A federal judge on Friday threw out the most serious charge against Martha Stewart, securities fraud, just before her trial goes to a jury. U.S. District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum left intact four other charges against the celebrity homemaker — conspiracy, obstruction of justice, and two counts of lying to investigators.
I wonder where the jury’s gonna fall, slap-her-naughty-wrist or kick-her-lying-ass. Anybody want to bet?
Man, we love our idols . . . we love finding them, we love raising them up, we love to lavish worship on them, and we absolutely adore smashing them when they unsurprisingly and invariably reveal themselves to be, in fact, just as stupid and undeserving as any other human.