<div>Hi everyone,
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<div>I wish I didn't have to do this, but unfortunately the circumstances require me to do so.
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<div>As many of you know, Melinda Farina - aka Beauty Broker - has filed a defamation lawsuit against me in an attempt to, in my opinion, oppress my freedom of speech and suppress my voice online.
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<div>She has posted several stories thinly veiled about me well before I posted about her: I responded to a question during "Nov tea time" about her and essentially directed people to Reddit to read about her there - and this is the only post in the lawsuit filing. she then goes on another story posting rampage about me- to which I don't publicly acknowledge.
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<div>A couple weeks later, I receive a cease and desist in which she asked <strong>for a permanent post </strong>saying everything I said was untrue.
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<div>I responded saying that they do not need to ask me to "cease and desist" bc I had "already ceased and desisted" by already having stopped posting anything about her, had already blocked her and that I wanted nothing to do with her, but <em>that I would not make a post stating I knowingly made false statements</em>.
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<div>I thought it would end there, but no. Unfortunately, she has much more access to resources (re:money), and that's why I think they were just expecting me to get scared of a lawsuit and to fold and let her silence me and destroy my reputation.
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<div><em>However, I believe I have a </em><strong><em>very strong case for dismissal </em></strong><em>and I plan to fight this, especially since in the filing she has made false statements about me, my moral turpitude, and even what I do for a living.</em>
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<div><strong>What I'd like to come out of this is either Melinda Farina withdrawing the suit or a dismissal on grounds of lack of merit. </strong>
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<div>I've talked to some attorneys and I'm looking at hefty retainers (apparently defamation lawsuits are always $$$)
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<div><strong><em>The one I'd really like to retain is $20k. </em></strong>(Y'all I was even quoted $75k by some!)
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<div>I humbly come before you to crowdsource for my attorney's retainer and associated legal fees. Anything helps, and I am grateful for even $5. I'm also in the process of looking at a personal loan, so that's fun.
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<div>I wish I could share every last detail rn but unfortunately I have to wait until after legal proceedings conclude. Which is so hard bc there is so much I want to say - you know, scorpios and receipts and all that.
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<div><em>I'll update as much as I'm allowed to. AND WILL SHARE EVERYTHING WHEN IT'S ALL OVER.</em>
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<div>If it's dismissed, there's a high likelihood she will have to pay at least some of my attorney fees, in which case I plan to refund anyone who would like it back!
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<div><strong>Thank you for all your support! I am forever grateful.</strong>
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<div>Sincerely,
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<div>Dana Omari-Harrell @igfamousbydana
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