Dancefloor Drama Sparks 16-Year Vendetta: Yoga Instructor Sues Former Friend Over 'Humiliating' Snub
SCANDAL ROCKS THE WORLD OF LAUREN SANCHEZ: EXCLUSIVE
As Lauren Sanchez, the stunning fiancée of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, prepares to walk down the aisle in a lavish ceremony on his $500 million yacht in Venice, Italy, a shocking scandal is threatening to upend her fairytale wedding. The scholiastic note has uncovered a jaw-dropping 16-year feud between Sanchez and former close friend Alanna Zabel that has culminated in a federal lawsuit alleging copyright infringement and breach of contract.
At the heart of this bitter rivalry is a dispute over who was the better dancer to the Black Eyed Peas hit "Boom Boom Pow" at Sanchez's 40th birthday party. The celebration, which featured A-list stars like Rick Springfield, took place at the ritzy Music Box club in West Hollywood. Zabel claims that when guests preferred her moves to Sanchez's, the bride-to-be grew frustrated and turned her back on her in a dramatic, humiliating way.
The fallout from this incident was swift and brutal. Zabel alleges that Sanchez ghosted her after the party, refusing to reconcile or even acknowledge their friendship. Instead, Sanchez allegedly harbored resentment toward Zabel for years, seeking ways to exact revenge.
One of those ways was by stealing the storyline for her 2024 children's book, "The Fly Who Flew To Space," from Zabel's own book, "Dharma Kitty Goes to Mars." The lawsuit claims that Sanchez ripped off the idea scene for scene, plot point by plot point, and page by page. The similarities between the two books are striking, with identical scenes featuring a fly looking out the window as its spaceship flies away from Earth.
But that's not all - Zabel also accuses Sanchez of trolling her during her trip into space aboard a Blue Origin vessel in April. Instead of wearing an outfit similar to the other crew members, Sanchez designed her spacesuit to closely resemble the one worn by the main character in "Dharma Kitty Goes to Mars." It's a move that Zabel claims was meant to humiliate and embarrass her.
The lawsuit also alleges that Sanchez used her connections - including her engagement to Jeff Bezos and her relationships with the Kardashian family - to get her own book on the New York Times bestseller list. By making her own book a bestseller, Sanchez aimed to "show up" Zabel, who had worked tirelessly to promote her own book.
As for why Sanchez allegedly chose to copy Zabel's work, the lawsuit claims that she was seeking revenge against her former friend. Zabel had previously given private yoga classes to sports commentator Rich Eisen and his wife Suzy Shuster, a friendship that Sanchez had also enjoyed before their falling out.
The feud between Sanchez and Zabel has been ongoing for over 15 years, with Zabel initially filing a lawsuit in state court in Los Angeles only to withdraw it. She then refiled the lawsuit shortly before the LA wildfires struck, claiming that she was evacuated twice and volunteered at a trauma clinic in Pacific Palisades.
The case is now being heard in federal court, where Zabel is seeking unspecified damages and a permanent injunction forcing Sanchez to comply with the non-disclosure agreement she signed. The outcome of this explosive lawsuit remains to be seen, but one thing is certain - it's a scandal that will shake the very foundations of the celebrity world.
For more on this developing story, visit thescholarlynote.com.
