A few months back, Perez Hilton thought he might try to retaliate against the Paparazzi at X-17 after they sued him for illegally using their images. Hilton’s suit, which alleged X-17 mistreats its employees, was tossed out of the courts for being retaliatory and without merit.
“It’s definitely clear there is no love fest between the two parties.” L.A. Superior Court Judge Teresa Sanchez-Gordon said
“This is the first step in the legal clarification that Websites need to license their content that they use on their sites, just as the rest of the media have been doing forever,” X17 Vice President Brandy Navarre told E! Online. “This battle was tied to our lawsuit against him…I think the judge pretty well identified this as completely retaliatory and not much more than that.”
Perez people think the courts just don’t like him.
Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavandeira, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
His attorney, Bryan J. Freedman, told reporters outside the courthouse Wednesday that they are planning to appeal the dismissal.
“The judge was obviously biased against Perez Hilton,” Freedman said. “She’s basically sanctioned the ability of X17 to abuse its employees.”
Sounds like a big fat waste of the taxpayers’ money.
