Former “Apprentice” contestant Raj Bhakta has been sued by a company
in Florida that hired him for $4,000 to host an event last December. They gave
him half of the fee upfront, but Bhakta never showed up:
On the night of his scheduled appearance, however, Raj was a no-show. “I was sick and couldn’t go,” Raj explained. “I called them up and said, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t make it. I’m ill and I’m going to send back the money.’ I even offered to go back and show up for free another time for their time and troubles.” But for Vacations Only, the offer was apparently not enough. Even though Raj says his assistant returned the advance, Vacations Only claims they never received it. Now they want nearly $25,000 in damages. “I was amazed,” Raj admitted. “You know, I hadn’t gotten a phone call saying that they hadn’t gotten a check back and instead of getting a, ‘Hey, would you mind sending a check?’ I got, ‘Within 30 days you get sued!’ But we live in a litigious society.” [Celebrity Justice]
Bhakta hired fellow contestant and Florida-based attorney Bradford Cohen to represent him. You may remember Cohen as the guy who gave up an exemption, and was subsequently fired during the early weeks of season two. You may remember Bhakta as the guy who got fired for just being way too awesome.
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Didn’t “f***ing” precede awesome in the last sentence? I could swear I saw it 4 hours ago.
There is a British version of The Apprentice which is about half way through the series and there are still two desis competing. One of them is a complete dork called Raj. Its amazing that he has survived this long.
The other desi is a feisty and sexy woman called Saira Khan. She is one of only two women left in the show and you should see her give it to the goras when they try and dominate her or play down her contribution or skills. She is very cool.
am i the only one who thinks Raj is a tool?
But a lovable tool, Naeha…
Naeha- you’re not the only one.
I was going to comment on the merits of the case. BUT, it’s been drawn to my attention by a certain puntastic SMer that not everyone appreciates my long-winded legal analyses. {sniff} {sniff} 😉
-D
What’s in a pun? that which we call a pun By any other name would smell as sweet.
So g’wan with your big bad legal self, girl.
go on D, personally I think it’s awesome when you talk Legalese to me 😉
As for King Puntastic, I wish you’d come out with a line of one-liner greeting cards, seriously.
and my first question here is: why doesn’t this tool have an AGENT to handle his contracts/deposits/engagements. duh!
I love legalese. I hate puns. 🙂
am i the only one who thinks Raj is a tool?
I absolutely second that!!! Especially since one of the last few words he uttered on American television were “pony up” to Trumps receptionist!
abhi- they don’t mix. love them separately
Apple, you really need to get off this guys nuts! Damn all you can talk about is him when the Apprentice is brought up. Anyhow, I saw the guy when he talked here at work (YHOO). Not that impressive, just another guy milking what he can. Cheers to that tho!