OH PLEASE. First Cat Ommanney, England’s gift to the colonies, has an attorney send a “cease and desist” warning to a colleague of mine, now Lynda Erkiletian has gone after Comedy Central for spoofing her so-called “modeling agency”.
Why go on reality television if you didn’t want to be laughed at and exposed for every questionable word, so called “business” and delusion of grandeur you possess? Real celebrities let all this stuff roll off their backs. And
With the Real Housewives of DC in the ratings toilet, unable to compete with Lifetime’s Project Runway for Thursday night cable television ratings, perhaps Lynda should follow Kelly Bensimon’s PR 101: all publicity is good. Maybe instead of calling an attorney, she should be asking Bravo if there will be a season 2?
“Real Housewives of DC” star Lynda Erkiletian has gotten satirists who questioned her modeling agency’s legitimacy to knock it off — and one to apologize.
To play up her political connections, Lynda boasted on the Bravo show, “We cater to ambassadors and dignitaries.” That prompted writers at Comedy Central and Gawker and an independent blogger to wonder why ambassadors and dignitaries would ever need models.
Erkiletian’s lawyer, Mark Lane, wrote to Comedy Central and its parent, Viacom, threatening legal action for suggesting in a blog post that she’s running an escort agency. On top of demanding that the post be removed and the joke be made known as false, Lane wants Comedy Central honcho Tony Fox to write a letter of apology to Erkiletian.
Gawker’s Richard Lawson was also threatened with a suit for writing, “Lynda is one of the biggest high-class pimps in Washington.” And DC blogger and New York Social Diary columnist Carol Joynt was asked to take down her post for mentioning Lawson’s line when she questioned whether Erkiletian was “outing her business.” Joynt was accused of “working in concert” with Lawson for posting on her blog, “Swimming in Quicksand,” “I get a greater glee from reading Richard Lawson’s recaps on Gawker.com. He’s the money.”
Lynda struck back in a Bravo blog on critics, explaining how she services DC’s elite. “OK everyone, calm down, and shame on YOU!” she said. “Embassies host cultural and philanthropic events that often include an element of fashion, which is how we ‘cater to ambassadors and diplomats.’ ”
Joynt and Comedy Central took down the posts. Joynt went further on her blog and apologized 14 times to Erkiletian for each count of alleged defamation cited by Lane.
“I just followed the letter,” Joynt said. “I don’t think you can sue me for being a fan of Richard Lawson.” Lawson didn’t get back to us. A Comedy Central rep had no comment.
Lawyer for D.C. ‘housewife’ Lynda Erkiletian threatens her critics – NYPOST.com
thanks to SassnSauceBBC, sleepless in the city that never sleeps
Linda Erkiletian and Ayatollah Khomeini use(d) the same jewish lawyer, Mark Lane of JFK wacko-theory infamy
Really? OK, then, where can I mail my “cease & desist” letter to to have Lynda stop wearing sleeveless dresses? Her cottage cheese arms are causing me irreparable psychological damage & emotional trauma. And she cannot fuck w my Richard Lawson! That guy’s recaps of all the RHW shows are to die for!!
I’m not surprised…this is D.C. It’s all about your reputation and how you appear to people (not in the New York “I hang with a fabulous circle of people” way, but in the “stick the attorney on anyone that breathes the wrong way in your direction” way). That’s just D.C. Yes, the newbie housewives should have known better than to even get on a show like this, if they’re so concerned about their reputations (all they have to do is read about the mess that are the previous housewives’ public lives), but clearly – they want the attention anyway…on their terms. They can’t help but be D.C. natives, nonetheless. That’s how people work in the district. I know, because I’m from there.
Thanks for your insight,Bella. They didn’t know it couldn’t be on their terms? I recommend anyone thinking of going on a reality show to actually watch a reality show first. These women could potentially spend more on attorneys than they make on the show!