I found this article on celebrityblend.com, which made me laugh out loud (or LOL, if you prefer):
Tom Colicchio Being Sued By Waitress Alright. This one’s a little personal. I try to distance myself emotionally as much as possible when writing celebrity gossip stories, but Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio is the man. That bald-headed culinary genius makes me happy every Wednesday night at 10 P.M., and some gold-digging waitress floozy isn’t going to put a damper on this boundless man crush.
According to TMZ, Nessa Rapone is accusing my man Tom of sharing her tips with management, refusing to pay overtime and not compensating her cleaning her work uniform. Colicchio has already responded calling the lawsuit “baseless.”
First of all, really, Nessa? You’re going to slander Tom with allegations of stiffing his own employees and then complain about having to dry clean your own uniform? Really? That’s like going to divorce court and citing infidelity, spousal abuse, and drinking the last glass of orange juice that one time you were real thirsty during the summer of 1986. Give me a break.
Tom Colicchio is a class act. He’s a wonderful chef and a better businessman. There is no way he withheld a couple hundred dollars of overtime compensation. Does anyone really think he would risk his entire empire to screw over some whiny employee who only wanted a few to be paid minimum wage?
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