David Hampton only wanted to get into Studio 54 so he scammed wealthy Manhattanites to invite him into their hearts and home by telling them that he was David Poitier, the Black movie actor Sidney Poitier's son. David Hampton's good looks and suave charm earned him a twenty-one-month burglary sentence and a 1993 film based on his con game in Six Degrees of Separation. Hampton tried to sue the movie's film maker John Guare in 1991 however the 100 million dollar suit got tossed out after an appeal. The New York Times quoted the trial court's ruling stating "society's response to one whose labors are in violation of its penal laws is punishment, not reward." The appellate court ruled that Hampton's hoaxes were not entitled to damages because Guare's play was a protected work of fiction. Hampton passed away in 2003.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
David Hampton only wanted to get into Studio 54 so he scammed wealthy Manhattanites to invite him into their hearts and home by telling them that he was David Poitier, the Black movie actor Sidney Poitier's son. David Hampton's good looks and suave charm earned him a twenty-one-month burglary sentence and a 1993 film based on his con game in Six Degrees of Separation. Hampton tried to sue the movie's film maker John Guare in 1991 however the 100 million dollar suit got tossed out after an appeal. The New York Times quoted the trial court's ruling stating "society's response to one whose labors are in violation of its penal laws is punishment, not reward." The appellate court ruled that Hampton's hoaxes were not entitled to damages because Guare's play was a protected work of fiction. Hampton passed away in 2003.
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