Marc Ellis' TV career rooted

[Pixie]

Ha Ha what a twat.TV execs say he is persona non grata

[scumdog]

Had two Jaffas down here in Queenstown that got pinged for having ecstacy pills, told the judge they bought them at a party and 'thought they were herbal-high pills' (yeah right!!)
Judge obviously didn't believe them 'cos he said "hmm, at $60 a tablet you would have to have thought they were more than aherbal high"

Still got 'discharge without conviction' because their lawer said 'as one of them was a real-estate agent it could affect his reputation and the other being a musician a conviction could put his overseas travel at risk" WTF??
Frikkin Jaffas!!!!
Obviously got too much money if they'll pay $60 for herbal high pills.

And you KB types though cops got shown favouritism??

Where was that lawyer when Ellis and co. needed him???

[bane]

Does anyone actually care that Mark Ellis uses e?

Its not like he's been an anti drug campaigner or anything. In fact given some of his antics on Sports-cafe etc, I would have been bloody surprised if he wasnt using something...

[Jackrat]

Does anyone actually care that Mark Ellis uses e?

Its not like he's been an anti drug campaigner or anything. In fact given some of his antics on Sports-cafe etc, I would have been bloody surprised if he wasnt using something...

Yeah yeah,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but he got caught,,,,,an that's the greater crime.
Next thing will be News boy getting a nose transplant
An we'll all act suprised,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Zed]

Ha Ha what a twat.TV execs say he is persona non grata

Good job! I reckon all celebrities should have to go through regular drug testing...would soon create many opportunities for more honest, law-abiding citizens to have a go at stardom! :spudguita

[bane]

...would soon create many opportunities for more honest, law-abiding citizens to have a go at stardom! :spudguita

what are ya saying Matt? not hanging out for your 15 minutes by any chance?

[Blackadda]

There's no EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE in Charlie's ...........................well not anymore. heeeeeeeeeeeeeee's resigned!

Yeah Right!

[Ixion]

Had two Jaffas down here in Queenstown that got pinged for having ecstacy pills, told the judge they bought them at a party and 'thought they were herbal-high pills' (yeah right!!)
Judge obviously didn't believe them 'cos he said "hmm, at $60 a tablet you would have to have thought they were more than aherbal high"

Still got 'discharge without conviction' because their lawer said 'as one of them was a real-estate agent it could affect his reputation and the other being a musician a conviction could put his overseas travel at risk" WTF??
Frikkin Jaffas!!!!
Obviously got too much money if they'll pay $60 for herbal high pills.

And you KB types though cops got shown favouritism??

Where was that lawyer when Ellis and co. needed him???

Gotta agree. Here's me thinking possession of a class B drug was something pretty serious. Turns out it's less than a speeding ticket. So what's the tariff for class A - that's heroin , right , $600 ? or maybe the judge would get REAL heavy , given the evils of drugs and all, and fine him the full $1000 for class A. Pisses me off, here's the cops doing their job, without fear or favour, and then the useless prat judge gives them a slap in the face like that. Bought off ? not much ! Corruption comes in more subtle forms than a bag of used banknotes.

[ajturbo]

all i can say is ...... bugger!


i enjoyed his antics on TV...

i hope i will have the opportunity to be entertained by him again!!!

[SuperDave]

Pisses me off, here's the cops doing their job, without fear or favour, and then the useless prat judge gives them a slap in the face like that. Bought off ? not much ! Corruption comes in more subtle forms than a bag of used banknotes.

Well that's just it right, cops spend their time and effort as well as our tax payers money to catch criminals and solve crimes only to have the judgement system to take a shit on them in the form of soft judges with hearts of gold.

But to be really honest in this case, who gives a shit if he is taking E or not - seems to me that there are far more serious 'crimes' than taking or possessing a couple of Ecstasy tablets.

[Zed]

Just read the write up in the NZ Herald from yesterday, and one aspect of the story that bugs me is that many people will be duped into believing that Marc made this one single mistake and bought these pills in an "error of judgment", when the truth be known he's probably been doping up for years!

He's only "genuinely sorry" because he got caught in the act, don't be fooled into thinking that he'll go clean from now on.

Personally, I don't want this addict or any of his contemporaries entertaining me or my family, knowing that he's probably under the influence at the time. The words and actions of these junkie celebs are very influencial in the lives of their audience which is a danger to society IMO. Then again, if you're on drugs you'll totally disagree with me anyway - won't you.

[Skyryder]

Just read the write up in the NZ Herald from yesterday, and one aspect of the story that bugs me is that many people will be duped into believing that Marc made this one single mistake and bought these pills in an "error of judgment", when the truth be known he's probably been doping up for years!

He's only "genuinely sorry" because he got caught in the act, don't be fooled into thinking that he'll go clean from now on.

Personally, I don't want this addict or any of his contemporaries entertaining me or my family, knowing that he's probably under the influence at the time. The words and actions of these junkie celebs are very influencial in the lives of their audience which is a danger to society IMO. Then again, if you're on drugs you'll totally disagree with me anyway - won't you.

Not me Zed. We agree on this.

Skyryder

[Badcat]

Just read the write up in the NZ Herald from yesterday, and one aspect of the story that bugs me is that many people will be duped into believing that Marc made this one single mistake and bought these pills in an "error of judgment", when the truth be known he's probably been doping up for years!

He's only "genuinely sorry" because he got caught in the act, don't be fooled into thinking that he'll go clean from now on.

Personally, I don't want this addict or any of his contemporaries entertaining me or my family, knowing that he's probably under the influence at the time. The words and actions of these junkie celebs are very influencial in the lives of their audience which is a danger to society IMO. Then again, if you're on drugs you'll totally disagree with me anyway - won't you.

"addict" and "junkie", zed?
how can you make these judgements?
it's not like you to judge others.....
is someone with a 6pack an alcoholic?
where do you get off making calls like that?
what experience do you have with E and the people that use it to make your judgements look like anything more than ignorant puritanical righteous name-calling?

really dude, that's pretty unloving.

[SixPackBack]

We could replace Ellis with Tamaki.......but it would be bloody boring!
Drug use is bad , but the reality is that many entertainers use it. And without passing judgement on Ellis the truth is he is a well liked and very entertaining person, get rid of drugs and immoral behaviour from the entertainment industry and t.v would cease to exist......

[Zed]

...get rid of drugs and immoral behaviour from the entertainment industry and t.v would cease to exist......

Yes it would be a big blow to the industry, but it wouldn't cease to exist mate, there is plenty of entertainment within the industry that's not immoral and filled with impurity like the stuff you watch and listen to!