This is just incredible. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/entertainment/4183590.html Beverly Hills boutique sues tabloid over lack of publicity Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Kitson, the Beverly Hills boutique popular with celebrity shoppers, is suing Us Weekly, accusing the gossip magazine of ignoring the shop in its coverage of the famous and their spending habits. The lawsuit filed on behalf of Kitson owner Fraser Ross claims Us is intentionally omitting any mention of the store in its issues because of a legal feud. Ross claims the lack of publicity is costing the shop $10,000 a week. Not long ago, Us called Kitson "L.A.'s hippest hot spot," but now, according to the lawsuit, the magazine refuses to mention the store when publishing pictures of stars shopping there. Us even cropped a photo, the lawsuit alleges, so that Kitson's blue shopping bags, "generally known to readers, did not display the name Kitson on it." The suit also said that in an August issue, a photo showed California first lady Maria Shriver and her daughter leaving Kitson but the store was left out of the credit. In the same issue, the suit said, a photograph of Nicole Kidman stated she was leaving rival retailer Fred Segal. "The lawsuit is frivolous and completely without merit. We will vigorously defend it," said Mark Neschis of Wenner Media LLC, the New York company that owns Us.
they only sued for the publicity... they know it'll be thrown out, but why not get into the news cycle
