In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups: the police, who investigate crime, and the district attorneys, who prosecute the offenders. This story is not about any of those boring, non-famous losers.
Actor and handsome face-haver Brad Pitt was recently called up to be a part of a jury in Los Angeles, and being the stand-up guy he is, was fully prepared to go and perform his civic duty.
That is, until a judge shut him down, worried that said handsome face would be “too distracting” for the other jurors. Per a hard-hitting report in the Sydney Morning Herald, one of the lawyers involved said:
You just can’t stick Brad Pitt in a jury box and expect 11 jurors to ignore him. It’s only natural that those jurors would be watching to see how Brad reacts to what’s being said and that they could be influenced by his opinions once the jury goes behind closed doors to render a verdict.
The same lawyer, who is clearly Team Jen, also spoke to US Weekly, and added that “too much attention” on one juror could “interfere with the objective examination of the allegations” in the case.
“We’re not going to use you”, he added, in a cruel kiss-off to Bradley Pitts, “because it’s going to end up being about you.”
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