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Stalkers to red-heads, more Star Wars battles and a new legal precedent. Courtroom drama is up next.

Hi everyone. Welcome to Get-the-Daily-dot-com. I’m Dana Ward with the latest in the legal system.
Ever imagine that a priest might stalk a celebrity? Well, one Boston priest did just this. On Tuesday, Reverend David Ajemian pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct involving late-night talkshow-host, Conan O’Brien. Ajemian admitted to sending D-V-Ds and letters to O’Brien’s home and work, starting back in late 2006. The Boston Archdiocese placed the man on leave, after police arrested him for trying to enter a New-York taping of Conan’s show. Ajemian is ruled fit to withstand trial, although he claims to have psychiatric issues.
And it seems there’s a new battle for the Star Wars saga, and the Stormtrooper helmet is at the center of it all. Most recently, the prop designer from the first Star Wars back in 1977 is suing Lucasfilm, claiming he owns the copyright to the famous white helmet, and actually requests a share of the merchandising profit from the 6 Star Wars films – 24-million-US-dollars, to be exact. This comes as a counter-attack suit, as Lucasfilm already won a 20-million-dollar California lawsuit in 2006 against Andrew Ainsworth. Lucasfilm seeks to have the original judgment upheld in the U-K. The movie company claims that George Lucas and his artistic team designed the helmet and Ainsworth simply molded the design. Ainsworth has been selling Stormtrooper helmet replicas on his website for a few thousand U-S dollars for years.

And a humorous change to the legal system. Send out the studied attorneys and bring in the stand-up comedians. These days, legal clients are being represented by funny-guys on a new Direct-T-V courtroom drama. On the Supreme Court of Comedy, real-life small claims disputes are brought to justice with the help of celeb comics, including Sinbad, Tom Arnold, Paul Rodriguez and more. You can find Dom Irrera as the judge presiding over each case, shot at L-A’s famous Laugh Factory.
That’s your legal news for now. From Get-the-Daily-dot-com, I’m Dana Ward. Be sure to watch tomorrow for more news.