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Top HBO executive sues TV Academy for nasty fall on the Emmys red carpet

November 22, 2017

The latest HBO drama may not have dragons, but it sure has a big budget.

Nancy Lesser, a high-ranking HBO executive, has filed a $1 million civil lawsuit over a nasty fall she took on the 2016 Emmys Red Carpet.

 

Worst of all? She’s suing the TV Academy (as well as the City of Los Angeles and Anshultz Entertainment Group), an organization staffed by peers and friends who honored many of the network’s shows that very night. While that doesn’t reach Red Wedding levels by any means, there’s plenty of sticks and stones (and broken bones) in the lawsuit, obtained by Mashable

Lesser’s claim, filed Nov. 15 in Los Angeles Superior Court, tells of a night filled with glamor and stars “dressed for the fashion of the day, including women with high heels, and some with extremely high heels.” But all of it came crashing down when the conditions of the red carpet (from the Microsoft Theater to the Governor’s Ball at Gilbert Lindsay Plaza) led to her stepping a dirt hole in the concrete and smashing her hip on the sidewalk. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Top HBO executive sues TV Academy for nasty fall on the Emmys red carpet

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