Meg Whitman's Housekeeper -- 'Explosive' Allegations-will be filing a legal claim

[kpete]

Meg Whitman's Housekeeper -- 'Explosive' Allegations

9/29/2010 4:00 AM PDT by TMZ Staff

The former housekeeper for Meg Whitman -- the Republican candidate for Governor of California

We're told the housekeeper has lawyered up with none other than Gloria Allred. The housekeeper and Allred will hold a news conference today in Gloria's office at 11 AM PT, "to tell how she suffered as a long-time, Latina household employee in Meg Whitman's home.

We're told the housekeeper will be filing a legal claim against Ms. Whitman.

From what we're hearing, the disclosures could have a significant impact on the campaign and possibly the election.



more:
http://www.tmz.com/2010/09/28/gloria-allred-explosive-allegations-meg-whitman-governor-of-california-election-republican-candidate-latina/

[bluestateguy]

1. I stopped reading as soon as I saw the name Gloria Aldred

:eyes:

[Ichingcarpenter]

2. Her bio includes good and bad high profile cases

She will get press for this story and that's the thing so I nominate this thread.

She represented Nicole Brown Simpson's family during the O. J. Simpson murder trial. She also represented photographer Henry Trappler in a lawsuit against Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. Allred is also known for her criticism of pop singer Michael Jackson. After watching media coverage of the Berlin event with Michael Jackson, she wrote a letter to California's Child Protective Services, asking for an investigation into the safety of Jackson's children.

She also spoke on CNN about the subject. Child Protective Services does not make their investigations public, so it is not known whether any action was taken as a result of Allred's letter.

In November 2006, Cindy Streit, etiquette consultant in the film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan hired Gloria Allred, who demanded that the California Attorney General investigate fraud allegedly committed by Sacha Baron Cohen and the film's producers.

On July 19, 2007 she filed a lawsuit in Superior Court on behalf of Elizabeth Mazzocchi against actor Esai Morales for "intentional and negligent transmission of a sexually transmitted disease, assault, battery, and breach of contract."

She represented three former Circuit City employees on behalf of a large plaintiff class in an age discrimination lawsuit against that company after it fired 3,400 workers nationwide in April 2007.<[br />
In September 2007, she represented Tony Barretto, a former bodyguard of pop singer Britney Spears, in the child custody case between Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline.


On February 24, 2004, Gloria Allred and her law firm, Allred, Maroko and Goldberg, filed the first lawsuit in California challenging the denial of marriage licenses as being unconstitutional. She took the case pro bono for Robin Tyler and Diane Olson and Rev. Troy Perry and his husband Phillip Ray De Blieck. On May 15, 2008, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of equal marriage rights for lesbian and gay couples.<21>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloria_Allred


This is good for the election.

[MineralMan]

4. Love her or hate her, she gets lots of publicity for her cases.

In this one, that's good for Jerry Brown.

[TheCowsCameHome]

6. Yeah, no track record or name recognition.

A real wuss.

:sarcasm:

[malaise]

7. My enemy's enemy is my friend

:rofl:

[Bluenorthwest]

10. She's the perfect choice of representation for a case like this

and a client in that position. The client made a wise decision.

[ensho]

15. Gloria knows what she's doing. she is just fine by me.

nt

[ingac70]

3. Meg has slapped around an employee before at ebay. n/t

[Ichingcarpenter]

12. I'm betting that and lack of pay for services

This will hit California news and election just at the right time.
Because it will take months to take the tinge off the headlines.

[liberalla]

13. Maybe this one claimant will encourage others to do the same.

If multiple former employees come forward, that would be a very ugly picture... even uglier than it is now.

ooh, what fun.

[malaise]

5. Delish

Bring it on - I'm lovin' it! :popcorn: :rofl:

[kpete]

9. thank you malaise

Delish to anything and anyone that can put her in her place.
peace, kp

[malaise]

17. You're welcome

:hi:

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Wonder if Meg Baby withheld Social Security taxes? Isn't that what all those Clinton nominees forgot

to do?

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. I would guess she treats her employees like dirt.

but we'll soon see.

Gloria will lay out the details nicely.

[bemildred]

14. Oh good!

:popcorn::popcorn:

[slackmaster]

16. That's bound to add some drama to the race.

:popcorn: