Star Jones In Roof Garden Flap
Landscaper sues "The View" star over wilted quid pro quo deal
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Star Jones In Roof Garden Flap
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Star Jones In Roof Garden Flap -
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Star Jones In Roof Garden Flap
DECEMBER 14--Star Jones stiffed a New York City company that helped "beautify" her penthouse garden in advance of an Architectural Digest photo shoot last year, according to a lawsuit filed against the freebie-loving star of ABC's "The View." In the below Civil Court lawsuit, Dimitri Nurseries claims that Jones signed an agreement guaranteeing that the firm, in lieu of payment, would get a credit in AD for its work. When that citation didn't appear, the Manhattan firm demanded that Jones make good on a $7189.20 bill for geranium arrangements, potting soil, moss, mulch, dogwood, ficus plants, and other items. Jones, 42, didn't want to pay up, and instead offered earlier this year to give the firm a plaque with her picture that could be hung in its East Harlem headquarters. Dimitrios Gatanas, the gardening center's owner, told TSG he declined Jones's unique settlement offer. "What am I, a diner?" he asked. In 2002, Gatanas's company built a garden on the roof above Jones's Upper East Side penthouse duplex, which the TV personality dubbed the "Girlfriends's Garden," since her pals helped foot the $30,000 bill. For her part, Jones claims she's the aggrieved party, saying that the original garden construction was shoddy and has caused leaks that have damaged her condo. She, of course, didn't air those claims until after the gardening company filed its court complaint in late September. (6 pages)
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