Lizzie Grubman
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Elizabeth "Lizzie" Grubman (born January 30, 1971) is an American publicist. She is the daughter of entertainment lawyer Allen Grubman and his wife, the late Yvette Grubman.
, Jay-Z
and the Backstreet Boys
. The 2005 reality show PoweR Girls
on MTV
centered on a group of young publicists working for Grubman's PR firm. The title is a reference to a 1998 cover story in New York
magazine that profiled Grubman and several of her rivals, noting that "Lizzie was clearly the most powerful girl of all."
prep school
s Horace Mann
, Lenox
and Dwight
. She attended Northeastern University and subsequently dropped out before graduating, which she stated on the May 16, 2011 season premiere of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. In 1995, she married Eric Gatoff, an associate at her father's law firm. She married Chris Stern on March 17, 2006, and gave birth to their first child, a son named Harrison Irving Stern, on December 12, 2006. In early September 2008, Grubman confirmed that she was pregnant with twins. On January 22, 2009, Grubman gave birth to son Jack Alexander Stern, two months before his scheduled due date. It is unknown whether she miscarried
the other child or reports that she was pregnant with twins were false. According to The New York Post on December 29, 2010, Lizzie Grubman and Chris Stern have separated and have been living apart, though no divorce papers have been filed.
into a crowd of people outside a nightclub in the Hamptons. She injured 16 people and was later charged in a 26-count indictment with felony
crimes including second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated
, and reckless endangerment. Grubman faced up to eight years in prison, but she served thirty-seven days in jail and received five years' probation after reaching a plea bargain.
The trial garnered widespread media coverage not because of the particular circumstances of the crash but because of what Richard Johnson, editor of the New York Post
s Page Six, referred to as "the overreaching drama of class warfare." Grubman was alleged to have made an inflammatory statement before striking her victims with her vehicle: "Fuck you, white trash." Later, allegations arose that she received "special treatment" at the hands of police, who did not perform a Breathalyzer
test despite allegations (and later, criminal charges) that she was intoxicated at the time of the incident.
Grubman has claimed that the SUV incident was an accident. An expert hired by the plaintiffs in a civil case against her who reconstructed the accident based on data from the car's "black box
" stated that in his view her actions were likely intentional.
Career
Grubman is well-known as a publicist for celebrities, founding her own company in 1996, and has represented Britney SpearsBritney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...
, Jay-Z
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...
and the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
. The 2005 reality show PoweR Girls
PoweR Girls
PoweR Girls was a 2005 MTV reality TV series about press maven Lizzie Grubman mentoring a team of young hopeful publicists as they work their way in the world of celebrities, glamour and public relations to ultimately earn a permanent spot on Grubman's team .- Plot :The show took its name from a...
on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
centered on a group of young publicists working for Grubman's PR firm. The title is a reference to a 1998 cover story in New York
New York (magazine)
New York is a weekly magazine principally concerned with the life, culture, politics, and style of New York City. Founded by Milton Glaser and Clay Felker in 1968 as a competitor to The New Yorker, it was brasher and less polite than that magazine, and established itself as a cradle of New...
magazine that profiled Grubman and several of her rivals, noting that "Lizzie was clearly the most powerful girl of all."
Personal life
Grubman attended the New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
prep school
University-preparatory school
A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school is a secondary school, usually private, designed to prepare students for a college or university education...
s Horace Mann
Horace Mann School
Horace Mann School is an independent college preparatory school in New York City, New York, United States founded in 1887 known for its rigorous course of studies. Horace Mann is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League, educating students from all across the New York tri-state area from...
, Lenox
The Birch Wathen Lenox School
The Birch Wathen Lenox School is a New York City college preparatory K-12 school on New York City's Upper East Side of Manhattan. BWL comprises approximately 500 students from all around New York City...
and Dwight
Dwight School
The Dwight School is an independent, college preparatory school located on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Dwight offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum to students ages two through grade twelve. Approximately forty countries are represented among its student body.-History:Founded in 1872...
. She attended Northeastern University and subsequently dropped out before graduating, which she stated on the May 16, 2011 season premiere of the Real Housewives of New Jersey. In 1995, she married Eric Gatoff, an associate at her father's law firm. She married Chris Stern on March 17, 2006, and gave birth to their first child, a son named Harrison Irving Stern, on December 12, 2006. In early September 2008, Grubman confirmed that she was pregnant with twins. On January 22, 2009, Grubman gave birth to son Jack Alexander Stern, two months before his scheduled due date. It is unknown whether she miscarried
Miscarriage
Miscarriage or spontaneous abortion is the spontaneous end of a pregnancy at a stage where the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving independently, generally defined in humans at prior to 20 weeks of gestation...
the other child or reports that she was pregnant with twins were false. According to The New York Post on December 29, 2010, Lizzie Grubman and Chris Stern have separated and have been living apart, though no divorce papers have been filed.
2001 Felonious Attack with SUV
On July 7, 2001, after being asked by security guards to remove her Mercedes from a fire lane, in a fit of rage Grubman drove her SUVSport utility vehicle
A sport utility vehicle is a generic marketing term for a vehicle similar to a station wagon, but built on a light-truck chassis. It is usually equipped with four-wheel drive for on- or off-road ability, and with some pretension or ability to be used as an off-road vehicle. Not all four-wheel...
into a crowd of people outside a nightclub in the Hamptons. She injured 16 people and was later charged in a 26-count indictment with felony
Felony
A felony is a serious crime in the common law countries. The term originates from English common law where felonies were originally crimes which involved the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods; other crimes were called misdemeanors...
crimes including second-degree assault, driving while intoxicated
Drunk driving (United States)
Drunk driving is the act of operating and/or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired...
, and reckless endangerment. Grubman faced up to eight years in prison, but she served thirty-seven days in jail and received five years' probation after reaching a plea bargain.
The trial garnered widespread media coverage not because of the particular circumstances of the crash but because of what Richard Johnson, editor of the New York Post
New York Post
The New York Post is the 13th-oldest newspaper published in the United States and is generally acknowledged as the oldest to have been published continuously as a daily, although – as is the case with most other papers – its publication has been periodically interrupted by labor actions...
s Page Six, referred to as "the overreaching drama of class warfare." Grubman was alleged to have made an inflammatory statement before striking her victims with her vehicle: "Fuck you, white trash." Later, allegations arose that she received "special treatment" at the hands of police, who did not perform a Breathalyzer
Breathalyzer
A breathalyzer or breathalyser is a device for estimating blood alcohol content from a breath sample...
test despite allegations (and later, criminal charges) that she was intoxicated at the time of the incident.
Grubman has claimed that the SUV incident was an accident. An expert hired by the plaintiffs in a civil case against her who reconstructed the accident based on data from the car's "black box
Black Box (transportation)
The term black box is a placeholder name used casually to refer to a collection of several different recording devices used in transportation: the flight recorders in aircraft, the event recorder in railway locomotives, the event data recorder in automobiles, message case in ships, and other...
" stated that in his view her actions were likely intentional.
External links
- Lizzie on Plum TV Part 1 June 2009 Plum TV Video
- Lizzie on Plum TV Part 2 June 2009 Plum TV Video