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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