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Zsa Zsa Gabor Once Hit a Police Officer in What Was Known as the Slap Heard 'Round the World
"She has an unfortunate history of trying to turn everything into farce and to mock everything."
In October 1989, actor and glamour queen Zsa Zsa Gabor went on Donahue where she discussed a legal kerfuffle she was in the middle of dealing with. When asked what was new, Gabor laughed and said, "Nobody hit me up today, yet. That's what's new." Some might be confused by the fact that Gabor was so amused by the idea of violence against her, but the story behind the interview involves far more comedy than tragedy.
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Four months before her appearance on the popular daytime speak show, Gabor had been pulled over by a Beverly Hills police officer in what should have been a routine traffic stop. It quickly escalated to physical violence perpetrated by Gabor herself, though she claims the cop started. This incident would later be known as the "slap heard 'round the world," though it was undoubtedly unseated by Will Smith at the 94th Academy Awards ceremony. Here's what we know.
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Today In History... with The Retrospectors
Episode notes
Slapping a police officer is rarely a great idea, but it somewhat revived the career of actress and Hollywood personality Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose trial began amidst a media blitz on 14th June, 1989.
After being pulled over in her $214,000 Rolls Royce convertible, she had assaulted officer Paul Kramer - who then charged her with driving with an open flask of Jack Daniels, and speeding off after being apprehended.
In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly revisit Gabor’s greatest one-liners, on film and in court; consider how “Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler” ended up being invoked against a motorcycle cop; and reveal how Gabor was spared “the lesbians” in jail…
Further Reading:
• ‘Remember When Zsa Zsa Gabor Slapped a Motorcycle Cop Across the Face?’ (Jezebel, 2016): https://jezebel.com/remember-when-zsa-zsa-gabor-slapped-a-motorcycle-cop-ac-1787290804
• ‘Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Beverly Hills cop and 'the slap heard 'round the world’' (Los Angeles Times, 2016): https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-zsa-zsa-gabor-retrospective-20161219-story.html
• ‘Zsa Zsa Gabor in "The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of
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Today In History... with The Retrospectors
Episode notes
Slapping a police officer is rarely a great idea, but it somewhat revived the career of actress and Hollywood personality Zsa Zsa Gabor, whose trial began amidst a media blitz on 14th June, 1989.
After being pulled over in her $214,000 Rolls Royce convertible, she had assaulted officer Paul Kramer - who then charged her with driving with an open flask of Jack Daniels, and speeding off after being apprehended.
In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly revisit Gabor’s greatest one-liners, on film and in court; consider how “Stalin, Mussolini and Hitler” ended up being invoked against a motorcycle cop; and reveal how Gabor was spared “the lesbians” in jail…
Further Reading:
• ‘Remember When Zsa Zsa Gabor Slapped a Motorcycle Cop Across the Face?’ (Jezebel, 2016): https://jezebel.com/remember-when-zsa-zsa-gabor-slapped-a-motorcycle-cop-ac-1787290804
• ‘Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Beverly Hills cop and 'the slap heard 'round the world’' (Los Angeles Times, 2016): https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-zsa-zsa-gabor-retrospective-20161219-story.html
• ‘Zsa Zsa Gabor in "The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of
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