Soulful singer Erykah Badu made headlines a few months back for stripping down beyond her unmentionables in her video 'Window Seat' on the landmark Dallas street where president John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963. Now, Badu has been slapped with a $500 fine and six months probation for exposing herself without regard to children or onlookers.
Dallas officials were none too pleased when word got out that Badu had stripped publicly and did not get a permit to do so. Although folks were reportedly yelling for Badu to put her clothes back on, police did not arrive during the filming of the now-infamous video. A witness did, however, give police a sworn complaint, and Badu was cited back in April for disorderly conduct.
The Dallas native chose Dealey Plaza to shoot her video, because it was the most monumental place in Dallas that she could think of.
The video shows Badu strutting down the street, slowly removing her clothing, then hitting the ground after a shot rings out. The sultry entertainer was once quoted as saying that making the video was "the bravest, most liberating thing I've ever seen."
The fine was paid last Friday, and there are no further comments from Badu's camp regarding the judgment.
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I love the song but I still don't get the reasoning behind why Ms.Badu had to get naked at the end of the video and especially on the site where President Kennedy was assasinated. President Kennedy tried to do right by "the colored".
The reason she took off her clothes at this particualar place *Dealy Plaza* is because the American People have never been revealed the bare naked truth. Thank You Badu, I love your smile, your eyes and your voice. Kennedy was assasinated by a cabal that included Nixon, Bush, and Johnson among others...it was so deeply a black ops involving the CIA...they removed him because he was going to end the NWO before they went any further. Do your home work...the missing link is Allen Dulles.
i'm not surprised @ the fine and probation, but was it that important for her to take her clothes off??? especially in front of kids. i don't get it. i like the song, but getting butt naked for all the world to see is just crazy. i don't care what message you're trying to convey.
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By: rick on 8/18/2010 6:58PM
OOOOO My God I'M So surprised. (Yea,right)
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By: gerald on 8/18/2010 10:16PM
She is a certified nut that needs to be on looney toons.
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By: AllBahianGirl on 8/19/2010 11:57AM
I love the song but I still don't get the reasoning behind why Ms.Badu had to get naked at the end of the video and especially on the site where President Kennedy was assasinated. President Kennedy tried to do right by "the colored".
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By: Gail on 8/19/2010 7:37PM
colored????????
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By: Allen Dules on 8/19/2010 3:21PM
Right now on infowars.com, Alex Jones is exposing Barack Obama as a creation and operative of the C.I.A., talk about a manchurian candidate.
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By: Pookie Malone on 8/19/2010 3:26PM
The reason she took off her clothes at this particualar place *Dealy Plaza* is because the American People have never been revealed the bare naked truth. Thank You Badu, I love your smile, your eyes and your voice. Kennedy was assasinated by a cabal that included Nixon, Bush, and Johnson among others...it was so deeply a black ops involving the CIA...they removed him because he was going to end the NWO before they went any further. Do your home work...the missing link is Allen Dulles.
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By: Gail on 8/19/2010 7:40PM
i'm not surprised @ the fine and probation, but was it that important for her to take her clothes off??? especially in front of kids. i don't get it. i like the song, but getting butt naked for all the world to see is just crazy. i don't care what message you're trying to convey.
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