Snipes 'Snipps' Name

BEVERLY HILLS -- November 11, 2002 -- Superstar Wesley Snipes changed his name Friday to "Wesley Snipps." With the recent sniper shootings in the DC area, he felt the name Snipes was inflam-matory and disrespectful to the families of victims of these shootings. The actor is also attempting to distance himself from an episode in which he at one point was a prime suspect.

Reporters tracking the now reclusive Mr. Snipps were able to catch up with him before a meeting with lawyers in Beverly Hills; to queries, the movie star replied with only a display of two fingers, and affirmed "I'm with the double P," before handlers rushed him into the building.

"Mr. Snipps has not, does not, and shall not ever snipe," said publicist Sonja Silverman at the press conference Friday. "I just want to assure everyone that Wesley loves America. He would never want to snipe any of his fellow Americans. We just want to put all these wild rumors to rest, and let Wesley Snipps go on with his life."

His spokeswoman was also adamant in denying the report that Mr. Snipps changed his name in 1999 to "Wesley Snipes-Abdul-Jabbar" and again insisted that Mr. Snipps "loves America."

So, as America recovers from the hysteria and tedium of the "DC Sniper" case, and returns again to the banal topic of imminent World War, it is good to know that one Hollywood star is doing his part: Mr. Snipps promised to remain the same loveable and kick-ass superstar his fans have grown to love.

From Wilshire Gazette (December 2002)

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