“Pregnant Sharon Tate and her friends murdered by members of the Manson family cult.
The word ‘PIG’ was written in Tate’s blood at the front door.
Polanski was interviewed and allowed himself to be photographed next to it.”
What a guy.”
“The death of Brian Wells.
The bomb detonated and killed him.”
About a month later, she was gunned down and murdered by Yolanda Saldivar.
I cant capture how massive this loss was for the Tejano music community.
I remember my group of friends sobbing during lunch over her murder."
“Casey Anthony being found not guilty.”
“The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, was unlike any other event.
The Sunday she died and the following week were the most surreal of my life.
And I didn’t even live in England.”
The movie was supposed to be her breakthrough role.
The murderer only served three and a half years in prison before he was released."
“Phil Hartman being murdered by his wife after she got cocaine from Andy Dick.”
“For me the death of Naya Rivera in truly bizarre circumstances.
I am still devastated about her death and the trauma her son must be going through.
A third castmate of theirs also died by suicide after being charged with possession of child sexual abuse images.
He was just 22 years old, and his fiance was pregnant.
Griffin basically decapitated him due to drunken negligence; it was horrific.
And then he only had to pay a $200 fine and do 400 hours of community service.”
“Natalie Woods death.
There are so many weird circumstances, and the whole thing has always seemed so tragic to me.”
“Judith Barsis death.
Her story is extremely sad.”
21.Finally: “For me, it’s O.J.
writing a book calledIf I Did Itafter the fact.”
Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.
