Celebrity Justice
"Real Housewives" Real Pain In Ass

A Wall Street management company may learn the hard way -- skank is now a protected class in the US of A.

Jason Colodne is suing Patriarch Partners for $55 mil, claiming he was wrongfully fired because he appeared on the TV show "The Real Housewives of New York City." NEW YORK CITY!

According to the suit, first reported by Page Six, Jason's GF, Bethenny Frankel, is a cast member, and he appeared on an episode to promote a charity that raises money for neurofibromatosis. By the way, Jason wasn't working in the mail room. He was Prez of the frickin' company.

Apparently, the firm values its privacy and felt Jason boy was out of line. Since he's now unemployed and into charity work, we're thinkin' he should try out for "Oprah's Big Give."

Tags: the Real Housewives of New York City

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1. WHO R THESE PEOPLE????????

Posted at 4:49PM on Apr 5th 2008 by noyankhere

2. It is Neurofibromatosis people Neurofibromatosis

Posted at 9:28AM on Apr 6th 2008 by cola

3. It sounds like they wanted to get rid of him anyway and also maybe he should have asked first, Who cares, I hate that show, I like the other skanks on HWOOC.

Posted at 4:52PM on Apr 5th 2008 by smart chick

4. I believe you guys mean "NEUROFIBROMATOSIS" there is no such thing as "NEUROFIGERMATOSIS.

Posted at 4:52PM on Apr 5th 2008 by Leslie

5. Don't you mean "neurofibromatosis ".

Damn. I figured some high school at least was required to write for TMZ... or spell check.

Posted at 4:53PM on Apr 5th 2008 by emgee

6. TMZ is stupide

Posted at 4:54PM on Apr 5th 2008 by whoosh

7. "Oprah's Big Give"?

Does Oprah not know any words of more than one syllable, or does she deliberately dumb down her speech to appeal to the lowest common denominator?

Posted at 5:05PM on Apr 5th 2008 by Cynic

8. WHO IS THIS TOOL BAG???

I THINK THEY MEANT NEUROHALITOSIS!!!

Posted at 5:12PM on Apr 5th 2008 by NUMbnuts

9. Cynic, like it or not most American aren't that bright, just ask your friends (assuming a cynic has a need of friends) where Tanazania is on a map. Oprah is doing pretty well catering to her market, I don't see "The Cynic 's Capacious Endowment" on the air anywhere.

Posted at 5:30PM on Apr 5th 2008 by Dave

10. Well I like the show... and I saw the episode he was in, I don't think he portrayed himself in a bad way at all, he seemed very profesional and reserved and for them to fire him over him apprearence in the show is just ridiculous! I feel for him and don't blame him for suing

Posted at 5:29PM on Apr 5th 2008 by CC

11. Anyone with half a brain knows that you need to get clearance for any outside work if you are employed with an investment firm. Paid or not. He is an idiot for not getting approval. The show is tacky = bad press for the firm. What was he thinking?

He's just making his problems worse by going public with this. He should have quietly settled out of court.

Posted at 5:31PM on Apr 5th 2008 by What a joke!

12. Ummm...I think the fundraiser featured his SISTER who has the disease! Personally I think the firm was out of line...

Posted at 5:47PM on Apr 5th 2008 by me

13. The firm is way out of line - this guy always looks uncomfortable on the show and obviously did it to please his PR-hungry girlfriend.
I don't think he did anything wrong and he certainly doesn't come across as a social climbing fool like the other token male on the show, the Australian metrosexual-but-is-really-gay husband.

Posted at 6:09PM on Apr 5th 2008 by oh please

14. Really nice, Fred - comment #8
We need more anti-semitism in the world...this guy didn't do anything to inspire anger in anyone, did he? What is your problem?

Posted at 6:11PM on Apr 5th 2008 by oh please

15. His appearance on the show is trashy. The girlfriend tells the world about his personal life, his divorce, his children, her desire to move in with him. She detailed their conversation and near-breakup over her insisting she move in with him and he tell her when they would get married and allow her to have a baby. His appearance has been much more than just an appearance supporting a charity. In fact, I didn't actually notice the charity connection but do apparently have all the details about his love life. His girlfriend Bethenny just makes him look stupid and low class because she comes across so awful. I keep wondering if he's so great, what does he see in her? Frankly, I think he's using her for sex, companionship, and cooking.

Oh, Dave, it's Tanzania, not Tanazania. Some of us know how to spell here in America.

Posted at 7:01PM on Apr 5th 2008 by anonymous

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