Posted Jan 26th 2009 3:30AM by TMZ Staff
Josh Flagg -- the death profiteer from "Million Dollar Listing" -- could get away with allegedly ... you guessed it ... profiting off another dead person.
The estate of Marcia Israel -- who created Judy's clothing stores -- is suing Flagg for allegedly obtaining a bunch of extremely expensive paintings and Jade sculptures that were supposed to be reserved for the Marcia Israel Foundation.
Flagg allegedly got hold of the goods after they mysteriously disappeared from Israel's L.A. mansion -- when Israel's husband temporarily was staying there in 2004 after her death, according to the docs.
A private investigator claims to have snapped photos of the missing goods through the window of Flagg's home.
Here's the kicker: Flagg's lawyers claim Israel's estate has no case against him now because the statute of limitations has run out.
Flagg is being sued for damages for the alleged "wrongful taking of personal property."
Filed under: Exclusives
Tags: josh flagg, JoshFlagg, Marcia Israel, MarciaIsrael
Posted Aug 12th 2008 6:00AM by TMZ Staff
So you just get the news that a really good friend of yours has died. You walk into a room for privacy. What to do? Grieve? Reflect? No, if you're the star of Bravo's "Million Dollar Listing," you get on the horn to score the listing on the dead guy's home.
Josh Flagg, the punk who was just busted for allegedly stealing expensive paintings from the estates he was selling, is one of the show's stars. In the first episode of season two, Josh's pal, legendary Hollywood publicist Jay Bernstein, had just passed away. That's when Josh did what he does best ... operate without soul.
And under the category "takes one to know one" -- during another part of the show, Josh and his pal, Jason "Gummi Bear" Davis, talked about faking their own deaths to see who would show up to the funerals, so they could judge who their "real friends" are.
We're guessing a phone booth could more than handle the guests.
Filed under: Train Wrecks, TV
Tags: jay bernstein, JayBernstein, josh flagg, JoshFlagg, million dollar listing, MillionDollarListing
