LA WeeklyLots of crazies get in trouble in our fair city, and lots of those crazies are also nude. Just this week a naked man (above) climbed a radio tower in downtown L.A. and threatened to jump.
Do they have this problem in, say, North Dakota? What is it about L.A. that brings out the unhinged unclothed?
Here we give you the 11 craziest nude scandals in L.A. in the last year, culled from our sister blog, The Informer.
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11. Naked man runs down 405 freeway, attacks woman, continues running
To make it even better, witnesses included Kyle Richards of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. Not kidding.
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10. Naked guy breaks into daycare center lobby and fondles self
The LAPD spokesperson describes the scene as follows: “…the suspect can be seen taking off his clothing, masturbating and engaging in strange sexual behavior while parading around the lobby.” Enough said.
Olivia Munn makes you want to go vegan; Credit: PETA
9. PETA holds nude protest targeting Farmer John and its pig slaughtering operation
In the protest, demonstrators were “lying naked on large trays and covered with clear plastic” in order to “mimic typical meat packages,” according to a statement from PETA beforehand. Sounds like typical performance art.
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8. Naked robber jumps from Hummer limo and gets chased by police dog
The dude was fully clothed when he jacked the Hummer in Irvine, but then for some reason had disrobed by the time he had to flee from the German shepherd in Whittier. Check out the video. Spoiler alert: The German shepherd catches up.
A pic Lohan Tweeted, in one of her many previous nude photo scandals
7. Lindsay Lohan nude Playboy photos released one week early
Not a PR stunt — just an error. The funniest part was the subhead to the piece: “Classic beauty, wild child, silver screen siren, inmate #2409752. The rise, fall and redemption of America's most fascinating celebrity.”
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6. Nude pandemonium on the streets of Santa Monica
The clothing store Desigual offered a free outfit to the first 100 people who showed up in their underwear. Right, this isn't a scandal. If might have been one if the store in question were, say, Sears.
5. Nude photos of Kreayshawn released by a celebrity version of WikiLeaks
The org is Hollywood Leaks, which also posted phone numbers for Miley Cyrus and Lil Jon. Was there any doubt that the foul-mouthed Oakland rapper had nude photos out there somewhere?
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4. Near-nude streaker runs onto field at UCLA-Arizona game and inspires confused players to brawl
The guy who took most of his clothes off streaked just before halftime at UCLA's game against the University of Arizona in Tucson. For good measure, he was dressed as a referee. Then, for some reason, players from opposing teams started arguing and the benches cleared. Were they debating obscenity law?
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3. Scarlett Johansson phone hacked, nude photos released
Ok, so this was only a scandal for one person. For the rest of the world…
2. L.A. Blogger Andrew Breitbart nabs Congressman Anthony Weiner for his penis photo
The boner that started it all.
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1. USC naked rooftop sex scandal
The guy got suspended from his frat, Kappa Sigma. Was it worth it? We love the way the USC administrator who commented seemed to be trying to bore the media out of continuing coverage — “To say that we are disappointed in this type of behavior does not begin to capture the seriousness with which we regard this type of activity” — as if sheer tedium would be the antidote to the story's awesomeness.
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