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William Kennedy Smith

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The Resume

    (September 4, 1960- )
    Born in Boston, Massachusetts
    Son of Stephen Smith and Jean Kennedy
    Nephew of John, Robert and Ted Kennedy
    Teaching physician at Northwestern University

Why he might be annoying:

    He was tried for the rape of Patricia Bowman (1991).
    He was acquitted partly because the judge refused to let the prosecution admit testimony from three women who claimed Smith had assaulted them between 1983 and 1988.
    Former employee Audra Soulias filed a civil suit claiming he had sexually assaulted her (2004).
    He complained 'Family and personal history have made me unusually vulnerable to these kinds of charges.'
    He settled out of court with another employee, Laura Hamilton, who said he 'gave her unwanted massages' and 'stuck his tongue in her ear.' (2005)

Why he might not be annoying:

    He has never been convicted of anything: he was acquitted of rape and the sexual assault civil suit was thrown out of court.
    He has been described as 'disarmingly charming.'
    He founded the Center for International Rehabilitation to help victims of land mines.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 39 Votes: 7.69% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 300 Votes: 34.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 121 Votes: 47.93% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 200 Votes: 45.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 93 Votes: 45.16% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 16 Votes: 56.25% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 21 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 83 Votes: 53.01% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 123 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 98 Votes: 79.59% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 605 Votes: 84.46% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 65.38% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 457 Votes: 73.74% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 225 Votes: 79.11% Annoying