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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.\xa0\nAfter 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.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly revisit Gabor\u2019s greatest one-liners, on film and in court; consider how \u201cStalin, Mussolini and Hitler\u201d ended up being invoked against a motorcycle cop; and reveal how Gabor was spared \u201cthe lesbians\u201d in jail\u2026\xa0\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Remember When Zsa Zsa Gabor Slapped a Motorcycle Cop Across the Face?\u2019 (Jezebel, 2016): https://jezebel.com/remember-when-zsa-zsa-gabor-slapped-a-motorcycle-cop-ac-1787290804\n\u2022 \u2018Zsa Zsa Gabor, the Beverly Hills cop and 'the slap heard 'round the world\u2019' (Los Angeles Times, 2016): https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-zsa-zsa-gabor-retrospective-20161219-story.html\n\u2022 \u2018Zsa Zsa Gabor in "The Naked Gun 2\xbd: The Smell of Fear" Opening Credits\u2019 (Paramount, 1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BI4F7ZgbHQ\n\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices