Legally Blonde is the movie that taught a generation that blonde women can do anything, even think real nice like. A pivotal part of the film (sorry for the spoiler) includes Elle questioning a witness on the minutia of haircare at the stand. Truly an early 2000s period piece — we’ve since moved far away from depending on secretly smart big screen blondes from deducing legal conclusions for comedic or dramatic effect:
Cardi B recently found herself caught up in courtroom blonde shenanigans. People has coverage:
Cardi B’s wig swap left an attorney who was cross-examining her during a civil assault trial confused about her “real hair.” … “Yesterday you had black hair, short hair. Today it’s blonde and long. Which one is your real hair? Or are they both real?” he asked her.
[Cardi B] laughed before replying, “They’re wigs.”
“Okay. Sorry, I didn’t know that. It’s a good wig today, then,” the lawyer responded.
You can see the exchange here:
Oh my God, this lawyer suing Cardi B.
“Which one is your real hair? Or are they both real?” plaintiff’s lawyer Ron Rosen asked.
Imagine, gaining a good enough grasp on RAP to pass the bar only to be confuddled by a rapper’s rolodex of wigs years later. And while it is admittedly funny that Cardi B is changing trial wigs like Ray-J changed his hat that one time, if you’re a trial attorney working on a high profile case, have some tact. Gaffes like that can tank your credibility and distract jurors from the reason you’re really there, like arguing that a celebrity physically assaulted your client.
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
Legally Blonde is the movie that taught a generation that blonde women can do anything, even think real nice like. A pivotal part of the film (sorry for the spoiler) includes Elle questioning a witness on the minutia of haircare at the stand. Truly an early 2000s period piece — we’ve since moved far away from depending on secretly smart big screen blondes from deducing legal conclusions for comedic or dramatic effect:
Cardi B recently found herself caught up in courtroom blonde shenanigans. People has coverage:
Cardi B’s wig swap left an attorney who was cross-examining her during a civil assault trial confused about her “real hair.” … “Yesterday you had black hair, short hair. Today it’s blonde and long. Which one is your real hair? Or are they both real?” he asked her.
[Cardi B] laughed before replying, “They’re wigs.”
“Okay. Sorry, I didn’t know that. It’s a good wig today, then,” the lawyer responded.
You can see the exchange here:
Oh my God, this lawyer suing Cardi B.
“Which one is your real hair? Or are they both real?” plaintiff’s lawyer Ron Rosen asked.
Imagine, gaining a good enough grasp on RAP to pass the bar only to be confuddled by a rapper’s rolodex of wigs years later. And while it is admittedly funny that Cardi B is changing trial wigs like Ray-J changed his hat that one time, if you’re a trial attorney working on a high profile case, have some tact. Gaffes like that can tank your credibility and distract jurors from the reason you’re really there, like arguing that a celebrity physically assaulted your client.
Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim, is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.
