Listen, I’ve tried not to take the over-simplified bait in the 1 vs. 99 percent jawn. But John Goodman is proof positive that some of the one-percent should be not only openly despised, but that it’s OK to root for someone to get some really nasty comeuppance.
I’ll let the Palm Beach Post take it from here (and h/t to Tiddie for sending this along):
Polo club founder John Goodman has adopted his longtime adult girlfriend as his legal daughter in what plaintiff’s attorneys are calling an attempt to shield assets from a civil suit filed by the parents of a Wellington man killed in a car crash.
“The events which serve as the grounds for the relief sought by the Plaintiffs border on the surreal and take the Court into a legal twilight zone,” wrote Circuit Judge Glenn Kelley in an order granting attorneys for Lili and William Wilson the right to information concerning Goodman’s adoption.
So, if he bangs his gold-digging whore, it’s incest, right?
Goodman, who founded the International Polo Club Palm Beach in Wellington, legally adopted 42-year-old Heather Laruso Hutchins, as his daughter on Oct. 13 in Miami-Dade County, according to court documents.
The Wilsons are suing Goodman for wrongful death in connection with the Feb. 12, 2010 crash that killed 23-year-old Scott Patrick Wilson. According to Palm Beach County Sheriff’s reports, Goodman ran a stop sign on 120th Avenue on Feb. 12, 2010 and hit Wilson, who was driving west on Lake Worth Road. The civil trial is set for March 27.
Kelley had previously ruled that the trust set up for Goodman’s two minor children could not be considered as part of Goodman’s financial worth if a jury awarded damages to the Wilsons. According to the adoption papers, Hutchins is immediately entitled to at least a third of the trust’s assets as his legal daughter since she is over the age of 35.
Annnnnnd the gates of Hell just swung wide.
Dan Bachi, Goodman’s civil attorney, said Hutchins’ adoption was done to ensure the future stability of his children and family investments.
“It has nothing to do with the lawsuit currently pending against him,” Bachi said.
What the story didn’t note is if blood actually dripped off his tongue when he said those words.