Why is this guy famous?
Because she is not a guy but a woman and she was asked to leave the women’s restroom in a restaurant. Another female patron of the restaurant complained to the restaurant management that a guy was in the women’s restroom, and the bouncer, understandably believing to be a woman, asked her to leave.
Hat tip: http://nicedeb.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/i-would-have-made-the-same-mistake/
News story: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/06/30/2007-06-30_lesbian_riled_by_boot_from_ladies_room-2.html
It was an unfortunate, but understandable, mistake. It should all have been settled with an apology and a free meal on the restaurant. But several high profile lawyers volunteered to represent the woman at no cost to her. They filed suit. The restaurant had to pay lawyers to defend it and eventually settled the case by paying the woman $35,000 and her attorneys $15,000.
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