Celebrity Justice
Model Crashes on Cadillac Runway -- Sues

A supermodel who was featured in a 2006 Cadillac Super Bowl commercial is suing the ad agency and production company for negligence -- she says it's their fault she fell through a catwalk while filming.
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TMZ has obtained this lawsuit filed in L.A. Superior Court, where model Ganna Makeeva claims she injured her "legs, knee, hands, wrists, stomach, head, neck and ribcage" during a commercial shoot for Cadillac. The 2006 Super Bowl video featured several models, a Caddy Escalade and celebrities like Rachel Hunter, Vida Guerra and rapper Jadakiss -- all at a fashion show.


Makeeva alleges she has already had one knee surgery, saying it is "leaving her in constant pain, and requiring her to undergo multiple surgeries to repair the damage to her body. What's a model without her body?! She claims this will likely end her career.

Tags: Ganna Makeeva, GannaMakeeva, Super Bowl 2006, SuperBowl2006

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1. herpes!!!

Posted at 3:39PM on Nov 30th 2007 by me

2. Well, if she wins, we know she won't spend the money on food. meow.

Posted at 3:50PM on Nov 30th 2007 by tgif

3. Supermodel?? Yeah right. Now go out and get a real job loser. Hope you got permanent facial scars that will prevent you from being photographed ever again. Although a LOT of models are down right ugly anyways.

Posted at 3:53PM on Nov 30th 2007 by posters who write FIRST suck

4. Was this at a FREAK show????

Posted at 3:56PM on Nov 30th 2007 by Billy

5. Evil Knievel Died. :-(

Posted at 4:02PM on Nov 30th 2007 by Dawn Day

6. great...i just saw a cadillac commercial

Posted at 4:11PM on Nov 30th 2007 by la dani

7. What a freakin' douche bag!!! I don't think she'll win this case...With the heals that those girls wear it's kind of a given that their going to fall once in awhile! and when you're a super model and you've been doing it for years you should know the consequences of it all! Stupid bitch!.. Her career has probably gone downhill since that shoot so she needs money so this is the only way!!...Again, she's a stupid bitch.

Posted at 4:11PM on Nov 30th 2007 by BubbleGumPrincess

8. So she falls because she is a clutz and the company has to pay. Not only is she going to lose, but her career is so over. Who in their right mind is going to hire a sue happy model? Models are not important, there are 1,000s of girls out there that can do that exact same job and not manage to sue anybody. Honey there are too many skinny bitches out there willing to do anything it takes to make it in that bus. You are over!

Posted at 4:17PM on Nov 30th 2007 by whatever

9. There is no excuse for having an open hole in the stage. No excuse! Models aren't supposed to look down when they are doing their thing. That type of fall undoubtedly caused various serious injuries, any number of which could be career ending no matter if she was a model or a construction worker. We are talking permant injury here.

Whoever decided that was a good idea is negligent and is going to pay BIG TIME. Cadillac will be writing a very large check over this.

Posted at 4:19PM on Nov 30th 2007 by Merz

10. What, pretty girls can't sue? I think this lawsuit has merit, and commenters should be so fast to make snide remarks.

Posted at 6:11PM on Nov 30th 2007 by hillsrovey

11. Oh please!!!! If she had some meat on her bones maybe she wouldn't have suffered all of those injuries. Her career's over? When did it begin???

Posted at 4:57PM on Nov 30th 2007 by logical

12. Oh My...what a bunch of jealous individuals on TMZ this afternoon. Since when has being thin become a crime? I am a size 2 (5'6" 110-lbs) and my heavy sisters resort to calling me "Skinny bitch" when they have nothing better to come at me with. I'd much rather be on the thin side than have a big fat lard ass and flab hanging over my waistband. AT 40, with ZERO cosmetic surgery, I still "rock it " on vacation in my LaPerla bikinis!!!

Leave this poor model alone. She had a terrible accident which surely left her with many injuries. Someone needs to be held accountable. As far as you negative people out there, this "skinny bitch" as you call her, will be laughing at your fat asses while she is on her way to the bank. Ha Ha Ha. And I am sure that she has far better things to do than post hateful, pathetic, derogatory comments on TMZ which are based on jealousy. Go have another helping of french fries.

Posted at 5:27PM on Nov 30th 2007 by pamela

13. Gosh Pamela, you are fat. I am 5'7" and weigh 44 pounds and I wear custom clothing because size 0 is too big for me. You need to get on a diet girl.

Posted at 5:29PM on Nov 30th 2007 by I am the skinniest human ever

14. What a waste of time! Did Cadillac pay TMZ to run that commercial?

Posted at 5:31PM on Nov 30th 2007 by No $ shot!

15. Speaking of falling in a hole........ I can think of at least 1 I would to drop into.

Posted at 5:39PM on Nov 30th 2007 by Tom

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