Hair Club for Men flips its wig…

Posted on April 2nd, 2007 by Mark.
Categories: Just Dumb, News.

OK, so it’s not bad enough that you’re bald and that you appear to be wearing a dead varmint of some sort on top of your head?  No… that’s not bad at all, until you find out that you’re an unwitting party to a lawsuit and pictures of you entering and leaving a “treatment” facility are being shown on the internet.  Yes, along with your plugs, snap-on toupee, and can-o-hair you have been subjected to SURVEILLANCE by investigators in the employ of Hair Club for Men.

I have to say that I don’t really mind Hair Club for Men seeking to recover damages against these two former employees (they signed non-compete agreements) but to have encroached on the privacy of clients in this way is disgraceful.  What would Sy Sperling say?  Well I happen to have a good idea what Sy would say, “Who cares!  I sold my company for $210 million, I’m RICH BITCH!”

Is there no decency?  Is there no compassion?  I think that clients of Hair Club for Men should find this at least a little distressing.  Isn’t a lot of their schtick, “people will never know” or something like that?  *snickers*  No, we didn’t notice at all… until NOW.

 

 

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Feeding frenzy around Anna Nicole Smith persists

Posted on April 2nd, 2007 by Mark.
Categories: Entertainment, Just Dumb, News.

A month or so ago, I was highly critical of lawyer Debra Opri.  She was representing Larry Birkhead in the paternity suit he had against Anna Nicole Smith.  The man was intent on being declared the “baby daddy” and whatever his reasons are as relates to that (noble or not), Ms. Opri’s intentions were crystal clear from the start.  She is a media whore and an opportunist of the worst sort.  She attaches herself like a parasite to cases that will bring her the attention she so desperately craves.  Her displays in the Broward courtroom of Larry Seidlin were unprofessional at best and downright tacky at worst.  The woman posts her Larry King and other media interviews to her website for Pete’s sake.

It was about nothing more than money and publicity for this creature from the very start.  Now comes word that she has billed Larry Birkhead $620,492.84 for her services!  This woman should be PAYING BIRKHEAD for allowing her to handle the case!  For weeks on end this woman has had her ugly mug all over television, newspapers, magazines, the internet… you name it.  Here are some of the OBSCENE (there is no other word for it) charges:

- On March 1, 2007, the day before Anna’s funeral, there is a charge of 10 hours for “preparation for and attendance in Bahamas re services and var. meetings re same.” On the day of Anna’s funeral, there is another 10 hour charge with the exact same language. Ironically, TMZ knows Birkhead asked Opri not to even attend the funeral, but she did anyway. On March 3, Opri charged yet another 10 hours for travel from Nassau back to L.A.

- On February 24, 2007, while Opri and Birkhead stayed at a private residence in Ft. Lauderdale during the Florida hearing, Opri billed $600 for Seafood World. We’re told she brought four trays of lobster to the house. The bill says, “Dinner gift/Ft. Lauderdale house stay.” But it was no gift to Larry. That same day, she billed $211 for items at Publix grocery store.

- March 8, 2007, Opri billed $161.65 for an Outback Steakhouse dinner. And get this — the bill was for $111.65. Opri left a $50 tip and billed Birkhead, who wasn’t even there!

- Opri billed Birkhead $4,265 for Cingular roaming service while she was in the Bahamas.

- Opri billed Birkhead 18 times for Diva Limos that took them to and from the Ft. Lauderdale courthouse to the private residence.

- October 22, 2006, Opri billed Birkhead $1,116.16 for a dinner at Graycliff, a restaurant in Nassau. The note next to the charge is “Alexiou atty mtg.” Alexiou is Birkhead’s lawyer in the Bahamas. Birkhead was not present.

- The next day, October 23, Opri billed $2,467.75 at Graycliff restaurant for another meal. The charge again was for “Alexiou atty mtg.” Again, Birkhead was not present.

- Also on October 23, Birkhead was billed $25.75. The item — “laundry service Zawacki.” Zawacki is Opri’s husband, who was present on the trip. Ouch!

Now mind you, this “thing” was charging Birkhead $475/hr!  In addition he was also billed $1500/mo for the services of Opri’s publicist! 

Who the hell would know the name Debra Opri if not for the fact that she managed to attach herself to this fiasco?  I am so very glad that this information is being published for all the world to see.  Hopefully this will leave a bitter taste in the mouths of those celebrities that might have been thinking of utilizing her services.  The funniest thing is that Birkhead’s most substantial legal victories have come AFTER this woman dropped the case!  I hope that somebody looks at these charges and perhaps presses the bar association to issue a statement or sanction!

Deb Opri… she’s not just a bitch… she’s a real DOG!

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