Starwhacker-fugitive update!. In case you're wondering what's up withe poster kids for folie a deux, the Quaids apparently read about phones being "hacked" in England by reporters, and made the natural assumption that's exactly what happened to them. As for those warrants? This story lets Evi tell the tale:

No, Will Smith was the star. Randy Quaid was the comic relief.

If that sounds strained, well, it's not. It makes perfect sense! ENTER DARK LORD MURDOCH.

People in New York, angry? Never happen. As for that Seattle story, hadn't heard that one before. Or I did, and somehow it didn't lodge in my brain. The musical was an update of Shakespeare with Quaid as Falstaff, and his defense was more or less "I was just being in character all the time." People usually love that! Ask any actor, and they'll tell you how much the cast loves it when someone never goes out of character.

The charges and hearing went as well as expected, acording to Reuters: