Update: Ex-Mistress Uses Billboards To Shame Her Married Beau

[UPDATE BELOW] A woman who reportedly had an eight-and-a-half year affair with the married head of a major technology company purchased at least three Manhattan billboards in an attempt to shame the man. Ads showing Oracle President Charles Phillips posing with his mistress YaVaughnie Wilkins with the quote "'You are my soulmate forever!' - cep" have been posted at the corners of 45th Street and Third Avenue, 49th Street and 7th Avenue, 52nd Street and Broadway, as well as locations in Atlanta and San Francisco.

The billboards include the web domain charlesphillipsandyavaughniewilkins.com, which is purportedly a photo site of "snaps of the duo vacationing, dancing, drinking and singing karaoke" as well as scans of "dozens of florists cards signed 'Charles' bearing messages like 'I'm sorry, please forgive me,' 'I'm crazy about you' and 'We're going to have a great life, stick with me," according to the Daily News. The site appears to be down, but Gawker — which broke the story — has a gallery of some of the images.

Yesterday, Phillips' publicist issued this statement on behalf of the 50-year-old software executive: "I had an 8½-year serious relationship with YaVaughnie Wilkins. My divorce proceedings began in 2008. The relationship with Ms. Wilkins has since ended and we both wish each other well." According to the Post, Wilkins put up the ads after Phillips stopped seeing her and reconciled with his wife. ClearChannel has refused to say who purchased the ads, but the tabloid estimates that the "very public humiliation campaign may have cost Wilkins upwards of $250,000." The web designer who created the photo site claims Wilkins paid him "about $1,400" in August, and he thought the site was supposed to be a gift for Phillips. When a Post reporter knocked on the door of the Upper West Side brownstone where Phillips lives with his wife and son, Phillips reportedly said "Oh, man" and "I'm sorry" before closing the door.

Update: The Daily News reports that the billboard at 52nd Street and Broadway has been taken down, however it's "unclear whether the other billboards Wilkins put up — in Atlanta and San Francisco — were also removed Friday."

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By Ben Muessig in News on January 22, 2010 4:15 PM

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LB

Bitches ! Always trying to bring a good man down !

NycChick

She eventually found out that he was married last year for the revenged posting. He had to pay her off some money for her to afford the billboards. What journalist makes that amount of money to afford those billboards?

yytttt

Oh crazy bitches...

justthinkin

i o u

robingee

Sour grapes. Also, she's a mistress.

Angelheaded Hipster

YaVaughnie

red flag right there

books

the woman is lame. People dont own other people. People can change their minds. People can let you down. such is life. get over yourself.

NannyState

Now Phillips knows what to name his next malware virus.

Gothampc

UPDATE:

I think the website was taken down. I can't access it anymore.

charlesphillipsandyavaughniewi...

Gwinny

LOL... I am pretty sure this is the same YaVaughnie who I worked with in the NY office of Clinton/Gore '96 (I was a volunteer but she was there full time)...

longacre

Makes sense. Mr. Phillips is an adviser to President Obama.

Gwinny

OK, except I knew her in the Clinton/Gore days.

Gothampc

Wow, we have a shared acquaintance (see #6).

Gwinny

teehee!

babyhitler

You know she was listening to Blu Cantrell's Hit em Up style on her ipod and finished a marathon of watching Waiting to exhale and obsessed.

airtech1

She needs help. On the other hand, this Obama-lookalike Phillips, and his 8-year dalliance, makes Tiger look like an altar boy.

REALITY CHECK

Similar billboards were posted all over New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, about four years ago. They were a guerilla marketing hoax for a private investigator show on Court TV. Here's a refresher: http://curbed.com/uploads/archives/2006_07_billboardbig.jpg

Hi Steven,
Do I have your attention now?

I know all about her, you dirty, sneaky, immoral, unfaithful, poorly-endowed slimeball. Everything's caught on tape.
Your (soon-to-be-ex) Wife,
Emily
p.s. I paid for this billboard from OUR joint bank account.

I can't believe most of you people think this is real.

Spirit of 76

Big difference. These are real people. Notice Charles Phillips's bio page at Oracle. Tell me why he would consent to have his name and image attached to such a guerilla campaign.

Spirit of 76

This is like an unmarried version of the Tricia Walsh-Smith saga.

Let this be a lesson to men. Don't just get a pre-nup. Take a page from NBC's book and insist on a non-disparagement agreement, too.

SuburbanAntiChrist

Sound like YaVaughnie needs a visit from Death Bear:

http://gothamist.com/2010/01/12/get_rid_of_your_exes_stuff_with_dea.php

YaKnow?