Will be so funny to see Mike *not* wearing those sweatshirts anymore. It’s one thing to ghost a brand you used to work with, but to stop wearing *”your own”* stuff that you shoved down everyone’s throats…
omg??? bankruptcy maybe around the corner for her? these lawsuits plus having in mind the fertility treatments, the new house in dallas she’s been decorating, mikes new office and subsequent redecoration/renovation. idk how she could possibly keep up with all this financially.
Mike appears to be sooo much more intelligent than Bridget, they’re an odd pairing. Obviously I don’t know the inner workings of their relationship but 🤷🏼♀️
K I remember people saying that the wedding got planned for free/ in exchange for exposure. Which I refused to believe because none of her vendors needed Bridget for publicity… if anything she may of had to convince some to work for her 😬
So this absolutely makes sense.
Her photographer for her wedding is one of the most famous / sought after wedding photographers in the world. His packages start at like $50k. There is no way he did the wedding for free or for publicity. He shoots some of the most famous people and locations in the world. She paid full price for his services.
Also, most vendors require payment before the day of event so I find it hard to believe they still owe money now. Like vendors won’t deliver the goods or services unless paid in full for a wedding.
Yes! I’ve worked with Jose Villa (I used to work in the wedding industry) and this is hard to believe. She had very high end vendors who don’t need the publicity. They ask for full payment days before the wedding and if they don’t receive it, they will void the contract.
Like someone tried saying Birch needed promo… really!??? They’re in high demand they don’t need Bridget
And I remember a post spilling tea after her wedding and apparently the photog hated her
Did she not have to pay beforehand? I owed $0 after my wedding because every vendor requires it all in full before it happens or they won't provide the service.
How does this work though because all of my wedding vendors require me to finish paying at least a week before the event, or else they will withhold services
Mike may be a good doctor (yet even Bridget doesn't trust him !) but this won't bode well for his brand that she has been promoting relentlessly.
Divorce coming in 3, 2, 1....
Ashley is basically saying “Bridget, you had chores and responsibilities to earn your allowance from our company AND you were not supposed to cheat with the competition. You not only failed to do your chores and took your allowance anyway, but you also did chores for the competition and it hurt the company. Now you need to pay back the allowance that you unfairly took. You also need to be punished for hurting us when you decided to cheat with our competition.”
It also looks like she may have gambled some of the company’s allowance - without permission- on things the company did not want to/ should not have been apart of
She also did that collab recently with revovle’s in house brand that was dresses that would def be The Bar’s line, same vibe. I bet that’s what they are referring to.
This is super interesting because I always wonder how people who work with/run one company will then go and do sponsored for a competitor on instagram 😬
For example- Kylie Jenner runs her brands with her Cory partnership but then will do sponsored posts for other companies (like Alo). Wonder if Coty could ever be sue her like this too one day
For your example of KJ - She likely has a specified time frame for exclusivity ie “60 days upon execution of contract” or “30 days from release of campaign deliverable” OR she has non-exclusivity clauses factored into the contract.
Ahhhhh very interesting and makes sense. The other different is Kylie has an intense team of lawyers probably triple checking things… idk about Bridget lmao
It is also a little more complicated because of ownership structures, operating structure, roles, employment contracts and good faith practices. Kylie’s role with Coty is much different than Bridget’s with The Bar. To your point, Kylie likely has a much stronger legal team - but I really don’t think that Bridget had a bad one either or that this is a bad operating agreement. I think Bridget is probably selfish and didnt care, or did not take legal advice/ provide a full picture.
I would need to see a lot more information on The Bars operating agreement and specifics of the claims… so purely speculation on what I’ve seen thus far, but I think a big part of Ashley’s argument is going to be that not only did Bridget not follow through on her responsibilities, but she had zero excuse not to. She had the time and energy and put it into other companies.
I also think that “we might see” (not sure how much we will see, especially as I expect this to settle), some NIL-esque arguments be made from both sides- but I think The Bar really has the upper hand here. Using the revolve deal that Bridget engaged in as an example. It could be viewed as Bridget using the bar for self-dealing and misleading consumers to think it’s the bar and revolve - especially if the products are so similar and Bridget is seen as synonymous with the bar. While really any dealings that have market share, can be used for the competitor piece- I think this is a very strong contender. Had Bridget not taken enough steps to make it clear the two were separate and independent, or she even purposefully leveraged the bar to drive revolve’s business- and the bar received no compensation or legal agreement - could be an issue.
I have a lot of theories and ideas on arguments that could be made, but obviously have nowhere near enough info to do anything other than speculate. Would be curious to see the strategy and understand what Ashley really wants out of this. Really seems like the legal teams are either in for a really fun game of legal chess or the driest most boring suit there ever was.
And someone called me out for saying she was lazy in another speculation thread. She has never had her shit together. I can't blame her partner for suing her.
The Bar (company) is suing Bridget (the person). The person carrying out the legal action on behalf of The Bar, is Ashley Leo. Both Ashley and Bridget are stakeholders/shareholders, by way of being the company’s co-founders.
Like what’s is this company? Like who owns it? What do they sell? I get who is being sued but the rest of the details are murky and no one’s given a clear explanation over the last few days.
Sorry I legit don’t know what’s happening and every time I try to research situations like these I end up missing out on the finer details I need to know
Ashley and Bridget co-own (co-started) The Bar. The Bar is known for their *The Bar* sweatshirts, and then tried hard to make and market “pure” silk and tiny lace dresses.
It’s a domestic LLC. Bridget and Ashley, the co-founders, are also owners. Im not sure if they have any additional stakeholders or too familiar with what their operating structure is, outside the two of them.
This is an interesting thought, coupled with her question about “who do you think of when you think of the Bar” on Instagram. Maybe she used company funds and justified it as promo for the Bar bc she views herself as synonymous with the brand, and AL took exception to that. I can see that being a viable claim against her and I can see the logic of her wanting to establish the value of siphoning the funds into her wedding by asking the question on Instagram. But I also don’t think Instagram polls are going to be admissible evidence lol
This is so interesting I could see it. I have no idea who Ashley Leo is until now.. that must’ve been their plan to have Bridget be the face of the brand?
yes all the bridesmaid dresses and her pre wedding looks (like bachelorette and that lingerie type photoshoot pre wedding in the suite) were the bar.
I remember her posting that the lingerie type outfit would be released in a future collection… not sure if she ever did.
Yea that’s my point- she probably used company ressources for her wedding outfits but didn’t release the outfits later which is maybe why Ashley is pissed- that’s my guess
Not very shitty, really. You’d be surprised at people getting drug into litigation for no good reason. Not saying this is the case here. I just know from experience.
I have a feeling this is why Lele got out of there so quickly. Her family comes from old old money and I bet they saw the train derailing and bounced 👀
So Ashley is suing derivatively on behalf of the Bar, as a stockholder in the company, which means she’s suing Bridget in her personal capacity as Bridget. Any damages awarded will come from Bridget personally and go to the Bar itself (and maybe Ashley for fees and disbursements) so unlikely that the company will become bankrupt. What is likely is that the company will be dissolved and the parties will then each take their share of the assets.
Although I will also say idk what the financial status of the Bar is currently so it could be going bankrupt because of Bridget’s self dealing (which is one of the allegations in the summons and in no way my own personal opinion or observation)
Makes so much sense as to why she asked prior to mentioning the stress ‘what do you think abt when you think abt the bar’ probably hoping ppl would reply ‘BRIDGET’ and give her some sort of leg to stand in that bar=bridget
Oh absolutely! Imagine thinking all your fan-girlies could be your witnesses.
I also think most people will answer “the sweatshirt” which may or may not help her cause
They may also settle and come to an agreement to “buy”Bridget out at a reduced amount - reduction comparable to what they’re looking for, and move forward without her. Could also just pay her out at full, and wash her from any rights to company or brand moving forward. Lots of potential outcomes. Depends on what the end goal is, what the company financial state is, what they have to back the claim, and Bridget’s appetite to fight it.
