Tyra Banks Demanding $50,000 From Ex-Business Partner Over ‘Celebrity Shakedown’
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Key Points:
- Tyra Banks is involved in a legal dispute with Washington D.C. landlord Christopher Powell over a canceled plan to open an ice cream shop, seeking over $50,000 in sanctions against him.
- Powell sued Tyra and her business partner for allegedly breaching a 10-year lease by opening a competing location in Sydney, Australia, and refusing to pay rent on the D.C. property.
- The landlord claims he lost money after turning down other tenants and spending thousands to prepare the space, demanding more than $2.8 million in damages.
- Tyra denies any wrongdoing, calling the landlord's claims a "celebrity shakedown," and argues she legally terminated the lease due to valid reasons.
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