Whitney Port gets sued

Whitney
Port ’s
success in
the fashion
industry has
taken off
since she
left The Hills
and got her
own show The City. She’s even
launched her own line—Whitney
Eve—that’s been a decent hit!
But Whitney just ran into a little
setback. She ’s being sued by
fellow designer Adrienne
Baravetto, who says she aided in
the launch of Whitney ’s line in
2007, when it was called Eve and
A. Accoriding to court papers
obtained by TMZ, Baravetto says
she had an oral agreement with
Port and her father, including a
$80,000 yearly salary plus a 25
percent stake in the company.
Baravetto also alleges that she
did the majority of the design
work and that the Ports haven’t
paid her anything! Baravetto’s
attorney Peter Maretz says, “Ms.
Baravetto did the heavy lifting
for these designs and she just
wants to get paid fairly. ”
But Whit’s lawyer Michael A.
Taitelman tells People, “The
lawsuit that Adrienne Baravetto
filed on March 19, 2010 against
Whitney Eve, Inc., Whitney Port
and others regarding the
Whitney Eve clothing line is
baseless and without merit.
Whitney Port is, and always has
been, the designer of Whitney
Eve. Baravetto worked for
Whitney Eve for a short period
of time ending in early 2008. For
more than two years, she has
been silent. For reasons that we
will uncover, she has decided to
make these unsubstantiated
allegations at this time. The
defendants will vigorously
defend themselves, and upon
the successful conclusion of this
lawsuit in their favor, they
intend to hold Baravetto and her
counsel accountable for their
reckless conduct. ”
This seems a tad fishy, especially
because Whitney ’s brand is
called something completely
different now! We certainly
hope she ’s not the type of
person to screw the underdog.
Whitney was lucky enough to
land a gig on The Hills, which
made her famous in the first
place!