Diddy or didn't he (violate her privacy)? Turns out he didn't. Diddyn't. Whatever.Hedge fund manager Maria Kristina Dominguez, 28, recently lost a $3 million lawsuit she brought against Diddy and Vibe magazine for publishing photos of her (reclined, left) partying topless with two other mermaid-costumed women at P. Diddy's annual "White Party" in 2003.
Judge Doris Ling-Cohan said in her ruling that guests at Puffy's parties can't expect the goings-on to be "private". She noted that the parties get a lot of attention from the public and from news companys. If she had decided otherwise, it might have been a legal mess for news organisations -- as there are many events these days which have the veneer of being "private" but which are covered in the press.
Dominguez's lawyer claimed the photo's publication (which had the caption "Mermaids Gone Wild") gave her "mental strain and distress and disturbance of peace of mind" and caused "irreparable harm" to her "reputation, goodwill and to her person" -- forcing her to lose "certain business opportunities."
Question Raised: Who doesn't want their hedge fund managed by a topless party mermaid?
