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Saturday, December 21, 2024

Fontainebleau Hotel Had Enough of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and Turns the Table on Him and Sues Him for Alleged Extortion

 

The Fontainebleau Miami Beach has filed a lawsuit against celebrity Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, accusing him of defamation and extortion. The hotel claims Boteach used AI-generated videos and inflammatory social media posts to falsely accuse it of antisemitism, comparing staff to Nazi collaborators.

The dispute began with a lobby altercation two years ago, after which Boteach allegedly demanded compensation and lifetime hotel perks to avoid launching a public smear campaign. More recently, he claimed the hotel obstructed a police investigation into antisemitic remarks directed at him.

The lawsuit alleges Boteach demanded $1 million for his charity, World Values Network, in exchange for ending his public attacks. Boteach denies wrongdoing, calling it a “David and Goliath battle.”

2 comments:

FYI said...

Sam Botach (name he had when he was younger - he changed it to Boteach later) is a giant Lubavitcher Chusid. What nachas for the Rebbuh.

Anonymous said...

Maybe Oprah should put the phony on her payroll