Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year or so, we’ve probably all seen the infomercial of this guy trying to sell us a towel that could literally absorb anything in large amounts. From spilled milk in your kitchen to an oil spill in the Atlantic Ocean, this towel could do no wrong. A few of us may have even bought one or a few as stocking stuffers around Chritmas time.
The guy’s name is Vince Shlomi and you gotta admit, he even looks creepy in the infomercial, because you know for someone to be that enthusiastic about selling a damn towel, you know something’s wrong with him.
Well the proof is in the pudding. This cat found himself in some hot water and the Sham Wow wasn’t there to soak it up. Vince reportedly whooped a cannibalistic trick who bit his tongue. According to the Smoking Gun:
Shlomi told cops he paid [Sasha] Harris about $1000 in cash after she “propositioned him for straight sex.” Shlomi said that when he kissed Harris, she suddenly “bit his tongue and would not let go.” Shlomi then punched Harris several times until she released his tongue. The affidavit…notes that during the 4 AM fight Harris sustained facial fractures and lacerations all over her face…. After freeing his tongue, a bleeding Shlomi ran to the [hotel] lobby, where security summoned cops. Harris refused to cooperate with officers, who recovered $930 from her purse.
I guess that it’s safe to say that we won’t see Vince hawking any more products any time soon. And also he must’ve made a killing selling those ShamWows. He dropped $1,000 on a hooker like it wasn’t nothing. He must’ve been rolling in the dough.
