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Randy Quaid, wife seek refugee status in Canada (1 Viewer)

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VANCOUVER – Actor Randy Quaid told Canada's immigration board Friday that he and his wife are seeking asylum from "the murderers of Hollywood" and will therefore apply for refugee status in Canada, after they were arrested on U.S. warrants related to vandalism charges.

The pair were arrested on Thursday afternoon in a shopping area of an affluent Vancouver neighborhood and were jailed on outstanding U.S. warrants.

The Quaids are wanted in Santa Barbara, where they missed a court hearing Monday on felony vandalism charges.

The Quaids were ordered released from custody Friday, but must each post $9,750 bail and fulfill their promise to appear for their next hearing Thursday.

Santa Barbara County Senior Deputy District Attorney Lee Carter said Friday that Quaid and his wife Evi's bail increased to $500,000 apiece.

Their attorney, Robert Sanger, said he hoped the situation could be resolved but declined comment citing the pending case.

The couple told the immigration adjudicator they are being persecuted in the United States.

Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying on Friday that friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been "murdered" under mysterious circumstances and she worried something would happen to her husband next.

"We feel our lives are in danger," she said. "Randy has known eight close friends murdered in odd, strange manners ... We feel that we're next."

During a break in the proceedings, the Quaids' lawyer, Brian Tsuji approached the media to read a single-sentence statement from the Quaids. "We are requesting asylum from Hollywood star whackers," he read, declining further comment on the mental state of his clients.

Evi Quaid said she's been told by a jail nurse that her blood pressure is dangerously high due to stress and that Randy Quaid's mother has been hospitalized in the U.S. as a result of the stress from their legal troubles.

Friday's hearing was a mandatory detention review.

On Friday, the Quaids promised they would appear for their next hearing. Evi Quaid said she'd be willing to wear an ankle bracelet while staying at a posh Vancouver hotel.

Randy Quaid said the couple came to Canada because he was being given an award by a film critics group. He said they were considering moving to Vancouver where Randy planned to jump-start his career.

He said the pair believed the warrants were issued by mistake and had been withdrawn and the couple didn't travel north in an effort to skip out on them.

"Canada is a beautiful country for what we want to do," Quaid said outside the hearing room, without elaborating on his plans. Quaid was questioned by a reporter if the couple are dealing with a substance abuse problem, which he denied.

"It's been a very welcoming nation to me," he said. "I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation."

The Quaids face no charges in Canada.

A U.S. judge issued arrest warrants Monday for the couple after they failed to show up at a California court hearing stemming from their arrests last month on suspicion of illegally squatting at a home.

Quaid and his wife face felony vandalism charges after more than $5,000 in damage was found in a guest house of a Montecito, California home they had previously owned.

The Quaids frequently missed court appearances in an earlier U.S. case involving charges they defrauded an innkeeper. That case was resolved in April with Evi Quaid pleading no contest to a misdemeanor. The charges against her husband were dropped.

Randy Quaid, 60, is best-known for supporting roles in films such as "Independence Day" and "National Lampoon's Vacation." He is the older brother of Dennis Quaid.

Ledger was nominated for an Oscar for his lead role in the movie "Brokeback Mountain." He died in January, 2008 from an accidental overdose.

Carradine was star of the hit 1970s television series "Kung Fu" and also had a movie career before he hanged himself in Thailand last year. He was 72.
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:shrug:

 
This has turned into quite a story. You'd think he's pulling some kind of Joaquin Phoenix stunt, but where are the cameras?

 
"We feel our lives are in danger," she said. "Randy has known eight close friends murdered in odd, strange manners ... We feel that we're next."
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Who are the 8 "close" friends? They were close friends with Heath Ledger??
 
"I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation."

Except flee to another country to avoid charges in your home country. :goodposting:

 
Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying on Friday that friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been "murdered" under mysterious circumstances and she worried something would happen to her husband next.
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Man these "Murderers of Hollywood" are dedicated. Follow Carradine halfway around the world, dress him up like Thai tranny hooker and then kill him.
 
Rayderr said:
Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying on Friday that friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been "murdered" under mysterious circumstances and she worried something would happen to her husband next.
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Man these "Murderers of Hollywood" are dedicated. Follow Carradine halfway around the world, dress him up like Thai tranny hooker and then kill him.
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So the killers will follow Carradine half way around the world... but somehow they think Canada will be safe? Makes sense.
 