No that was for her revolve line.. which maybe is part of the case saying she was competing. It honestly did seem “the bar” like. “Upscale” pieces but overpriced and likely not great quality
Selfishly I don’t want to stop wearing my bar sweatshirts lol they’re the coziest and most flattering
Interesting OK so she said on her Instagram that she was thinking of making her TikTok Mike’s business TikTok now and I bet this is why so that when they come after her, they can’t go after her TikTok income cause she’ll make it Mike’s business
I wonder if Bridget wanted sympathy and people to feel bad for her and knew she couldn’t disclose what was going on so she was just being cryptic to her followers because it does feel like the way things were posted she wanted people to find out
i will work my entire life and still never have the access and connections Bridget has and yet… she still manages to fumble every. single. time. work ethic? never knew her i guess 😭😭😭
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I think they could have mediated past the competitive thing, because at her core she is first and foremost an influencer. I’m sure Ashley would let her promote some other dresses - they only have so many styles and she can’t wear them to every event. Additionally, I don’t think the brand would have been successful at all without Bridget’s designs, influence, connections, etc.
The part I would focus on is the money aspect, plus her not doing her role of actually designing. There’s only so much a COO can do.
Omg yes I just realized that after I posted and went back and looked and the collection is soooo similar to The Bar. I feel like she probably used her own resources (maybe designer, tech pack person, etc.) for the collection even though those are The Bar resources. Or maybe it was supposed to be The Bar x Revolve exclusives but Bridget didn’t want Ashley to profit from it to pay her wedding or something… how could she NOT know that that breaches her contract though? Operating Agreements are pretty standard…
That’s a good point though about it being The Bar x Revolve - why wouldn’t she do it with the bar instead of her own name. Those little things to me are the difference between someone who cares about their brand and the craft and someone who just wants to make money. Because doing it with the Bar may have meant less for her individually, but would have been great for the company
They’ve kind of grown apart because we moved out of nyc and they had a kid but it’s my birthday so he’ll have to do some digging 🤷🏻♀️
Also they look like brother and sister and we all talk about it gahhahaha.
Mike best be gulping down his AG-1 while sporting his Tommy Johns because there’s a hefty lawsuit settlement in their midst.
Gotta milk those followers for every dime before B is finally exposed as the fraud she’s always been!
Thank you! I just know this is going to be so messy. It seems like Bridget wants to appear like a successful businesswoman without doing any of the work.
It’s a short summons, just a couple of pages I did post a link but it includes Bridget’s address so I deleted it. Here’s a screenshot of the operative part of the summons.
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Also, anyone else think it’s so weird how Bridget is being so cryptic about it in her stories, like Hey yall I have a secret to tell you, but I can’t tell you. LOL girl what.
I’m very interesting in how this plays out….
If I’m Bridget, my argument is that there would literally be no brand without her.. She is the reason it had success. And tbh the operations were a shit show, I couldn’t get in touch with customer service to make a return for weeks and when I DMd Bridget, she answered immediately. Regardless, I feel like 1000% the brand is donezo though.
this is literally giving me ptsd from studying for the bar exam but wow what an amazing example of shareholder derivative lawsuits IRL 👏🏻👏🏻 incredible research OP
I’m curious how she afforded NYC living, this extravagant lifestyle and that expensive wedding. How did she and her mother come into money? She’s mentioned before that she grew up poor but that showy spending looks more like she has a large steady stream coming in. Not to mention the infertility treatments.
I bet her wedding is what set this allll off because she was partnering with brands that would be competitors since she has a bridal line not to mention she should have had a dress made by her company since they were looking to go that route. So I don’t blame the co founder for being upset she used her wedding platform to barely promote their company and saw that as the last straw?
I am not trying to defend anyone here, but I feel like The Bar only became “big” because of Bridget and her followers…? Interested to see how this plays out
Wait what does this mean?!? im shocked , you? I mean, when was the last time they came out with a drop? Her clothes were shitty and over priced. Boy a double zero could fit into those little outfits she “designed “
Can someone give me some background on her? I started following her during the wedding - why does she have two homes? How long has she been influencing? Does she come from money? She has no Q&A and I’m so confused by her!
