Diddy Samples Hedge Fund Manager’s Breasts
Maria Dominguez knows that Diddy samples songs, but maybe she thought her boobs were off limits?
Dominguez, a hedge fund manager at an undisclosed firm, sued Diddy and Vibe magazine for publishing topless photos of her in a pool taken at Diddy’s 2003 “White Party” in the Hamptons. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Doris Ling-Cohan tossed the $3 million invasion-of-privacy suit yesterday. Ling-Cohan felt that there was no expectation of privacy when you are with Diddy:
“Sean Combs and his renowned annual White Party are subjects of tremendous public interest, attracting the steady attention of the public and many news organizations,” Ling-Cohan wrote.
Dominguez argued that she didn’t know pictures were being taken, and didn’t give anybody permission to publish her endowments.
Vibe’s lawyers countered with:
If you need to call Mr. Gorbachev to ask permission, you’ll never get anything published.
Gorbachev was pretty progressive. Maybe he would have given his blessing to publish naked pool pictures. I’m almost positive Yeltsin would have been down.
But Diddy’s lawyers articulated an excellent “fair use” policy that all future White Party revelers should commit to memory:
When you come to a party and you dress provocatively and you see a swarm of photographers there, you would know what you’re getting yourself into.
I did it before, I’ll do it again.
Maria Dominguez’s topless ‘Mermaids Gone Wild’ photo lawsuit against Diddy, Vibe gets tossed [Daily News]
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Nice post! Elie to $35k!
This might play as lawsuit of the day. But as a general post, this is better left to TMZ, etc. You do a poor job at covering this type of material.
Maybe it's just me but McCain just suspended his campaign to focus on the economy and Elie gives us this non story. Come on Elie we are mostly intelligent people who come here for some real information or even some real gossip about our profession. I challenge you to tell me what this story has to do with what anyone who reads this blog really cares about.
I got shouted down when I claimed scope creep a few months ago. But this is really ridiculous.
Elie, "fair use" is a term used in copyright law. even if you put it in quotation marks, it still does not apply to this context.
If only there was a feature on this site under the heading of which this type of story could be published... perhaps on a daily basis...
TTTopless lawsuiTTT of TTThe day
3,
It's just you.
Agree with 3, there isn't really any coverage out there of the economy and I need it from ATL. Is something going on?
3, McCain is not suspending his campaign. Don't be ridiculous.
Can we at least see the topless photos? (for the sake of thorough review).
3 is a fucking douchebag
McCain -- WTF. Debate the economy.
Kash, u got scooped
Kash, u got scooped
seize
I would like to order two scoops of Kash please with whipped cream and a cherry on top.
Balls deep
I'm not sure. Diddy fondle her or didn't he?
Pictures or it didn't happen.
hedge fund manager my ass...maybe hedge fund receptionist...janitor in a building that houses hedge funds.
A quick check of the Thomson database shows only one female Dominguez at any money management firm (in a PM, trader, or analyst capacity) and her name is Natalia and she works in spain. Holla back (office).
Hedge fund manager? Is she armed with one of these?
http://tinyurl.com/3urtd3
this post is useless without a link to the pictures
This was a great post Elie.
Haters: If you want to know about the McCain campaign, read Politico!
Photos are in todays NY Post.
Guys in my high school used to invest large sums with topless mermaid hedge fund managers all the time, it was no big deal.
- FRAT STUD
23 -- STFU
Here's the photo, you tools. She's the one floating on the left.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09242008/photos/news005a.jpg
Here's the photo, you tools. She's the one floating on the left.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09242008/photos/news005a.jpg
wow that picture is lame. pasties?!