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17 Aug 2010 20:59

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Music: Erykah Badu naked + hype + annoyed city of Dallas = Tiny fine

  • $500 the size of Badu’s fine for taking off her clothes for a music video last winter; she also got six months probation for the act
  • huge the amount of free publicity she got; the fine was worth it, and the city of Dallas is completely idiotic to miss this point source

02 Apr 2010 20:18

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Music: Erykah Badu’s $500 fine for naked video a drop in the bucket

  • crime Erykah Badu shot a controversial music video in which she stripped to her skivvies and evoked JFK by getting shot. It drew a huge amount of press and publicity.
  • punishment Badu was charged with disorderly conduct today and was punished with a whopping $500 fine, one which she joked she could pay in merch sales alone. source