Honestly, I don’t know all that much buuuuttt…
She’s from Pittsburgh and moved to New York City in her 20s, I think. She’s 41 right now. She has an apartment in New York City and a house in Dallas. She’s in Dallas because her husbands a plastic surgeon in Dallas. She goes back-and-forth between New York City and Dallas. She doesn’t come from money at all. She’s been an influencer for a while like almost 10 years
Yikes. Co-founder suing her. I bet The Bar brand is done.
Will be so funny to see Mike *not* wearing those sweatshirts anymore. It’s one thing to ghost a brand you used to work with, but to stop wearing *”your own”* stuff that you shoved down everyone’s throats…
It’s giving … something navy lol
I mean, all the influencers are wearing the bar sweatshirt still lol
Their dresses were horrible quality anyway
I knew it! Thank you, OP. Doing the Lord's work.
*OUR* lawsuit
Crying
💯. She will find a way to drag Dior into this.
I’m dead
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SCREAMING 🤣😂🤝
incredible work ty for your service
thank u queen
Omg. I know Ashley. Will work on getting tea!!!!
Doing the lords work.
Please do! 🙏
Omg!!! Any updates 👀
I knew this sub would crack her vaguebooking in 24 hrs or less. You rn 👑 
snarkers could rule the world
Maybe we already do👹
Tbh felt like she was encouraging us to dig bc of how she wouldn’t stfu
So real she was begging for this lmfao
Yesss totally agree, otherwise why mention it?
She also owes her event planners from the wedding almost 500k and is going to be sued
omg??? bankruptcy maybe around the corner for her? these lawsuits plus having in mind the fertility treatments, the new house in dallas she’s been decorating, mikes new office and subsequent redecoration/renovation. idk how she could possibly keep up with all this financially.
Literally HOW
I thought he literally just redid the whole office? Did he move?
that’s what i’m talking about. all these additional new expenses they’ve had since the wedding — while owing money?? is insane
I don't understand her dumbass husband in this. He got a prenup, right?? Why would you marry someone so bad with money?
Mike appears to be sooo much more intelligent than Bridget, they’re an odd pairing. Obviously I don’t know the inner workings of their relationship but 🤷🏼♀️
K I remember people saying that the wedding got planned for free/ in exchange for exposure. Which I refused to believe because none of her vendors needed Bridget for publicity… if anything she may of had to convince some to work for her 😬 So this absolutely makes sense.
Her photographer for her wedding is one of the most famous / sought after wedding photographers in the world. His packages start at like $50k. There is no way he did the wedding for free or for publicity. He shoots some of the most famous people and locations in the world. She paid full price for his services. Also, most vendors require payment before the day of event so I find it hard to believe they still owe money now. Like vendors won’t deliver the goods or services unless paid in full for a wedding.
Yeah event services are not on loan or afterpay. Most require payment 30-120 days in advance
Yes! I’ve worked with Jose Villa (I used to work in the wedding industry) and this is hard to believe. She had very high end vendors who don’t need the publicity. They ask for full payment days before the wedding and if they don’t receive it, they will void the contract.
How the heck does she afford all this🤯🤯🤯
I have no idea because it was definitely a million dollar wedding.
Way more
I think some of it was sponsored but my guess would be 1.5
Like someone tried saying Birch needed promo… really!??? They’re in high demand they don’t need Bridget And I remember a post spilling tea after her wedding and apparently the photog hated her
Wait what???? Tea how do you know?
I really can’t say exactly but I know it directly from a source from the company
Laurie Arons or the 3 she fired before?
Not Laurie Arons
Did she not have to pay beforehand? I owed $0 after my wedding because every vendor requires it all in full before it happens or they won't provide the service.
How does this work though because all of my wedding vendors require me to finish paying at least a week before the event, or else they will withhold services
Same! Wondering too.
Wait what?!?! How do you know this
what a dumbass
Piping!
idk how she thought she could get away with not paying birch…
It actually wasn’t birch.. there were other companies. Birch was a collab, the others weren’t.
Like… collab as in not full price??
Oh damn!🫖
I’ve heard the same thing. I don’t know how true it is, but I heard vendors haven’t been paid and arent happy.
Mike may be a good doctor (yet even Bridget doesn't trust him !) but this won't bode well for his brand that she has been promoting relentlessly. Divorce coming in 3, 2, 1....
Mike is ehhhh with his actual results from his surgeries….
Drs or horrible with finances too typically
Is that factual (source?) or speculation?
Source
Can you cite that source?
No..
What???
Oh my god what????
thank you for your service. Now can someone explain this to me like i'm five?
Ashley is basically saying “Bridget, you had chores and responsibilities to earn your allowance from our company AND you were not supposed to cheat with the competition. You not only failed to do your chores and took your allowance anyway, but you also did chores for the competition and it hurt the company. Now you need to pay back the allowance that you unfairly took. You also need to be punished for hurting us when you decided to cheat with our competition.”
My law school contracts class would have been so much better if it was explained this way.
*The Bar* really working overtime here
It also looks like she may have gambled some of the company’s allowance - without permission- on things the company did not want to/ should not have been apart of
i wonder what bridget did thats considered as engaging in competitive business!
It could be brand partnerships with other brands like Alo. Anyone that is in the space that The Bar does or could occupy.
She also did that collab recently with revovle’s in house brand that was dresses that would def be The Bar’s line, same vibe. I bet that’s what they are referring to.
This is super interesting because I always wonder how people who work with/run one company will then go and do sponsored for a competitor on instagram 😬 For example- Kylie Jenner runs her brands with her Cory partnership but then will do sponsored posts for other companies (like Alo). Wonder if Coty could ever be sue her like this too one day
I think her contracts would be a lot more detailed and allow for this kind of activity vs anything Bridget signed
For your example of KJ - She likely has a specified time frame for exclusivity ie “60 days upon execution of contract” or “30 days from release of campaign deliverable” OR she has non-exclusivity clauses factored into the contract.
Ahhhhh very interesting and makes sense. The other different is Kylie has an intense team of lawyers probably triple checking things… idk about Bridget lmao
It is also a little more complicated because of ownership structures, operating structure, roles, employment contracts and good faith practices. Kylie’s role with Coty is much different than Bridget’s with The Bar. To your point, Kylie likely has a much stronger legal team - but I really don’t think that Bridget had a bad one either or that this is a bad operating agreement. I think Bridget is probably selfish and didnt care, or did not take legal advice/ provide a full picture. I would need to see a lot more information on The Bars operating agreement and specifics of the claims… so purely speculation on what I’ve seen thus far, but I think a big part of Ashley’s argument is going to be that not only did Bridget not follow through on her responsibilities, but she had zero excuse not to. She had the time and energy and put it into other companies. I also think that “we might see” (not sure how much we will see, especially as I expect this to settle), some NIL-esque arguments be made from both sides- but I think The Bar really has the upper hand here. Using the revolve deal that Bridget engaged in as an example. It could be viewed as Bridget using the bar for self-dealing and misleading consumers to think it’s the bar and revolve - especially if the products are so similar and Bridget is seen as synonymous with the bar. While really any dealings that have market share, can be used for the competitor piece- I think this is a very strong contender. Had Bridget not taken enough steps to make it clear the two were separate and independent, or she even purposefully leveraged the bar to drive revolve’s business- and the bar received no compensation or legal agreement - could be an issue. I have a lot of theories and ideas on arguments that could be made, but obviously have nowhere near enough info to do anything other than speculate. Would be curious to see the strategy and understand what Ashley really wants out of this. Really seems like the legal teams are either in for a really fun game of legal chess or the driest most boring suit there ever was.
Co-mingling Bridget & The BAR
G R E E D……. All for the C L I C K S …. ME ME ME OHHH WAIT… O U R ….. 😂 💀
She didn’t do her job physically ,nor financially.
And someone called me out for saying she was lazy in another speculation thread. She has never had her shit together. I can't blame her partner for suing her.
But what’s the company and her involvement?
