Celebrity Justice
Dita Von Teese's Swan Song

Dita Von Teese is pissed at a guy who was supposed to build her a swan, but the frickin' bird malfunctioned so she's suing!

TMZ has obtained a lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, in which Von Teese claims she hired the defendant, Fred Knaff, to build her a 10-foot-high swan with a fountainhead in the beak in which she could perform her act, which she calls "Swan Lake" -- we think it's a catchy name.

Bottom line, she says she paid Knaff thousands of dollars but the damn swan's water component malfunctioned at the debut of her show in Toronto in November of last year. She sent the swan back in a box, Knaff refuses to fix or return it. Now poor Dita says she can't perform without it and it's cost her more than $200,000.

Dita is suing for unspecified damages.

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16. Another coke whore .. stop giving this ugly freakin bitch attn!!!! she is disgusting!!!!

Posted at 12:45AM on Apr 18th 2008 by Spaz

17. why is this stripper famous in the first place? why do we care?

Posted at 1:05AM on Apr 18th 2008 by poo face

18. Heck, I'm female yet don't feel the need to scream "whore!" and stone this woman. She's beautiful, and the photo is as well. Dang, if y'all are such prudes what on earth are you doing reading trashy TMZ?

Posted at 1:49AM on Apr 18th 2008 by Del

19. At least she says exactly what she is, and how she makes her money. Unlike Paris Hilton or Kim Kardashian who get rich feigning horror at "leaked" sex tapes.

Posted at 1:54AM on Apr 18th 2008 by Kellie T.

20. Ever since I read here she is into "shoe heels" she worries me.

Posted at 10:30PM on Apr 17th 2008 by Kelli

LOL @ "worries." Kelli, I think you might be my mom.

Posted at 1:56AM on Apr 18th 2008 by teri

21. Kellie T. Kim K. got famous for being pissed on, paris has a tape. This girl has many. Why are we admiring any of them? Yeah sluts?

Posted at 1:59AM on Apr 18th 2008 by wondering

22. Dita is an amazingly beautiful artiste. She is strong and confident with her sensuality/sexuality; and that frightens a lot of people in our buttoned-down, repressive society. No matter what she is doing, she manages to pull it off looking like a Goddess!

The industry is constantly trying to rip off women. Good for her for stepping up and making the slimebags actually fulfill their sides of contractual obligations. No matter what you do for a living, when you go to work, you expect to be paid in a timely manner. If you pay for a piece of custom-built equipment, you have every right to expect it to be fully functional to your exact specifications. In this case, the swan malfunctioned almost right "out of the box". (apparently, it worked for rehearsals.) If he refuses to fix it, she's right to sue.

Posted at 2:35AM on Apr 18th 2008 by NaughtyCal Enchantress

23. Hey, Kelli had a valid point. If she is like your Mom than you are lucky to have her.

Posted at 2:03AM on Apr 18th 2008 by wondering

24. This girl is into "shoe heels"? What does that mean? I do not understand could someone explain, I can't sleep.

Posted at 2:05AM on Apr 18th 2008 by What do you mean?

25. Does this mean teri is into shoe heels? I feel sorry for her mom.

Posted at 2:12AM on Apr 18th 2008 by What?

26. Somebody should tell her Burlesque is dead! Dead I tell's ya!
Silent pictures is where she ought to be, it's the future!
The future I tell's ya!

Jeebus, she's a freak!

Posted at 6:38AM on Apr 18th 2008 by Louis B.

27. "The industry is constantly trying to rip off women.
Posted at 2:35AM on Apr 18th 2008 by NaughtyCal Enchantress"

You're a feminist and you're supporting a former hooker/pole dancer? What double standards. I bet if she looked differently you'd be trashing her for being a "whore". Racist.

Posted at 7:04AM on Apr 18th 2008 by Jdog

28. NaughtyCal Enchantress your totally right. Society is built on male standards and male superiority... If a woman takes control of her life and is successful at it then she is considered a whore or a bitch. Alot of so called Men cant handle women who are stong in their own sexuality... and a few weak willed women who have been brainwashed by male society standards go along without questioning these beleifs.
Jdog is a perfect example as he stated in his #36 comment. "former hooker/pole dancer" Notice it always comes down to calling a woman a hooker aka "whore" when they cant come up with a well reasoned arguement.
Dita Von Teese is a perfect example of a smart woman taking control and responsibility for her own affairs without depending on a man.....That fact alone scares men.

Posted at 8:20AM on Apr 18th 2008 by Zoya

29. Zoya I get you think she is a smart woman and obviously she has a good business sense. What is the shoe heel reference about?

Posted at 8:44AM on Apr 18th 2008 by confused

30. Amen Zoya!

Posted at 8:52AM on Apr 18th 2008 by lls

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