The Michigan Supreme Court won't hear the appeal of a lower court decision that threw out a $29.3 million award against the "Jenny Jones Show" following the murder of a guest.
The lawsuit stemmed from the 1995 death of Scott Amedure, who was shot to death by Jonathan Schmitz three days after Amedure revealed an attraction to Schmitz during a taping of the show in Chicago. The show never aired.
Amedure's family sued the show, contending Schmitz was ambushed and tricked into believing his secret admirer was a woman.
[S]chmitz is now serving a 25- to 50-year prison sentence for second-degree murder.
I guess it just goes to show that murderous homophobia (or being the victim thereof) does not pay. Read all about it here from the AP via Findlaw.