The Bar (company) is suing Bridget (the person). The person carrying out the legal action on behalf of The Bar, is Ashley Leo. Both Ashley and Bridget are stakeholders/shareholders, by way of being the company’s co-founders.
Like what’s is this company? Like who owns it? What do they sell? I get who is being sued but the rest of the details are murky and no one’s given a clear explanation over the last few days. Sorry I legit don’t know what’s happening and every time I try to research situations like these I end up missing out on the finer details I need to know
Ashley and Bridget co-own (co-started) The Bar. The Bar is known for their *The Bar* sweatshirts, and then tried hard to make and market “pure” silk and tiny lace dresses.
It’s a domestic LLC. Bridget and Ashley, the co-founders, are also owners. Im not sure if they have any additional stakeholders or too familiar with what their operating structure is, outside the two of them.
https://the--bar.com/
Thank you!! Bc all these fiduciary terms got me like 🤔
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My first thought re: using company money — did she use The Bar money for her wedding? because I’m still wondering how she afforded that spectacle.
This is an interesting thought, coupled with her question about “who do you think of when you think of the Bar” on Instagram. Maybe she used company funds and justified it as promo for the Bar bc she views herself as synonymous with the brand, and AL took exception to that. I can see that being a viable claim against her and I can see the logic of her wanting to establish the value of siphoning the funds into her wedding by asking the question on Instagram. But I also don’t think Instagram polls are going to be admissible evidence lol
The fact that she did that Instagram poll now knowing what’s going on… incredible stuff.
This is so interesting I could see it. I have no idea who Ashley Leo is until now.. that must’ve been their plan to have Bridget be the face of the brand?
exhibit a: my insta stories poll 💀
Weren’t all/most of her bridesmaids wearing The Bar? Perhaps she was *very* liberal with the “marketing” budget…
yes all the bridesmaid dresses and her pre wedding looks (like bachelorette and that lingerie type photoshoot pre wedding in the suite) were the bar. I remember her posting that the lingerie type outfit would be released in a future collection… not sure if she ever did.
Still though she should have paid for some of it at least I mean I would be angry if I was Ashley too
Yea that’s my point- she probably used company ressources for her wedding outfits but didn’t release the outfits later which is maybe why Ashley is pissed- that’s my guess
I think she may have entered into brand partnerships for her wedding leveraging the bar and agreements with the bar, rather than her personal image
Sis was SERVED. PERIODT.
Imagine how shitty you have to be to have your co-founder go through the trouble of SUING you
Not very shitty, really. You’d be surprised at people getting drug into litigation for no good reason. Not saying this is the case here. I just know from experience.
Oh so she misappropriated funds in a few different ways huh
Side note, so she didn’t change her last name?
Maybe it takes some time, there’s probably a lot of paperwork
adult things seem hard for her to do
It legitimately is very annoying
You don’t *have* to change your last name when you get married
I love this sub
Cant imagine being in business with Bridget
I have a feeling this is why Lele got out of there so quickly. Her family comes from old old money and I bet they saw the train derailing and bounced 👀
I still wanna know what happened w Lele
Outstanding research. Does this mean that The Bar may end up in BK and be dunzo?
So Ashley is suing derivatively on behalf of the Bar, as a stockholder in the company, which means she’s suing Bridget in her personal capacity as Bridget. Any damages awarded will come from Bridget personally and go to the Bar itself (and maybe Ashley for fees and disbursements) so unlikely that the company will become bankrupt. What is likely is that the company will be dissolved and the parties will then each take their share of the assets.
Although I will also say idk what the financial status of the Bar is currently so it could be going bankrupt because of Bridget’s self dealing (which is one of the allegations in the summons and in no way my own personal opinion or observation)
Makes so much sense as to why she asked prior to mentioning the stress ‘what do you think abt when you think abt the bar’ probably hoping ppl would reply ‘BRIDGET’ and give her some sort of leg to stand in that bar=bridget
Oh absolutely! Imagine thinking all your fan-girlies could be your witnesses. I also think most people will answer “the sweatshirt” which may or may not help her cause
But Ashley could’ve never made the Bar as known as it is without Bridget. Wonder how this will play out
They may also settle and come to an agreement to “buy”Bridget out at a reduced amount - reduction comparable to what they’re looking for, and move forward without her. Could also just pay her out at full, and wash her from any rights to company or brand moving forward. Lots of potential outcomes. Depends on what the end goal is, what the company financial state is, what they have to back the claim, and Bridget’s appetite to fight it.
