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| Max is the founder of an online company named Rudius Media. The company website states that it is "dedicated to finding, publishing, managing and publicizing new and original content by unknown or under-promoted artists and writers." | Max is the founder of an online company named Rudius Media. The company website states that it is "dedicated to finding, publishing, managing and publicizing new and original content by unknown or under-promoted artists and writers." | ||
| == Controversies == | |||
| While in Tucker Max's book ''I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell'' he claims total honesty, the truthfulness of his stories has been questioned several times in the media. Several websites and news articles have arisen doubting the claims of his stories. For example, in Max's "The Famous Sushi Pants Story" Max tells of taking a ] to a bar, gets very drunk, and then ends up at a sushi restaurant on lingerie night. When asked in an interview about that story he says the bar was City Oyster in Delray Beach and the sushi bar was Sushi Yoshi. However, the manager of City Oyster says he knows Max well and Max was not in the bar the night of the drunken escapade. Moreover, Sushi Yoshi is not within walking distance of City Oyster. When asked about that, Tucker said the sushi bar may have been Kyoto, the only sushi bar within a short distance of City Oyster. However, an employee at Kyoto had no recollection of Tucker Max, nor ever having lingerie nights.<ref></ref> | |||
| == Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
Revision as of 16:07, 11 January 2008
| Tucker Max | |
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| Born | November, 1975 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Occupation | Writer, Blogger |
Tucker Tibor Max is an American fratire writer known for chronicling his sexual and drunken exploits on his website. His latest book, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, made the New York Times Best Seller list in both 2006 and 2007. Max is a graduate of the University of Chicago and Duke University. Max is the son of Dennis Max, a well known restaurant owner in South Florida.
Legal troubles
In 2003, Max was court ordered to remove a story from his site which was a "tell all" account of his relationship with an ex-girlfriend and former Miss Vermont. It was a less than flattering account and the alleged victim filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit. The case was dismissed after the ACLU stepped in on Max's behalf claiming that the court had violated his First Amendment rights. The story was later reposted on his website when all lawsuits were settled and renamed "The (Almost Banned) Miss Vermont Story".
"Tucker Max" Projects
In 2006, Max began development of a television pilot for Comedy Central.
In the Fall of 2008, Max plans to release a new book titled Assholes Finish First. He claimed in March 2007 that he received a $300,000 advance from the publisher.
Max is the founder of an online company named Rudius Media. The company website states that it is "dedicated to finding, publishing, managing and publicizing new and original content by unknown or under-promoted artists and writers."
Controversies
While in Tucker Max's book I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell he claims total honesty, the truthfulness of his stories has been questioned several times in the media. Several websites and news articles have arisen doubting the claims of his stories. For example, in Max's "The Famous Sushi Pants Story" Max tells of taking a breathalyzer to a bar, gets very drunk, and then ends up at a sushi restaurant on lingerie night. When asked in an interview about that story he says the bar was City Oyster in Delray Beach and the sushi bar was Sushi Yoshi. However, the manager of City Oyster says he knows Max well and Max was not in the bar the night of the drunken escapade. Moreover, Sushi Yoshi is not within walking distance of City Oyster. When asked about that, Tucker said the sushi bar may have been Kyoto, the only sushi bar within a short distance of City Oyster. However, an employee at Kyoto had no recollection of Tucker Max, nor ever having lingerie nights.
Bibliography
- I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell (2006)
- Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories (2003) (out of print)
- The Definitive Book of Pick-Up Lines (2001) (out of print)
References
- Dude, here's my book
- "Someone Talked" Annoy.com account of Johnson's lawsuit vs. Max
- New York Times - Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment
- TuckerMax.com: ACLU amicus curiae
- Pair making tracks to Max
- Tucker the f**ker claims blogger, book deals are 'easy' from theregister.co.uk
External links
- TuckerMax.com - Official website
- Rudius Media - Max's company