Will the Andrew Luster drama never end?
And the answer to the question in the title is, of course, no.
It's been four years since we last heard of the cosmetics heir turned rapist turned fugitive. He's currently serving 124 years in the pen for his drugging, raping and videotaping adventures, but fear not, dear readers, his sleazy story lives on in court. According to a wire story at Dailynews.com:
A lawsuit by a woman who alleges that a videotape showing her being sexually assaulted by Max Factor heir Andrew Luster was given to the media by Luster's mother returns to court this week after a long hiatus, according to court papers obtained today.
Set for a status conference tomorrow before Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Allen White, the invasion of privacy suit was filed in January 2004 by a woman identified as Lynn Doe, but also known as Shawna Doe. She says Elizabeth Luster intentionally obtained a private videotape depicting the plaintiff from her son Andrew's home and made the contents public without her permission.
Elizabeth Luster gave the tape to CBS Broadcasting Inc., which broadcast an edited version of it and other Andrew Luster videotapes in February 2003, according to the suit.
The lawsuit has been on hold while Elizabeth Luster appealed a May 2005 ruling by Judge Jon M. Mayeda denying her motion to dismiss the complaint on grounds it violated her right to free speech. She appealed, but a three-justice panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal affirmed Mayeda's ruling in November.
Luster is the 44-year-old great-grandson of cosmetics legend Max Factor Sr. According to the suit, the tape shows images of Lynn Doe sitting on a bed with Luster as he narrates the video and touches the upper part of her legs.
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Or, if you want a much more interesting story, check out an old story about Luster's wild nights on the lam, authored by the dude who went on to be my boss. Man, that guy was a pretty damn good writer....
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