Amy Elizabeth Fisher (born May 21, 1974) is an American woman, who, in 1992, at the age of 17, shot and severely wounded Mary Jo Buttafuoco , the wife of Joey Buttafuoco , who had initiated a sexual relationship with the underaged Fisher in 1990. Initially charged with first-degree attempted murder, she eventually pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated assault and served seven years in prison. Due to her age and her affair with a much older man, she became known in the tabloid media as "the Long Island Lolita ". Fisher was paroled in 1999 and became a writer, a webcam model , and a pornographic actress .
31-594: Fisher was born in Merrick , New York , on Long Island , to Elliot and Roseann Fisher; her father was Jewish while her mother's family, Fisher has said, was "a mixture of a lot of different things, including English ." As a 16-year-old student at Kennedy High School in Bellmore , New York, Fisher allegedly met 35-year-old Joey Buttafuoco in 1990, when her father took his car for repairs to Buttafuoco's auto body shop ; Fisher later said she had damaged her own car several times as
62-488: A pretext to see him and later admitted that they had an affair when she was still underage . In their conversations, Joey often complained about his wife, and occasionally casually insinuated to Fisher it would be nice if someone killed Mary Jo. In an effort to please Joey, the still underaged Fisher obtained a FIE Titan .25-caliber handgun with the assistance of Peter Guagenti, a Brooklyn auto supply salesman who acted as her getaway driver. When Mary Jo Buttafuoco answered
93-415: A deal with Lee Entertainment to become a stripper doing club shows at least once a month. Fisher said she planned to strip until her fans told her, "Dear, please put your clothes back on. You're too old." In September 2010, DreamZone Entertainment released the adult film Deep inside Amy Fisher , calling it the first of eight such films Fisher would produce and in which she would star. The company had announced
124-640: A median income of $ 79,607 versus $ 41,618 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $ 26,334. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over. Merrick is served by the Merrick and North Merrick Union Free School Districts for elementary education, and by the Bellmore–Merrick Central High School District for secondary education. Merrick
155-420: A recap of the week's entertainment news, with most or all episodes later transitioning to center (either primarily or exclusively) around some sort of special theme; though the weekend edition now utilizes either format depending on the episode, most commonly, the format of those broadcasts consists of replays of stories that were shown during the previous week's editions. ET Radio Minute , a daily radio feature,
186-534: A website, whose ownership Fisher had previously fought to win, had begun pointing directly to the Red Light District website. In early January 2008, Fisher announced that she had settled with Red Light and agreed to do a related promotional appearance. The same announcement indicated that she and Bellera had reconciled. The promotional appearance took place at Retox in New York City on January 4, 2008. Clips of
217-523: Is bordering upon hot-summer humid continental ( Dfa ) and humid subtropical ( Cfa .) The Cfa zone is found along Merrick's coast. The average monthly temperatures in the town centre range from 31.7 °F in January to 74.8 °F in July. [1] The local hardiness zone is 7b. As of the census of 2000 , there were 22,764 people, 7,524 households, and 6,478 families residing in the CDP. The population density
248-583: Is served by the Merrick station on the Long Island Rail Road on the Babylon Branch . Entertainment Tonight Entertainment Tonight (or simply ET ) is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming . Having premiered on September 14, 1981, it holds
279-511: Is syndicated by Westwood One . As of 2021, the program's weekday broadcasts are anchored by Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner , while the weekend editions are anchored by Rachael Smith . In its early years from its September 1981 inception, Entertainment Tonight –following a local newscast-style format–consisted primarily of coverage of the latest movies, music and television releases and projects. They signed an exclusive agreement to cover
310-662: The Guinness World Record as the longest-running entertainment news program on television. International versions of the show are distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution . The format of the program is composed of stories of interest from throughout the entertainment industry, exclusive set visits, first looks at upcoming film and television projects, and one-on-one interviews with actors, musicians and other entertainment personalities and newsmakers. A one-hour weekend edition, ET Weekend (known as Entertainment This Week until September 1991), originally offered
