Model's Lawsuit to Unmask "Skanks in NYC" Lands in Court

A former Australian Vogue cover model, whose modeling career ended last year after a doorman disfigured her face with a broken bottle, is finally having her day in court. Liskula Cohen's lawsuit isn't against the hotel where she was attacked, but against Google—she's trying to force the company to identify an anonymous blogger who's been trashing her on the website "Skanks in NYC." Earlier today the lawyer for the blog was in court to explain why her client's identity should remain undisclosed. "Skank and ho are ubiquitous terms," skanky ho lawyer Anne Salisbury told the judge. "If you Google it, you get millions of hits... If you turn on VH1, skank, ho, skank, ho is every other word." Ah, the VH1 defense. If only every argument could be settled by turning to MTV Networks for guidance. According to the Post, Salisbury also also cited a recent New Jersey ruling dismissing a lawsuit against the operators of "Hot Chicks with Douchebags." (That kitten class action suit against LOLcats is also an important precedent.)