Whitney Port Gets Sued

Whitney Port’s success in the fashion industry has taken off since she left The Hills and got her own show The City. She’s even launched her own line—Whitney Eve—that’s been a decent hit!

But Whitney just ran into a little setback. She’s being sued by fellow designer Adrienne Baravetto, who says she aided in the launch of Whitney’s line in 2007, when it was called Eve and A. Accoriding to court papers obtained by TMZ, Baravetto says she had an oral agreement with Port and her father, including a $80,000 yearly salary plus a 25 percent stake in the company.

Baravetto also alleges that she did the majority of the design work and that the Ports haven’t paid her anything! Baravetto’s attorney Peter Maretz says, “Ms. Baravetto did the heavy lifting for these designs and she just wants to get paid fairly.”

But Whit’s lawyer Michael A. Taitelman tells People, “The lawsuit that Adrienne Baravetto filed on March 19, 2010 against Whitney Eve, Inc., Whitney Port and others regarding the Whitney Eve clothing line is baseless and without merit. Whitney Port is, and always has been, the designer of Whitney Eve. Baravetto worked for Whitney Eve for a short period of time ending in early 2008. For more than two years, she has been silent. For reasons that we will uncover, she has decided to make these unsubstantiated allegations at this time. The defendants will vigorously defend themselves, and upon the successful conclusion of this lawsuit in their favor, they intend to hold Baravetto and her counsel accountable for their reckless conduct.”

This seems a tad fishy, especially because Whitney’s brand is called something completely different now! We certainly hope she’s not the type of person to screw the underdog. Whitney was lucky enough to land a gig on The Hills, which made her famous in the first place!