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Germans jailed for crashing Oscars

Published: 9 Mar 10 13:55 CET
Online: http://www.thelocal.de/society/20100309-25761.html

Nine German men have reportedly been arrested after trying to crash the Academy Awards with fake red carpet passes.

According to celebrity news website TMZ, police sources said the men were observed “rubbing elbows with stars” on the red carpet ahead of the Oscars on Sunday evening.

When officers approached the men around 4:45 pm to ask for their identification, they flashed passes with MTV and CITI logos on them. But the passes were quickly determined to be counterfeit.

“Ze Germans were rounded up, arrested for trespassing and taken to a nearby jail,” TMZ reported.

The nine men were reportedly released on Monday morning.

The Local (news@thelocal.de)

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15:06 March 9, 2010 by boykool
Well.. they just want to be famous!! But their acting skills was not convincing!!!

hahaha!!
20:32 March 9, 2010 by peschvogel
No, there is a history of psycho German Men in the US:

Monica Seles being stabbed, Rockefeller of Boston, etc.

These people from Germany are going to go to jail. There is an FBI alert to closely watch German men in the US as they are radical and think they are free to do what they want and they are free from their state of control and prison which exists in Germany and they can just do what they want. They will be prosectuted to the fullest....
04:45 March 10, 2010 by 1FCK_1FCK
"There is an FBI alert to closely watch German men in the US…"

Lay off the crack, peschvogel. Your statement is ridiculous. What state of control & prison exists in Germany? The one where terrorists get 12-14 year prison terms, whereas in the US they'd get life (if not death penalty?)

There is no terror alert for all German men because they are radical, peschvogel. Not even back in '77. Put the pipe down.
10:57 March 10, 2010 by dbert4
Good for them! Now that will be a good holiday story to tell the folks back home.
19:05 March 10, 2010 by peschvogel
1FCK_1FCK:

Ve vill be vatching you Herrn 1FCK_1FCK. Germans, just like the Dutch and Swedes are leaving their countries and more are coming to the U.S. more than ever before. Its because of the demographic and immigration paradigm in Germany. Auch, brain drain. Germans are being closely watched in the U.S. They have ambitions which normally they could not do in their native land because of the control of the police state in Germany. In addition, they are being radicialized for the years events unfolding. Watch your TV's in April for currency reform and how to deal with riots in Germany! Gens genau!!!
15:39 March 13, 2010 by whatzup
Stay glued to your TV screens in April everyone. You saw it here 1st!
04:16 March 15, 2010 by peschvogel
Jeer and mock if you like. Germany needs to double the GDP it has pre crisis to live its Bismarkian life. Thats gone. Decentralization of everything govt owned is a coming and yes, radicals will appear everywhere ; )

ppsst the TV show is about Germans rioting. Bailouts coming...Banks, countries and currencies...
14:44 March 15, 2010 by dbert4
@peschvogel

blah, blad, blah, blah!
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