For the Erin Andrews fans (and fans of civil rights)

[Diskono]

What does anonymity of the web have to do with anything? Does everyone have to say "My name is XXX and I live at YYYY, in case you disagree and want to beat me up. Here is my opinion:" before they say anything?

 

Anyway, I never said that this was done for fame or to further her career or anything like that. I suspect that she knew the person who taped it (because they were likely in the room), and probably knew that the taping was going on. She probably did *not* expect or want it to end up on the internet. My suspicion is that ESPN people saw this, asked her if it was real, and then freaked out and tried to start doing damage control stuff before there was even an issue (thus, inadvertently creating the ordeal in the first place). They came up with this silly peephole/find the real killers story to protect her image when they probably didn't need to do anything. They'll probably be quiet about it from here on, now that they've realized their error.

 

I don't really see how the video could have been shot 1) through a peephole, and 2) completely without her knowledge. I don't see how they could just conveniently "not know" which hotel it is or where it was. But really, this is all speculation, so who knows. Not much in this story makes any sense.

[RayKingsForemanGrill]

No, I'm, saying that people have to do that, I'm simply saying that people sometimes say sensational things when they don't have to worry about any repercussions on their true name or character.

[MJLiverock]

Like I say RayKingFG, I really do hope she had nothing to do with it (aside from the creepiness factor of it for her if she wasn't involved). I just find it odd that the site that originally posted it hasn't heard a peep from her or her lawyers. Wouldnt' that be the first place you would call or subpeona records from if you were really interested in finding out who took the video? Why hasn't a police report been filed anywhere? They have to have a pretty good idea which hotel it was shot in and again that would be a first step in finding out who was behind the video. She was quick to acknowledge it was her, initially to get the ball rolling on the investigation I assume, but now nothing? Even Paris Hilton tried to deny it was her on the video at first.

 

She is a popular person in the sports world but now she is getting to be more well knows outside of just sports fans. She has supposedly turned down offers from Playboy and such but this video now in its half baked, poor quality, grainy atmosphere gives her celebrity status that added sexualism like a Playboy shoot without actually doing it, the quick video in poor quality also is a little more modest than a full blown shoot, and she has a sympathy factor as well. It doesn't jeopardize her Disney employment, provides exposure, doesn't eliminate future jobs, nor preclude her from doing a Playboy type deal later in life either. I am not trying to be mysoginist here but just pointing out the devil's advocate details to the arguments of what possible reason would there be for her to be involved. How many of celebrity videos and pictures have we been exposed to that were supposedly inadverdently leaked and yet celebs keep making these private videos or forgetting their clothes or whatever when they go out for coffee and act surprised they end up on the internet and their on the cover of half a dozen tabloids.

[PlayerHader]

I can see some guys at college games being pretty rough on EA this fall. Maybe a Playboy shoot would be the best thing for her to do now.

 

It seems like some backwards thinking, but it makes sense to me.

[RayKingsForemanGrill]

Doesn't appear she had anything to do with it:

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091003/ap_on_re_us/us_espn_andrews_video

[panthernick]

several sources now saying this may have happened in Milwaukee.....

[valpocrewsader]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091003/ap_on_re_us/us_espn_andrews_video

Just when you thought Milwaukee and Nashville couldn't share any more common ties.

[homer]

They said on the radio here in Chicago that it was a "Ramada owned hotel" in Milwaukee.

 

1) Does Ramada own a decent hotel in Milwaukee that is not named "Ramada"?

2) If not, why the heck is Erin Andrews staying at a Ramada?

[whizkid]

Doesn't look all that bad but I would have thought TV people would generally stay downtown.

Ramada Conference Center

[Patrick425]

Doesn't look all that bad but I would have thought TV people would generally stay downtown.

 

Ramada Conference Center

It's near the airport...so, it's convienent in that sense.