Beauty Queen Suing ABC, Disney For $100 Mil Claiming Wife Swap Ruined Her Life
Posted on Mar 23, 2010 @ 06:30AM
New York teenager Alicia Guastafarro said being portrayed as a pouting pageant princess on ABC's Wife Swap destroyed her life, and wants the network and Disney to cough up $100 million to make up for it.
RadarOnline.com has learned that Guastafarro, 18, is suing the show and its’ parent companies, claiming she was subject to "incessant verbal and physical assaults from her peers" after her appearance on the program, which focuses on the culture clash that ensues when two random families swap mothers.
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Guastafarro, an ex-beauty queen, said many of her scenes were scripted to paint her in a negative light, making her recite lines such as "I am the most popular girl in school," and "I do feel sorry for people that are not gorgeous people."
Guastafarro said she received so much "ridicule, mockery and derision" from her peers, she had to finish high school in a special program.
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"For their own profit,” according to court papers Guastafarro filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, the “defendants purposefully, intentionally and knowingly caused severe emotional and psychological harm to a fragile 15-year-old."
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So the girl with the lisp didn't get her way this time. She is not even pretty!! Down right ugly!!
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 8:17pm
She was 15 when this was aired and now that she's 18 she's suing? Hmmmm. Sounds like someone want's 15 minutes of fame.
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 4:18pm
I also remember this episode! Her father treated her worse then anyone from the show could ever have. This girl was extremely dumb and lazy and would not have the brains to initiate a lawsuit. Her fat pig parents are behind it.
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 2:23pm
So it was clear to me then that these folks are sue happy.
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 12:18pm
I actually remember this episode. ( I was horrified at how this chick acted ) She was a HANDFUL to say the least. She was PISSED at the swap mom tearing up her pageant photo and said "were goin to sue you for doing that"
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 12:17pm
By suing, isn't she just confirming that she IS a pouting pageant princess? Then she has no case...you can't sue over the truth.
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 11:39am
My guess is she and/or her parents didn't read the contract before they signed on the dotted line.
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 11:00am
i agree. she appeared to love her moments on camera.
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 10:40am
oh please she idnt have to say anything she didnt want to say..where was her father when this was going down...
Posted Tue, 03/23/2010 - 10:29am