Chef Who Trashed Enzo Gets 10 Weeks in Jail

by Jared Paul Stern (RSS feed)
Apr 17th 2009 at 7:01PM

The angry British chef who trashed Jamiroquai frontman Jay Kay's Ferrari Enzo (above) at a seaside resort last month has been sentenced to 10 weeks in jail for causing £9,434 worth of damage to the $1.4 million supercar. Aaron Billington told the judge he went ballistic and hurled rocks at the rock star's Enzo after Kay, who had mocked the chef's stutter, invited two girls back to his hotel room for an orgy following a bout of drinking.

Billington's lawyer said the chef flew off the handle because he had an "emotional attachment" to one of the women in question, the UK Daily Star reports. "The criminal damage may have been committed in drink, but the car was plainly someone's pride and joy," the judge observed in passing sentence. "You wouldn't have a car like that otherwise." Next time try trashing a Toyota, pal - it's cheaper all around.

Tags: celebrity, chef, Enzo, Ferrari, Ferrari Enzo, FerrariEnzo, Jamiroquai, Jay Kay, JayKay, rock star, RockStar, supercar, UK

Filed under: Luxury Cars & Autos, Crimes and Misdemeanors

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C.S. Apr 17th 2009 7:30PM

I really don't like the judge's reasoning here, for two reasons. First, it implies that trashing a car which is not the apple of its owner's eye is somehow less reprehensible. Property is property. I don't care how much I hate my Civic, if someone trashes it the court better damn well make them pay.

Second, it implies a direct correlation between the money spent on an object and the emotional worth to its purchaser. Which is absurd, even in the case of a massively expensive and rare car.

Sounds like the judge is either a gearhead or a serious Jamiroquai fan. I'll go with gearhed.