Friday, December 5, 2008

Juggernaut Arrested in South Dakota

Vinnie Jones, actor in such movies as 'Snatch', 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and 'X-Men 3: The Last Stand' got in a bar fight and was arrested and hospitalized in...

Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

For reals. Apparently, he was on vacation in Sioux Falls. Um, ok. I guess if I'm a hot shot actor and I want to go on vacation, Sioux Falls is the number one destination that springs to mind. I mean, it's a nice city- really, it is- I'm not hating on the place or anything- but it seems a trifle bizarre that Vinnie Jones of all people would go to Sioux Falls on vacation. (And more to the point, go on vacation to Sioux Falls in December! Not even other Midwesterners would do that.) What was he doing in town?

That's the first thing- second thing is that per the Argus Leader article, the bar fight stemmed over him being 'that guy from X-Men.' That, apparently was enough for Vinnie to punch a guy.

Hmmm... that's a little more understandable. Vinnie's role in X-Men 3 was middling to say the least, but I don't think that's his fault, really- the movie itself was a half-hour too short and suffered from severely stunted plot development as a result. Enough to punch a guy? Eh, if you're angry, British, in Sioux Falls and have had a few beers, it might well be.

But still: Vinnie Jones? In Sioux Falls? On Vacation?

What?

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