341-681: The Town of Hempstead in Nassau County , on the South Shore of Long Island , in New York , United States. As of the 2019 census , the population was 20,130. According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 5.2 square miles (13 km ), of which 4.2 square miles (11 km ) is land and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km ), or 19.27%, is water. Merrick has a climate that
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#1732859586973372-418: The age of 18 living with them, 76.0% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.27. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 27.5% under
403-471: The age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.8 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $ 93,132, and the median income for a family was $ 99,589. (According to a 2007 estimate, these values had risen to $ 111,536 and $ 122,319 respectively.) Males had
434-506: The breakup of CBS and the original Viacom into separate companies in December 2005. After pressure via a social media campaign by actors Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell , ET announced in February 2014 that it would no longer accept footage or pictures of the children of celebrities from paparazzi photographers. In January 2020, Entertainment Tonight set the Guinness World Record for
465-477: The company. On October 31, frames from the video, showing Fisher naked, were posted at websites; on November 1, 2007, a teaser clip was released by Red Light District Video, showing Fisher naked while she showered and sunbathed. Visible were a tattoo around her navel and the results of breast surgery. On November 6, 2007, Fisher sued Red Light District and its owner, David Joseph, claiming copyright infringement and other damages. But by November 8, 2007, amyfisher.com,
496-442: The door, Fisher told her that Joey Buttafuoco was having an affair with Fisher's (imaginary) younger sister, providing a T-shirt advertising Buttafuoco's auto body shop as "proof." The conversation lasted about 15 minutes, during which Buttafuoco became increasingly angry. She finally told Fisher to leave and then turned her back to return to the house. In a panic, Fisher took out the gun and struck Buttafuoco twice with it, which caused
527-410: The first time at the 2006 Lingerie Bowl for the coin toss. In June and July 2011 Fisher appeared as a cast member in the fifth season of the reality-television series Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew , which aired on VH1 . In October 2007, Red Light District Video published a press release stating that it intended to release a sex tape of the couple that Fisher's husband, Lou Bellera, had sold
558-491: The gun to go off. The bullet hit Mary Jo in the right side of the head, severely wounding but not killing her. Later Fisher said Buttafuoco fell on her. Fisher dropped both the shirt and the gun and ran towards the car, but then returned for them and Guagenti drove off. Neighbors called 911; Buttafuoco was operated on all night, and although they could not remove the bullet, doctors were able to save her life. When interviewed by police, Joey Buttafuoco told them that Fisher could be
589-482: The longest-running entertainment news show on TV. In November 2018, CBS launched a free, 24-hour over-the-top streaming service known as ET Live ; it features the correspondents from the linear show with expanded coverage of entertainment news. It is available via web browsers, apps, and most recently, the free streaming service Pluto TV (which added ET Live to its channel lineup in November 2019). In July 2022, it
620-426: The movie in July 2010 under the working title The Making of Amy Fisher: Porn Star . In June 2011, Fisher said she was no longer making adult films. As of 2024, Amy Fisher is still a webcam model . According to Alan Ball , Fisher's story was an inspiration to him in writing the script for the 1999 film American Beauty . Merrick, New York Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in
651-466: The owner of a gym in Massapequa. In the tape, recorded hours before she agreed to the plea in court, Fisher could be seen talking about her future, saying that she wanted to marry Makely so he could visit her in prison. Fisher explained that her lawyer believed requiring people to be married for such visits was unconstitutional and that she intended to challenge the law on this matter. Fisher could be seen on
