Jan. 7, 2009

Angered Model Strikes A Pose At Google

Files Lawsuit Claiming Blog Hosted By Internet Giant Defamed Her

  • Concerned about damage to her reputation Liskula Cohen is hoping a court order will force Google, which owns the blog site, to reveal the identity of the person responsible so she can proceed with a defamation lawsuit.

    Concerned about damage to her reputation Liskula Cohen is hoping a court order will force Google, which owns the blog site, to reveal the identity of the person responsible so she can proceed with a defamation lawsuit.  (http://skanksnyc.blogspot.com/)

(CBS)  Canadian model Liskula Cohen has never shied away from gracing magazine covers or modeling for fashion icons like Armani and Versace. But her successful career is now forcing her to go on the defensive against an anonymous Internet blogger with a serious grudge.

It marks the latest case of cyberbullying to make headlines: former Vogue cover girl vs. Google.

Cohen filed a lawsuit in Manhattan State Supreme Court hoping to reveal the identity of a person who anonymously posted insulting remarks, which she claims are defamatory and malicious, on a blog run by the search engine.

Most of the bloggers comments fixate on Cohen's alleged sexual behavior, often referring to her as a "skank."

Concerned about damage to her reputation Cohen is hoping a court order will force Google, which owns the blog site, to reveal the identity of the person responsible so she can proceed with a defamation lawsuit.

According to Lisa Bloom, a legal analyst for CBS' The Early Show, Cohen has a valid case against Google. "They have been put on notice," Bloom said.

Google responded to the claim by saying they sympathize with victims of cyberbulling but "take great care to respect privacy concerns and will only provide information about a user in response to a subpoena or other court order."

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by fcassadine August 20, 2009 9:28 AM EDT
Well what a waist of time for EVERYONE. @@ I have been Cybered bullied out here before.
I am 39 years old married have 2 kids. *** is this ladys prob? She can't suck it up like all of us and move on? I mean if they are showing up at her presonal REAL LIFE Residances or Job then yeah thats a prob. But please there is alot more of other things going on in the world that this DRAMA is tacky and was a HUGE WAIST to post on the front page of all Sights.
I am sorry this is not a woman... This is a baby. A baby that wanted attention. And prob. have had things handed to her on a silver platter allllllllll her life cause Mummy and Daddy bought her the world and raised her to be a complainer. And to use herself to get whats she wants. @@
What a waist. I am very dissapointed that I had to wake up and see this junk on my screen.
LADY? Get a grasp on REAL LIFE and stop being out here so much! Then maybe you won't get harrassed all the time. @@
Whatever happend to REAL LIFE OFF of here?
Eh. What a waist!
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by barbaram99 January 9, 2009 10:55 AM EST
I would be pissed as well . The guy''s an asre. they find him newster may take time. I tell him to take a hike.
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by rsmik January 9, 2009 12:26 AM EST
CBS banned the word S k a n k y
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by rsmik January 9, 2009 12:25 AM EST
Go to the blog and judge for yourself.
http://skanksnyc.blogspot.com

Posted by Amazing_G at 12:56 PM : Jan 08, 2009

lol, *** and Our Gang - bang
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by dxgmk January 8, 2009 8:28 PM EST
ok so she''s not good looking, and posed for some rather offensive, so what? at least she didn''t run for vice president
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by amazing_g January 8, 2009 3:56 PM EST
Go to the blog and judge for yourself.
http://skanksnyc.blogspot.com
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by fauxnewscom January 8, 2009 3:56 PM EST
The First Amendment should have forbid any kind of insult, including insulting the Government and fashion models. What were our Founding Fathers thinking?
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by avenger09123 January 8, 2009 2:25 PM EST
Whatever, this is such bullcrap grow some thick skin and get over yourself. Not everyones gonna think well of you in a positive way.

And for the person that said imagine if you were a child and you got teased like this. I spent the better part of my youth being teased for being a nerd, but you don''t see me filing suit against those idiots, jesus these rich people need to grow some thick skin and quit acting like big kids hitting babies with their huge sticks.
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by questionnews January 8, 2009 2:25 PM EST
I''''m guessing the nasty comments here are coming from some jealous, impotent people. or maybe just ugly. The woman is very pretty.

Posted by Hominatrix53 at 11:16 AM : Jan 08, 2009


Some people''s pig''s are other people''s princesses.
Looking at the world through beer goggles helps alot.
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by January 8, 2009 2:16 PM EST
I''m guessing the nasty comments here are coming from some jealous, impotent people. or maybe just ugly. The woman is very pretty.
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