Roman Polanski: Worst pick-up line EVER.

[Eve]

LONDON (AP) – A New York magazine editor testified Wednesday that Roman Polanski made “tasteless and vulgar” advances to a woman at a Manhattan restaurant shortly after the death of his wife, Sharon Tate. Testifying in Polanski’s libel lawsuit against publisher Conde Nast, Lewis Lapham, editor of Harper’s magazine, confirmed that he was the source of an anecdote related in a 2002 article in Vanity Fair magazine. The article reported Polanski had tried to seduce a woman at Elaine’s restaurant while he was traveling to Los Angeles for his wife’s funeral. Tate, who was pregnant, was killed by followers of serial killer Charles Manson in August 1969. Lapham, 70, told the jury in High Court that he was with model Beatte Telle when Polanski sat at their table. “At one point he (Polanski) had his hand on her leg and said to her, `I can put you in movies. I can make you the next Sharon Tate.’ He meant it as a compliment. He was attempting to impress her, wanting to express his admiration for her looks,” Lapham said.

Being told in early August 1969 that “I can make you the next Sharon Tate” is probably the least likely way to get you laid . . .

[Ike_Witt]

Didn’t Mia Farrow testify yesterday that the accusation is crap?

[Eve]

He’s just the kinda guy who would sidle up to a starlet in mid-Sept. 1921 and say, “I could make you the next Virginia Rappe . . .”

[JohnBckWLD]

There’s a reference about Polanski’s philandering, boorish style in Bugliosi’s book Helter Skelter. Can’t cite, paraphrasing:

*Roman was driving through Hollywood in his sporty convertible and spotted a statuesque young blonde woman walking along the sidewalk. As he pulled up behind her, he catcalled one of his standard lines, ‘Madame, you have an equisitely shaped ass’. As the woman turned around to get a look at her new-found admirer, both she and Polanski both immediately recognized each other. They were each other’s newlywed spouses. *

Whether Polanski was slick enough to convince his wife, Sharon, that he knew it was her all along is anyone’s guess.

[Revtim]

@JohnBckWLD

There’s a reference about Polanski’s philandering, boorish style in Bugliosi’s book Helter Skelter. Can’t cite, paraphrasing:

*Roman was driving through Hollywood in his sporty convertible and spotted a statuesque young blonde woman walking along the sidewalk. As he pulled up behind her, he catcalled one of his standard lines, ‘Madame, you have an equisitely shaped ass’. As the woman turned around to get a look at her new-found admirer, both she and Polanski both immediately recognized each other. They were each other’s newlywed spouses. *

Whether Polanski was slick enough to convince his wife, Sharon, that he knew it was her all along is anyone’s guess.

How did Bugliosi know that Polanski didn’t know it was her all along?

[Slithy_Tove]

Overall, who’s been the greater offender: Polanski with his turgid cock or Lapham with his turgid essays?

[Zebra]

I don’t know, maybe he is a genius because that guy is cleaning up.

That will be really funny if you have seen Wedding Crashers.