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#1732859586973682-402: The presence of intrusive paparazzi after Hard Copy did an exposé about his love life, violating an agreement that he had with Paramount, which produced and syndicated both shows. In a letter he sent to Paramount, Clooney stated that he would encourage his friends to do the same. On September 8, 2008, Entertainment Tonight began broadcasting in high-definition television ; concurrently,
713-472: The program moved its production and studio operations from its longtime home at Stage 28 on the Paramount Pictures studio lot to Stage 4 at CBS Studio Center , one of the final steps involving the incorporation of Paramount's former syndication arm, Paramount Domestic Television , into CBS' distribution arms and the adoption of the then-new CBS Television Distribution name, which all took place following
744-400: The shooter. When Mary Jo Buttafuoco regained consciousness the next day, she recognized Fisher from a photo. Fisher was arrested and charged with attempted murder, and on September 23, 1992, after accepting a plea bargain , she pleaded guilty to first-degree assault. In September 1992, the tabloid television show Hard Copy broadcast a videotaped conversation between Fisher and Paul Makely,
775-621: The tape saying: "That will keep my name in the press. I want my name in the press. Why? Because I can make a lot of money. I figure if I'm going through all this pain and suffering, I'm getting a Ferrari ." On December 2, 1992, Fisher was sentenced to 5 to 15 years in prison. She served seven years and was granted parole in May 1999 after Nassau County Court Judge Ira Wexner shortened her maximum sentence to 10 years, which made her immediately eligible for parole. Wexner acted after having found that Fisher had not been appropriately represented by her lawyer at
806-528: The time of her 1992 guilty plea. Joey Buttafuoco denied having an affair with Fisher. In October 1992, the Nassau County District Attorney stated that Buttafuoco would not be prosecuted. However, in February 1993, the case against him was reopened due to rape charges made by Fisher. She testified against him in court and based on this testimony and hotel receipts (dated before Fisher's 17th birthday) with Buttafuoco's signature on them, Buttafuoco
837-470: The video were played on The Howard Stern Show . On March 6, 2008, Fisher was a guest on the Stern show, and one topic of discussion was meant to be her video. After the first phone call, which was from Mary Jo Buttafuoco's daughter, Jessica, Fisher left the show, six minutes into her interview. On January 12, 2009, Fisher released a pay-per-view adult film , Amy Fisher: Totally Nude & Exposed . She signed
868-550: The wedding of convicted child molester Mary Kay Letourneau , who married the student she had an affair with, Vili Fualaau; and attorney Howard K. Stern , who represented Daniel Birkhead in the Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case of the late Anna Nicole Smith 's daughter Dannielynn. ET aired exclusive stories related to Smith, including coverage of her funeral, and her surviving daughter. In 1996, actor George Clooney decided to boycott Entertainment Tonight to protest
899-417: Was 5,423.3 inhabitants per square mile (2,093.9/km ). There were 7,602 housing units at an average density of 1,811.1 per square mile (699.3/km ). The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.18% White , 0.56% African American , 0.10% Native American , 2.24% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.94% from other races , and 0.98% from two or more races. There were 7,524 households, out of which 42.9% had children under
930-435: Was announced that the service would be rebranded as Mixible, and continue to air a mixture of entertainment, lifestyle, and pop culture-related programming (including ET's The Download ), but with expanded contributions from other Paramount Global properties such as MTV , VH1 , Awesomeness , ComicBook.com , Inside Edition , and The Drew Barrymore Show . As of 2007 , despite competition from The Insider and even
961-882: Was charged with statutory rape . Buttafuoco pleaded guilty in October 1993. He served four months in prison. After her release from prison, Fisher became a columnist for the Long Island Press . Her biography, If I Knew Then..., written by Robbie Woliver, was published in 2004 and became a New York Times bestseller . In 2003, Fisher married Louis Bellera. The couple had three children before divorcing in 2015. In 2006, Fisher reunited with Mary Jo Buttafuoco in sessions televised for Entertainment Tonight and its spinoff, The Insider . Fisher said she wanted to heal and move on with her life. However, two years later, she said she felt "no sympathy for Mary Jo," without giving an explanation. Fisher and Joey Buttafuoco eventually reunited for