The New York Post reports today:
The French journalist who smacked a fashion publicist at a Zac Posen show has been slapped herself, with a $1 million lawsuit. HL Group co-founder Lynn Tesoro’s suit says the incident happened at Avery Fisher Hall Sunday when she was set upon by Jalouse magazine editor Jennifer Eymere, her sister Vanessa Bellugeon and her mom, Jalou Publishing head Marie-Jose Susskind-Jalou.
Women's Wear Daily adds:
“It was a ‘Whoa’ kind of moment,” the source said. “On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being a knockout punch and one being a pat on the cheek, it was a five. The sound could be heard.” In an interview with WWD Monday, Eymere insisted Tesoro had been inappropriate to her mother, saying that she first had to seat other people. The French editor also said she warned Tesoro not to “speak to my mom like this.”
She told WWD, “It was a small slap. It was not strong. I didn’t hurt her, it was just to humiliate her. She humiliated my mom, and I humiliated her in front of her crew. Voilà. I just said at the end, ‘Now you know you don’t f--k with French people.’”
I am curious. Does anyone think you can so something like this in France and get away with it? So far, she's lucky she didn't get charged with Criminal Assault. Already, this looks like it's going to be an expensive lesson.
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