The Courthouse News Service has reported an interesting personal injury lawsuit filed by a plastic surgeon against one of the stars of the TV show "Mob Wives", for defaming him in a set-up scheme after a full body lift.
Dr. A.K. is suing Renee Graziano and the six corporations her TV show has affiliated with: The Weinstein Co., JustJenn Productions, VH1, Marrow Media Co., Music & Logo Group Viacom, and Electus for $10 million in damages for defamation.
Also named in the suit is D.R., a former employee of Dr. A.F.
The complaint begins by outlining that Graziano had reported Dr. A.F. to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) on March 1, 2012, for almost allowing her to bleed to death following surgery.
Dr. A.K.'s lawsuit explains, "In fact, each and every one of the false allegations made by defendant, Renee Graziano, to the OPMC had no basis in fact and was another attempt by defendant to bring attention to herself for the purpose of promoting her reality television show 'Mob Wives'".
Dr. A.K. was then forced to spend "significant time and monies" to defend himself – a first for a doctor that had never been disciplined before – of the "extreme charges" alleged by Graziano.
Besides the airing of the falsely recorded show on VH1, Graziano spoke out to print, television and radio reporters. In one such interview, printed in OK Magazine in July of 2011, Graziano said that she was in a "pool of blood" after her surgery. As quoted in the complaint, Graziano then added, "Honestly, I don't remember because I was still under anesthesia. But I had to undergo a blood transfusion; I received three pints."
Dr. A.K. claimed that during this time Graziano heightened her "theatrics" for the camera – she started to "thrash and throw her body in different directions."
In another article, this time printed in the Huffington Post, Graziano claimed to have had a "near death experience" that felt "like I ripped my stitches wide open; I felt the blood leaving my body."
Graziano claimed to have lost six pints of blood in all. However, the suit states, "Defendant, Renee Graziano, never lost six (6) pints of blood, nor was she rushed to an energy room. In fact, the defendant was re-sedated so Dr. (A.K.) could re-stitch her lower back which resulted from her own intentional, abnormal behavior to garner attention for the cameras as they were filming her recovery."
The suit claims that other arenas Graziano used to defame Dr. A.K. included: HollywoodLife.com, Realitytea.com, VH1blog, Anderson Cooper 360, Fox LA, and The View.
The complaint states that all of this was done in an effort to improve the ratings of "Mob Wives."
D.R., an employee that Dr. A.K. had terminated for misconduct, is named in the suit for her "ongoing and systematic campaign to destroy Dr. (A.K.'s) medical practice" in an effort to promote "Mob Wives."
The Courthouse News Service has reported an interesting personal injury lawsuit filed by a plastic surgeon against one of the stars of the TV show “Mob Wives”, for defaming him in a set-up scheme after a full body lift.
Dr. A.K. is suing Renee Graziano and the six corporations her TV show has affiliated with: The Weinstein Co., JustJenn Productions, VH1, Marrow Media Co., Music & Logo Group Viacom, and Electus for $10 million in damages for defamation.
Also named in the suit is D.R., a former employee of Dr. A.F.
The complaint begins by outlining that Graziano had reported Dr. A.F. to the Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) on March 1, 2012, for almost allowing her to bleed to death following surgery.
Dr. A.K.’s lawsuit explains, “In fact, each and every one of the false allegations made by defendant, Renee Graziano, to the OPMC had no basis in fact and was another attempt by defendant to bring attention to herself for the purpose of promoting her reality television show ‘Mob Wives’”.
Dr. A.K. was then forced to spend “significant time and monies” to defend himself – a first for a doctor that had never been disciplined before – of the “extreme charges” alleged by Graziano.
Besides the airing of the falsely recorded show on VH1, Graziano spoke out to print, television and radio reporters. In one such interview, printed in OK Magazine in July of 2011, Graziano said that she was in a “pool of blood” after her surgery. As quoted in the complaint, Graziano then added, “Honestly, I don't remember because I was still under anesthesia. But I had to undergo a blood transfusion; I received three pints.”
Dr. A.K. claimed that during this time Graziano heightened her “theatrics” for the camera – she started to “thrash and throw her body in different directions.”
In another article, this time printed in the Huffington Post, Graziano claimed to have had a “near death experience” that felt “like I ripped my stitches wide open; I felt the blood leaving my body.”
Graziano claimed to have lost six pints of blood in all. However, the suit states, “Defendant, Renee Graziano, never lost six (6) pints of blood, nor was she rushed to an energy room. In fact, the defendant was re-sedated so Dr. (A.K.) could re-stitch her lower back which resulted from her own intentional, abnormal behavior to garner attention for the cameras as they were filming her recovery.”
The suit claims that other arenas Graziano used to defame Dr. A.K. included: HollywoodLife.com, Realitytea.com, VH1blog, Anderson Cooper 360, Fox LA, and The View.
The complaint states that all of this was done in an effort to improve the ratings of “Mob Wives.”
D.R., an employee that Dr. A.K. had terminated for misconduct, is named in the suit for her “ongoing and systematic campaign to destroy Dr. (A.K.’s) medical practice” in an effort to promote “Mob Wives.”
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