Jutz said:
Rayderr said:
Evi Quaid begged a Canadian immigration adjudicator not to force them to return, saying on Friday that friends, such as actors David Carradine and Heath Ledger, have been "murdered" under mysterious circumstances and she worried something would happen to her husband next.
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Man these "Murderers of Hollywood" are dedicated. Follow Carradine halfway around the world, dress him up like Thai tranny hooker and then kill him.
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So the killers will follow Carradine half way around the world... but somehow they think Canada will be safe? Makes sense.
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:lmao: seriously
Groucho Glasses said:
Why is he squatting in someone else's house anyway? Is he that down and out financially that he needs to do that?
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:goodposting: I would like to know the back story here as well. Videoguy?

 
After reading the beginning of this story, I skipped down to the link to see what joke site this was coming from.

 
:lmao: :shrug: :lmao:

Best headline-story combo in awhile.

"Canada is a beautiful country for what we want to do" -- Randy Quaid

 
I think it's more sad than funny, really. It's pretty clear that a once-great actor has gone completely insane. He may as well be dead. :(
 
"Canada is a beautiful country for what we want to do," Quaid said outside the hearing room, without elaborating on his plans. Quaid was questioned by a reporter if the couple are dealing with a substance abuse problem, which he denied.

"It's been a very welcoming nation to me," he said. "I would not do anything to besmirch my reputation."
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calling plays from the Michael Corleone playbook, nice.
 
the rover said:
Harry Manback said:
Groucho Glasses said:
Why is he squatting in someone else's house anyway? Is he that down and out financially that he needs to do that?
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:goodposting: How the hell do you #### up your life when you have that kind of money?!?

Sadly, I'll never understand.
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It was their house. The bank foreclosed and they refused to leave.
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uh, no.
On September 18, 2010, in Santa Barbara, California, Randy Quaid and his wife faced burglary charges. They were reported as living in a guest house without permission. They claimed that they had owned the property since the 1990s although a representative of the property owner had called the sheriff's department and produced documents that showed the house as being sold to the current owner in 2007. The previous owner had purchased the property from the Quaids several years earlier. The Quaids are being accused of more than $5,000 worth of damage that is claimed they caused to the guest house.[12]

They were booked for felony residential burglary under section 459 of the California Penal Code (459PC), and misdemeanor entering a non-commercial building without consent (602.5 PC). Evi Quaid was also booked for misdemeanor resisting arrest (148PC). Their bail was set at $50,000 each. On September 19, 2010 they posted bail and were released. [13]

TMZ reported that the Quaids claim that the home was wrongfully transferred to a third party by the use of the forged signature of a dead woman named Ronda Quaid in 1992.[14]

On October 18, 2010, bench warrants for the Quaids were issued following their failure to appear for a hearing on the burglary charges.[15]

On October 22, Randy and Evi Quaid were arrested in Vancouver, B.C., Canada for violation of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.[16] They have since applied for refugee status on the grounds that they fear for their lives in the United States as numerous actors died under mysterious circumstances committed by the "Hollywood star whackers".[17] They were granted bail on the condition of $10,000 bond pending further Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada hearings.[18] However, due to their inability to deposit the required bond with the court for several days, they remained in custody of the Canada Border Services Agency.[19] They were released on October 27 after the discovery that Evi Quaid is a "prima facie Canadian citizen".[20]
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Rayderr said:
the rover said:
Harry Manback said:
Groucho Glasses said:
Why is he squatting in someone else's house anyway? Is he that down and out financially that he needs to do that?
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:goodposting: How the hell do you #### up your life when you have that kind of money?!?

Sadly, I'll never understand.
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It was their house. The bank foreclosed and they refused to leave.
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uh, no.
On September 18, 2010, in Santa Barbara, California, Randy Quaid and his wife faced burglary charges. They were reported as living in a guest house without permission. They claimed that they had owned the property since the 1990s although a representative of the property owner had called the sheriff's department and produced documents that showed the house as being sold to the current owner in 2007. The previous owner had purchased the property from the Quaids several years earlier. The Quaids are being accused of more than $5,000 worth of damage that is claimed they caused to the guest house.[12]

They were booked for felony residential burglary under section 459 of the California Penal Code (459PC), and misdemeanor entering a non-commercial building without consent (602.5 PC). Evi Quaid was also booked for misdemeanor resisting arrest (148PC). Their bail was set at $50,000 each. On September 19, 2010 they posted bail and were released. [13]

