Tinsley Mortimer dissed by sister-in-law Minnie
Last Updated: 9:30 AM, March 11, 2010
Posted: 12:39 AM, March 11, 2010
Comments: 28
PrintTinsley Mortimer's reality show, "High Society," debuted last night on the CW network -- but not everyone in her family is thrilled about it.
While giving an interview to the new women's fashion site The Gloss, fashion designer Minnie Mortimer Gaghan, Tinsley's sister-in-law, froze when asked if any of her pieces would appear on the new show, given that she had previously named one of her dresses "The Tinsley."
Tinsley is still technically married to Minnie's brother, Topper, although the two are separated amid reports of increasing family tension. Minnie, who is married to "Traffic" screenwriter Stephen Gaghan, responded, "The Tinsley dress? That was my first season. Yeah. That was a year ago," before swiftly changing the subject.
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Then, shortly after the interview, a publicist for Minnie sent editors at The Gloss a flurry of e-mails seen by Page Six which tried to kill any mention of Tinsley and "High Society" from the story.
"It's really important to her [Minnie], and if it can't be done, we are going to need to pull the story," said one e-mail. After being told that the site wouldn't drop the interview, the publicist e-mailed, "I am not asking you to censor the pieces [sic]. I am asking you for legal reasons to respect Minnie's wishes." The "legal reasons" were never explained.
A third e-mail read: "Did you decide to pull the story or exclude 'High Society' in the post?"
The Gloss editor Lilit Marcus tells Page Six, "We thought Minnie was very nice, and also enjoyed her collection. It's unfortunate that her publicist tried to turn a molehill into a mountain."
Asked to explain why her client had an issue with Tinsley and her show, Minnie's publicist, Denise Vizcarra, had no comment. Tinsley didn't get back to us.
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Comments (27)
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Pedro Gonzalez
03/11/2010 8:39 PM
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Pedro Gonzalez
03/11/2010 8:35 PM
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KJ8878
03/11/2010 7:39 PM
"We thought Minnie was very nice, and also enjoyed her collection. It's unfortunate that her publicist tried to turn a molehill into a mountain."
I love how she tries to make it seem like the publicist made the mountain out of the molehill. Duh - you're the one who alerted page six Lilit Marcus! gotta love publicity-starved wannabe editors.
Queen of Mean
03/11/2010 6:10 PM
Isn't this show cancelled yet......get me my cell phone......
The characters are SO not believeable.
The one with a home in St. Barths and other places looks like she's from The Marcy Projects in Brooklyn...
The bow tie guy should get a ticket for loitering when he threw his sugar filled soad can out the window.
PURE GAR-BARGE!!!(as they say in french)
Sick
03/11/2010 5:53 PM
She just too much work ! Unless........
El Gato del Valrico
03/11/2010 4:47 PM
Sex with wealthy young white women is time consuming.
123nyc
03/11/2010 3:11 PM
It's pretty obvious that the said publicist is logging in under fake names for damage control. You can't un-ring a bell! The damage is done.