1. 03-04-11 12:15 AM #1
    Reno Paul
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    Unhappy Mickey Rooney.....Victim of elder abuse

    I watched him speak earlier today....It saddened me.....An all-time great actor being treated the way he was......His step son is gonna have it coming to him in one form or another.

    Mar 03, 2011
    Mickey Rooney tells Senate he's victim of elder abuse

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    Mickey Rooney was angry and emotional as he asked a Senate committee in Washington on Wednesday to crack down on elder abuse.The 90-year-old Rooney told the Senate Special Committee on Aging that he was abused by a family member who took control of his life, and described feeling "scared, disappointed, yes, and angry."
    He did not name the family member, but Rooney has a restraining order keeping his stepson, Chris Aber, away from him until an April 5 court hearing, reports AP. "You can't believe that it's happening to you," Rooney said. "You feel overwhelmed."
    Shouting from the witness table, Rooney said, "I'm asking you to stop this elderly abuse. I mean to stop it. Now. Not tomorrow, not next month, but now!"
    Rooney has accused Aber in court filings of withholding food and medicine and meddling in his personal finances. "Chris is verbally abusive toward Mickey," the court filing states. "He yells and screams at Mickey. He threatens, intimidates, bullies, and harasses Mickey. He is effectively a prisoner in his own home." Aber has denied the claims.
    "For years I suffered silently. I didn't want to tell anybody. I couldn't muster the courage, and you have to have courage," Rooney said Wednesday. "I needed help and I knew I needed it. Even when I tried to speak up, I was told to shut up and be quiet."
    Rooney's eighth and current wife, Jan Chamberlin, is the mother of Aber.

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  2. 03-04-11 12:21 AM #2
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    Mickey Rooney is telling the truth I think
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  3. 03-04-11 12:55 AM #3
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    Yes, poor guy seems very honest. That's a strong testimony.
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  4. 03-04-11 02:55 AM #4
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    This is sad.
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  5. 03-04-11 08:08 AM #5
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    Hard to believe that this is not a crime of some sort.
    No account pricks!!
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  6. 03-04-11 09:00 AM #6
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    Yea this is gross....hold on a second....no grandma you dont get to eat today I told you I put your SS check on the Heat moneyline and they ****** off a huge lead
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  7. 03-04-11 10:30 AM #7
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    You're looking at, maybe, the greatest talent, all-around, to ever be in show business. I just finished his first autobiography a week ago. The little guy deserves the utmost respect. Go Mick and kick some ass's!

    This guy was the first man to marry Ava Gardner. She was only 19 [maybe the best looking girl in Hollywood, ever] and Mick was nutty than a fruitcake for her. His downfall was WOMEN, booze, pills, agents, gambling, and WOMEN.
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  8. 03-05-11 12:55 AM #8
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    it sucks getting old. nobody cares about old people.
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  9. 03-05-11 01:50 AM #9
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    Met the guy once about 12 years ago and he was a complete jackass.
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  10. 03-05-11 07:18 AM #10
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    he should take a handgun and rip him a new one

    whats they worst they can do to him?
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    That's not right. People should not torment Mickey Rooney.
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    GL with all of your plays today guys
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  13. 03-06-11 12:38 AM #13
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    Quote Originally Posted by SportsMushroom View Post
    he should take a handgun and rip him a new one

    whats they worst they can do to him?
    Nothing, delaying a trial can knock off a year and within a year Mickey's gonna be dead anyway
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