Public Interest, Public Figures, First Amendment, and some celebrity gossip - because, why not?
Sunday, March 10, 2013
Kelley Lynch FB Message To Roch Parisien Re Sylvie Simmons Absolutely Deranged Comments About Me And Leonard Cohen
Roch, I would appreciate it if you would refrain from slandering me. Sylvie Simmons is out of her mind. Leonard Cohen committed tax fraud. I reported it to the IRS. She has been to my blog and did not approach me for an interview. Leonard Cohen concealed, from the court, the fact that I own 15% of all his intellectual property. I have the corporate books, records, notarized documents, stock shares, etc. to prove this. This woman is truly mad. She contacted Phil Spector for an interview for this book and Leonard Cohen now has three versions of his Phil Spector gun stories before LA Superior Court.
I took nothing from Cohen. He borrowed millions from his so-called retirement account and that was evidently dangerous to the structure and the IRS can overturn it. The lengths this man has gone to silence me are absolutely insane. He has also withheld commissions he owes me. Furthermore, he has stolen from Steven and Marty Machat (former manager/attorney) and evidently from Phil Spector. Simmons sounds like a groupie. I am presently writing a book on Leonard Cohen and know his archives well. I archived his entire body of worki. This man cannot stop lying and the only Judah in this story is Leonard Cohen. I've suggested to the IRS Commissioner's Staff that they read Simmons chapter on taxes. Cohen cannot live in Canada because of tax and residence issues. If you're interested in the facts, read Ann Diamond's article. I know Simmons did and proceeded to lie about me. I have contacted her publisher. Anything for a celebrity, I suppose.
Kelley Lynch
P.S. Cohen obtained a default judgment based on fraud, concealment, perjury, etc. He retaliated because I went to the IRS. Period. I wasn't served his lawsuit. I was not served or notified of the default judgment. This man is utterly pathetic. He has targeted my chidren, elderly parents, etc. His fans and others have engaged in a coordinated campaign of outright cyber-terrorism and slander with respect to me. Sylvie Simmons, I can assure you, didn't review the evidence I have handed over to the IRS Commissioner's Staff as well as the FBI, DOJ, Treasury, FTB, and Phil Spector's attorneys.
http://riverdeepbook.blogspot.com/2011/03/ann-diamonds-original-draft-article-for.html
http://es.scribd.com/doc/57415308/Kelley-Lynch-s-Conversation-With-Steven-Machat-Leonard-Cohen-and-Phil-Spector
Roch Parisien’s Rocon Communications
When Leonard's longtime manager stole his entire fortune, some saw it as a tragic event; others expressed disbelief that Leonard could be so naive and trusting; and yet others suggested there was karmic justice of sorts for his single-minded self-absorption over so many decades and the people who were hurt along the way. And yet, if this had not occurred, we would have been robbed of his incredible comeback and some of the most dramatically spectacular concerts of the ages. What are your thoughts on the interrelationship between these two events?
Sylvie Simmons
I'm going to be that annoying author and say, 'It's all in the book', because it is, and it's too long to summarise, other than with a glib oversimplification. First of all, I take issue with it being karmic justice for Leonard's bad behaviour. I have no evidence that he hurt or used people any more than the average human being, and I'd say much less than the average artist/poet/musician/ celebrity. You cannot be an artist without some sort of self-absorption, and the laws of Karma, if they are just laws, would know that. My contention is that the laws of Karma worked in Leonard's favour, and far more efficiently in the courts of law, in getting his money back. As I wrote in the book, somewhat tongue-in-cheek but not entirely, if it were a bible and not a biography, Kelley Lynch (the manager who emptied his accounts) would have the Judas role – yes she betrayed him for money, but at the same time her betrayal led to the resurrection of his career as a performing artist and to this mass, worldwide adoration ever since.
http://www.facebook.com/notes/roch-parisiens-rocon-communications/facebook-music-interview-50-sylvie-simmons-author-of-im-your-man-the-life-of-leo/10152641656725434