
Yeah, yeah, we all know the story. Last Thursday night, Page Six editor Richard Johnson was pulled over and was slapped with a DUI after leaving Soho House. While the greater crime may be driving a Ford Escape, the story of what and how much Richard had to drink is still a little murky.
Mr. Johnson told the officer that he had just come from the Soho House, a members-only club in the meatpacking district, and that he had drunk a glass of wine. He refused to take a Breathalyzer test, according to court records, and was taken into custody.
But then, Richard's lawyers decides to throw his two cents in the bucket. And the story, while sticking to the 'might have had one drink' idea, sort of makes it look like an multiple choice test in seventh grade health classes. (You know, the class where you learn a pint of beer, a glass of wine, or a shot of liquor will get you equally not buzzed so that you can still drive? It's the same class where, to the disappointment of Joe Francis, they taught girls that showers won't make them sober.)
Mr. Johnson's lawyer, Edward Hayes, said that Mr. Johnson played basketball on Thursday evening before going to the Soho House for a birthday party; there, Mr. Hayes said, he "might have had a beer."
Now all we need is for Richard Johnson's basketball buddies to come around and say he may have only had a tequila shot or three.
Page Six Editor Charged With Drunken Driving [Kareem Fahim, New York Times]
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