Legal

Amy's Baking Company Hires Joe Arpaio's PR Firm To Change Public's Perception

by Tina Nguyen

How good is Rose, Moser & Allyn? They represent the highly controversial Maricopa County Sherrif Joe Arpaio, the law enforcement official so divisive that someone recently tried to blow him up with a package bomb.

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WATCH: The Sussman Brothers Ride Horses And Crash Tea Parties On Truckers In The Wild

by Tina Nguyen

God forbid that Max and Eli Sussman, the pride of Brooklyn, ever betray their hipster roots by doing such WASPy things as equestrian activities and gossiping with ladies over tea.

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WATCH: Why Is Anthony Bourdain At A Fake KFC In Libya?

by Tina Nguyen

"That kid who you see, a militia member, at one point looks in the camera and says, 'This is the taste of freedom.' Which is both dismaying and heartbreaking and beautiful at the same time."

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WATCH: Jay Rayner Takes Down Locavorism In Snarky New Book Trailer

by Mariella Mosthof

British food critic Jay Rayner just released a trailer for his new book A Greedy Man in a Hungry World, which contains a sneak peek of his mind-blowing anti-locavorism argument. Turns out sustainability based on geography is poppycock!

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Movies

Sony Sends Cease-And-Desist To Jon Favreau For Ripping Off Their Bradley Cooper Chef Flick

by Mariella Mosthof 12:42 pm, May 16th

Earlier this week, we juxtaposed the stats of the upcoming John Wells-directed Bradley Cooper drama Chef with those of its cinematic doppelganger, the Jon Favreau-directed Robert Downey Jr. comedy Chef. Turns out RDJ won’t be playing the lead chef character, but that didn’t stop Cooper’s people from sending a cease-and-desist to Favreau’s people for ganking their name.
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Legal Woes

WATCH: Judge Orders Mediation For Macy’s And JCPenny In Martha Stewart Case

by Mariella Mosthof 12:44 pm, March 8th

Our take? Quit suing each other over petty nonsense and work it out over some scallops and sauv blanc.
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Legal Woes

Guy Fieri Lambo Update: Prosecutors Call For More Charges Against Teen Thief

by Mariella Mosthof 10:20 am, October 15th

If the teenager who participated in the James Bondian heist of cat burgling Guy Fieri’s $220,000 Lamborghini out of a dealership in the middle of the night isn’t part of Roadhouse 4: Pain Still Don’t Hurt, then @DadBoner is seriously missing out on a ripped-from-the-headlines opportunity.
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Legal Woes

Marco Pierre White’s Estranged Wife Beats His Range Rover With a Child’s Scooter (Allegedly)

by Mariella Mosthof 2:07 pm, September 26th

We think we’ve found a new bestie for Todd English’s ex-fiance…
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Legal Woes

Graham Elliot Settles Lawsuit With Ex-Waiters, Now Hiring

by Mariella Mosthof 1:42 pm, September 17th

Fourteen waiters formerly employed by Graham Elliot at his eponymous and Michelin-starred Chicago restaurant sued him for illegally pooling and unfairly redistributing their tips between bussers, back-waiters, and bartenders, but Graham has finally settled out of court.
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Legal Woes

Does NYC Resto Phillipe Have A Secret Pot-Smoking Chamber For Celebs?

by Mariella Mosthof 1:16 pm, September 14th

According to four employees of Upper East Side hotspot Phillipe, the restaurant hides pot-smoking celebrities in a secret room, so they can dine in a truly enlightened, food-appreciative state.
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Legal Woes

Does Gordon Ramsay Have Naked Photos Of His Father-In-Law’s Mistress?

by Mariella Mosthof 4:26 pm, September 4th

Yes, the sheer ridiculosity of that headline strikes us, too. What, you may be thinking, is Gordon Ramsay doing with nudie pics of his father-in-law’s mistress?
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Legal Woes

Jay-Z Drops Fried Chicken Suit Against Chef, Still Won’t Give His Laptop Back

by Tina Nguyen 2:33 pm, August 24th

After the New York Post revealed that the main issue with the suit was less to do with the menu and more with the fact that Shand wouldn’t hand over his fried chicken seasoning, a secret blend of herbs and spices, the suit was quietly dropped.
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Legal Woes

Question Of The Year Answered: Where Is Guy Fieri’s Stolen Lamborghini?

by Mariella Mosthof 1:24 pm, August 18th

Guy Fieri’s stolen Lamborghini saga is the stuff action movies are made of.
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Legal Woes

Daniel Boulud Sued By Former Employee

by Mariella Mosthof 6:10 pm, August 14th

Join the Bastianich/Batali camp, Daniel. Welcome to life in the big leagues. A former employee of Bar Boulud and Boulud Sud is suing the restaurants for — what else? — wage violations.
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