TMZ reported that the Quaids claim that the home was wrongfully transferred to a third party by the use of the forged signature of a dead woman named Ronda Quaid in 1992.[14]

On October 18, 2010, bench warrants for the Quaids were issued following their failure to appear for a hearing on the burglary charges.[15]

On October 22, Randy and Evi Quaid were arrested in Vancouver, B.C., Canada for violation of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.[16] They have since applied for refugee status on the grounds that they fear for their lives in the United States as numerous actors died under mysterious circumstances committed by the "Hollywood star whackers".[17] They were granted bail on the condition of $10,000 bond pending further Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada hearings.[18] However, due to their inability to deposit the required bond with the court for several days, they remained in custody of the Canada Border Services Agency.[19] They were released on October 27 after the discovery that Evi Quaid is a "prima facie Canadian citizen".[20]
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Thanks. It's kind of weird how they're both equally crazy. This has to be a stunt, right?
 
Canada: Star Whacker free since 1867.

Randy Quaid says Canada has saved his lifeNovember 24, 2010 - 6:00amVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Randy Quaid said if it weren't for Canada's refugee system, he and his wife would be dead.The actor made the comment Tuesday as he entered his immigration and refugee board hearing in Vancouver, where he and his wife Evi were picked up last month on an outstanding warrant in the United States.The pair quickly claimed refugee status and their hearings have been conducted amid their bizarre claims of being hunted by what they call "Hollywood star whackers."They say many of their friends have died under mysterious circumstances and believe they could be next on the hit list. Quaid is hoping to convince Canada's Immigration and Refugee board that he and his wife are targeted by Hollywood killers and thereby accomplish what no other American has ever done in Canada: Gain refugee status."I feel good. If it wasn't for Canada's refugee laws my wife and I would be dead," Quaid said before he entered court.Quaid and his wife remain fugitives from a California court after the couple failed to appear last week for their arraignment on felony vandalism charges for the fourth time.Randy Quaid is going through two hearings at Canada's immigration board.The first is to determine his refugee claim and the second is to determine whether he is admissible to Canada. At that hearing, immigration officials have submitted voluminous evidence of his alleged criminality in the United States. If found inadmissible, he faces deportation back to the United States.His admissibility hearing has been postponed to Dec. 22.In the meantime, Evi and Randy say they feel safe in Canada, which they believe is out of their would-be killers' reach.
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Rayderr said:
In the meantime, Evi and Randy say they feel safe in Canada, which they believe is out of their would-be killers' reach.
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Yeah, that Canadian border is ridiculously hard to get through. :thumbup:
 
This gets weird in a hurry

Actor Randy Quaid posted a bizarre video attacking Rupert Murdoch, Warner Brothers, and News Corp over their lack of support for him.

He said the studios had earned well over $1 billion for two films he acted in, “Independence Day” and “Christmas Vacation,” but he complained that Murdoch had never thanked him for his work.

“What did I get in return? A Warner Brothers exec, Bruce Berman, stole my house, and News Corp’s the New York Post continues to smear me to high heaven with a pack of lies,” Quaid claimed, as his bikini-clad wife sits on a bed behind him wearing sunglasses.


“For good measure, Warner Brothers even had my wife and I falsely arrested six times by (celebrity gossip website) TMZ,” he claimed. “No, for real. That’s really how it works. ‘Hastgag PMC’ – police-media corruption. Boom!”

Quaid and his wife are wanted on $500,000 bench warrants after they fled to Canada in 2010 to avoid trial on vandalism and residential burglary charges.

The couple had been living illegally in the guest house of a property they once owned, authorities said.

Quaid had been banned two years earlier from the Actor’s Equity Union after other performers in a Seattle play accused him of verbally and physically abusing them.

They are currently suing the U.S. State Department for the return of the passports that were revoked three years ago.

He said he and his wife, Evi, had been “put through a living hell of biblical proportion,” and he wondered aloud how they might retaliate.

Quaid then pulls open his jacket to reveal a Hawaiian shirt, which he said was the same one he wore when he saved the world in “Independence Day” – which he said was another act for which Murdoch had never thanked him.

“So Rupert, you want to #### me? I’m going to #### you,” said Quaid, who pulled out a mask of the media mogul. “Evi, put this on.”

The actor’s wife dons the paper mask and bends over, and Quaid simulates sex with her on camera as the couple’s dog begins barking in the background.

“Together, Rupert, together we’ll wipe out police-media corruption,” Quaid shouts from behind his wife. “I’m back!”

 
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