Samantha Tumpach Freed: Twi-Pirate No More

By Steve Anderson - 12/14/2009 3:20:45 AM

A success for decency and good common sense comes today, folks, as the alleged Twi-Pirate, Samantha Tumpach, saw dismissal of all charges by the Cook County prosecutor's office. Tumpach was alleged to have recorded less than four minutes of the movie New Moon, the newest installment in the Twilight Saga, when theater owners called the cops ...

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Chris Weitz Steps In To Defend Twi-Pirate Tumpach

By Steve Anderson - 12/11/2009 1:34:15 AM

The legend of the (strictly alleged)  Twi-Pirate, Samantha Tumpach, is growing as she gets a little support from a surprising quarter, New Moon director Chris Weitz. Weitz, you see, really does believe there was no malicious intent, certainly no attempt to defraud and steal from him as the studios so often like to breathlessly proclaim.  As ...

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Tales From the Pirate Wars: Alleged Twi-Pirate Rebuts Claims

By Steve Anderson - 12/07/2009 2:53:03 AM

So there's some word back following the arrest of Samantha Tumpach, whose arrest for allegedly taping a four minute segment of Twilight: New Moon has been making headlines all over the country and beyond. Remember how we said this was pretty much ridiculous?  Turns out it's even more ridiculous than first thought--Tumpach herself says that she ...

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