Restaurateur Nello Balan is reportedly “at war with a stunning model he says borrowed his $1,000 umbrella to stay dry…then had a pal return it with a vengeance – broken in two.” The boring back-story? Balan first threatened to sue catwalker Le Call when she neglected to return his pricey Jean Paul Gaultier parapluie and is now accusing her of committing “an act of disinterested malevolence, intentional infliction of mental distress, willful destruction of property, and whatever else I can think of.”
Frankly, we’re not sure what all the fuss is about, seeing as the umbrella (despite costing the equivalent of one month’s rent) is, after all, only an umbrella. And besides, since when did Balan become such a tightwad? Or are we the only ones who remember that this is the very same individual who once generously gifted Page Six’s Richard Johnson with a cash-only Christmas present in the exact same amount for no reason whatsoever?
Hmmm, sounds like someone could sure use some holiday cheer this season! Or, at the very least, more gratuitous coverage by the country’s premier gossip column.
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