Demolished Digs

It's a safe bet that Arianna Huffington won't be getting her security deposit back, if a new suit accusing the media mogul of trashing her former New York City apartment is to be believed. Eric Steel, the owner of the $32,000-a-month Chelsea loft, claims that he told Huffington not to entertain in the apartment because of its “historical and aesthetic significance.” But Huffington allegedly disregarded those instructions, leaving behind “gouged, stained” walls, scratched hardwood floors, broken cabinets and even a bloody mattress.

Worst of all, Steel says, the Huffington Post founder damaged an “irreplaceable” dining room table designed by his architect father, Charles Gwathmey. Steel is suing Huffington for $275,000 in damages.

Suit Scandal

Kris Humphries had the misfortune of being briefly married to Kim Kardashian, and now the basketball player has a lawsuit to add to his woes. Scott Hill, the owner of a Beverly Hills suit shop, claims that he agreed to give Humphries a 30 percent discount, provided that he refer at least two of his fellow basketballers to the business. The Brooklyn Net took full advantage of the discount—buying more than $46,000 worth of threads—but never introduced any of his friends to the store, Hill says. The shop owner is now seeking more than $52,000 from Humphries, which includes $6,000 in unpaid bills.

Advanced Age

Age ain't nothing but a number, except in Hollywood. At least, that's what actress Huong Hoang claimed when she sued the online entertainment database IMDb in 2011 for publishing her real birthdate and “revealing to the public that [she] is many years older than she looks.”

Hoang says that IMDb, a subsidiary of Amazon Inc., learned her birthday from the credit card information she submitted when signing up for its IMDb Pro site. The 42-year-old actress, who is known professionally as Junie Hoang, claimed that her acting career suffered after prospective employers realized that she is significantly older than she looks. She sued the site for $1 million for breach of contract, violation of privacy and fraud, but a Seattle jury disagreed with her claims, ruling in favor of IMDb this week.