Real Lawyer Defends Shaggy’s It Wasn’t Me Defense // LegalEagle

⚖️ Do you need a great lawyer? I can help! https://legaleagle.link/eagleteam ⚖️ Is “it wasn’t me” a valid defense? Allegedly! How would I defend Shaggy? Get 20% off your first order from Mack Weldon by using the promo code LEGALEAGLE at checkout: https://www.mackweldon.com/legaleagle ⚖️⚖️⚖️ Interested in LAW SCHOOL? Get my PRELAW COURSE: https://legaleagle.teachable.com/p/pr... ©©©©© Need help with COPYRIGHT? I built a course just for you (15% OFF!): https://www.copyrightcourse.com/yt ★ A Few of My Favorite Things★ 🕵️♂️My Custom Suits: https://legaleagle.link/indochino 👔My Ties: https://fave.co/2ImLY9I 📎My Tie Clips/Bars: https://amzn.to/2WIQ6EE 🔲My Pocket Squares: https://amzn.to/2UfsKtL 💈My Hair Product https://amzn.to/2Ui2aQx 📸My Video Camera Setup https://www.amazon.com/shop/legaleagle Summary from Wikipedia: A Shaggy defense is a legal strategy in which the defendant denies that they were the one witnessed or recorded committing an alleged act. The strategy's name is derived from reggae musician Shaggy's 2000 single "It Wasn't Me", which is based around the concept; it was coined by Slate writer Josh Levin in 2008 to describe the defense used by singer R. Kelly while he was on trial. "It Wasn't Me" by reggae musician Shaggy was released in September 2000 as the first single from his fifth album Hot Shot, eventually reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and other countries. The lyrics of the song depict one man asking his friend what to do after his girlfriend catches him with another woman. His friend's advice is to deny everything, despite clear evidence to the contrary, with the phrase "It wasn't me". As the narrator describes all the evidence his girlfriend has against him, from a video recording to witnessing the cheating herself, his friend adamantly repeats "it wasn't me". Ultimately, the narrator says that the advice "makes no sense at all". (Thanks to Mack Weldon for sponsoring this video and helping to make this channel possible) New episodes weekly! Subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/legaleagle?su... ★More series on LegalEagle★ Real Lawyer Reacts: https://goo.gl/hw9vcE Laws Broken: https://goo.gl/PJw3vK Law 101: https://goo.gl/rrzFw3 Real Law Review: https://goo.gl/NHUoqc I get asked a lot about whether being a practicing attorney is like being a lawyer on TV. I love watching legal movies and courtroom dramas. It's one of the reasons I decided to become a lawyer. But sometimes they make me want to pull my hair out because they are ridiculous. Today I'm taking a break from representing clients and teaching law students how to kick ass in law school to take on lawyers in the movies and on TV. While all legal movies and shows take dramatic license to make things more interesting (nobody wants to see hundreds of hours of brief writing), many of them have a grain of truth. This is part of a continuing series of "Lawyer Reaction" videos. Got a legal movie or TV show you'd like me to critique? Let me know in the comments! Typical legal disclaimer from a lawyer (occupational hazard): This is not legal advice, nor can I give you legal advice. Sorry! Everything here is for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue or problem. Nothing here should be construed to form an attorney client relationship. Also, some of the links in this post may be affiliate links, meaning, at no cost to you, I will earn a small commission if you click through and make a purchase. But if you click, it really helps me make more of these videos! All clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015). ======================================================== ★ Tweet me @legaleagleDJ ➜   / legaleagledj   ★ More vids on Facebook: ➜   / legaleaglereacts   ★ Stella’s Insta ➜   / stellathelegalbeagle   ★ For promotional inquiries please reach out here: [email protected]