![]() Thurman’s attorney, meanwhile, has slammed the allegations as utterly false and frivolous, claiming that Morini had conned her way into living with de Menil. ![]() He added that he’s providing as evidence an audio clip of de Menil stating her desire to revoke Thurman’s power of attorney. Other disturbing allegations made in Iliev’s email, as revealed by the New York Post, are de Menil’s “long-time staff were dismissed, the locks were changed on her townhouse, cameras were installed and her phones were disconnected.” Iliev’s email also states that Thurman and other family members forced de Menil to rewrite her will and claims that he was only allowed to visit Menil for 17 minutes under supervision and that she expressed that she felt like she's in jail and appeared to be of sound mind. And that’s when the alleged trouble began, says Morini. The eviction is part of a “’well-orchestrated scheme’ to force a ‘rift’ between the two friends,” according to court documents obtained by the New York Post.ĭe Menil was apparently estranged from her daughter for 30 years before recently reconciling and appointing her power of attorney. Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges that Thurman kicked Morini out of de Menil’s Upper East Side townhouse, where she’s been living with Menil for the past six years. That claim is supported by an email from Nico Iliev, a photographer and good friend of de Menil. An email requesting comment on the video was sent out to an email address listed on Flom’s Instagram page, but a return email indicated the email address is no longer active.Christophe de Menil, socialite and heiress to the Schlumberger oil fortune, is allegedly being held in her home against her will by her daughter, Taya Thurman (half-sister of actress Uma Thurman).Ī new lawsuit filed in New York Supreme Court by Alina Morini, who says she’s been best friends with de Menil for years, claims that Thurman is confining de Menil to her home and not allowing her to have any visitors. ![]() ![]() TheGrio reached out to the woman who posted the video but did not hear back from her by the time of publishing this story. Police did eventually arrive and told Flom that there was nothing to be done about a woman sitting in a public park in her own neighborhood. The Black woman said that she could have “walked away,” but wondered how the woman could feel “so privileged and so comfortable to tell me I should leave?” She, however, remained sitting across from the woman filming her. The incident lasted for over an hour and the woman’s husband, former President and CEO of Jaguar Land Rover Manhattan Gary Flom, walked away early in the confrontation leaving his wife and children. READ MORE: Amy Cooper dubbed ‘Central Park Karen’fired from job after targeting Black man “Can you imagine that? Can you imagine that? Me, leaving my comfort to walk with you to the police?”Īccording to the Daily Mail, Flom co-owns Madison Vivienne, a French restaurant with locations in Southampton and the Upper East Side. I have the right to be here.”Įven more audaciously, when police finally come near the scene, Flom beckons to the woman filming to walk with her to them. In one of the videos, the Black woman pans the camera and says, “that’s my building. A post shared by *Pretty Brown* on at 1:10pm PDT
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