{"id":1298,"date":"2005-04-04T23:51:24","date_gmt":"2005-04-05T04:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=1298"},"modified":"2005-04-13T13:30:40","modified_gmt":"2005-04-13T18:30:40","slug":"apprentices_bat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/04\/04\/apprentices_bat\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Apprentices’ battle lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Former “Apprentice” contestant Raj Bhakta has been sued by a company\nin Florida that hired him for $4,000 to host an event last December. They gave\nhim half of the fee upfront, but Bhakta never showed up:<\/p>\n\n

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On the night of his scheduled appearance, however, Raj was a no-show. “I\nwas sick and couldn’t go,” Raj explained. “I called them up\nand said, ‘I’m sorry, I can’t make it. I’m ill and I’m\ngoing to send back the money.’ I even offered to go back and show up for\nfree another time for their time and troubles.” But for Vacations Only,\nthe offer was apparently not enough. Even though Raj says his assistant returned\nthe advance, Vacations Only claims they never received it. Now they want nearly\n$25,000 in damages. “I was amazed,” Raj admitted. “You know,\nI hadn’t gotten a phone call saying that they hadn’t gotten a check\nback and instead of getting a, ‘Hey, would you mind sending a check?’ I\ngot, ‘Within 30 days you get sued!’ But we live in a litigious society.” [Celebrity\nJustice]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Bhakta hired fellow contestant and Florida-based attorney Bradford Cohen to\nrepresent him. You may remember Cohen as the guy who gave up an exemption, and\nwas subsequently fired during the early weeks of season two. You may remember\nBhakta as the guy who got fired for just being way too awesome.<\/p>\n\n

Celebrity Justice: ‘Apprentices’\nunited: Bradford to represent Raj<\/a>
\nPrevious posts: A\nBrown Apprentice??<\/a>, Life\nafter being “Fired!”<\/a> and ‘Apprentice’\nRaj returns with a vengeance<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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