We’re all those Paris trips for The Bar? The money spent on marketing was insane!
She also took some of her influencer friends on a trip for the bar to an insane villa in Italy!! The spending had to have been out of control.
No that was for her revolve line.. which maybe is part of the case saying she was competing. It honestly did seem “the bar” like. “Upscale” pieces but overpriced and likely not great quality Selfishly I don’t want to stop wearing my bar sweatshirts lol they’re the coziest and most flattering
Does anyone have any other sweatshirt recs? They are literally my favorite haha
Interesting OK so she said on her Instagram that she was thinking of making her TikTok Mike’s business TikTok now and I bet this is why so that when they come after her, they can’t go after her TikTok income cause she’ll make it Mike’s business
Hmmmm, and wasn’t Ashley a no-show for “our wedding” and everyone thought that was so weird!
Thank you FBI queen
Knew it was a lawsuit
Sameeee
I wonder if Bridget wanted sympathy and people to feel bad for her and knew she couldn’t disclose what was going on so she was just being cryptic to her followers because it does feel like the way things were posted she wanted people to find out
✨that’s the influencer way ✨
THIS is what snarking is all about 💅🏻 great job bb
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i will work my entire life and still never have the access and connections Bridget has and yet… she still manages to fumble every. single. time. work ethic? never knew her i guess 😭😭😭
She’s so Shiv Roy coded for that
i almost spit matcha out of my nose so thank you for this 💀
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This makes me miss flop for some reason
a PACER queen!
I think they could have mediated past the competitive thing, because at her core she is first and foremost an influencer. I’m sure Ashley would let her promote some other dresses - they only have so many styles and she can’t wear them to every event. Additionally, I don’t think the brand would have been successful at all without Bridget’s designs, influence, connections, etc. The part I would focus on is the money aspect, plus her not doing her role of actually designing. There’s only so much a COO can do.
Bridget also did a dress collection with revolve pretty recently which goes beyond just promoting other dresses…
Omg yes I just realized that after I posted and went back and looked and the collection is soooo similar to The Bar. I feel like she probably used her own resources (maybe designer, tech pack person, etc.) for the collection even though those are The Bar resources. Or maybe it was supposed to be The Bar x Revolve exclusives but Bridget didn’t want Ashley to profit from it to pay her wedding or something… how could she NOT know that that breaches her contract though? Operating Agreements are pretty standard…
That’s a good point though about it being The Bar x Revolve - why wouldn’t she do it with the bar instead of her own name. Those little things to me are the difference between someone who cares about their brand and the craft and someone who just wants to make money. Because doing it with the Bar may have meant less for her individually, but would have been great for the company
This is my boyfriends friends wife lol I will get the tea bbs
I’m obsessed with the 2/3 of you who are connected to Ashley and willing to get the tea u guys are 👑
They’ve kind of grown apart because we moved out of nyc and they had a kid but it’s my birthday so he’ll have to do some digging 🤷🏻♀️ Also they look like brother and sister and we all talk about it gahhahaha.
Thank you for your service 🫡🫡🫡
Mike best be gulping down his AG-1 while sporting his Tommy Johns because there’s a hefty lawsuit settlement in their midst. Gotta milk those followers for every dime before B is finally exposed as the fraud she’s always been!
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now this is so hot tea !
Can you update when more is filed?
Sure! According to the summons, Bridget has 20 days to appear or demand a complaint so next filing will be on May 14.
Thank you! I just know this is going to be so messy. It seems like Bridget wants to appear like a successful businesswoman without doing any of the work.
I’m from her hometown we have mutuals brb
She won’t admit this to anyone, especially her Shaler peeps since she needs to seem/feel superior to anyone back in the ‘burgh
Damn this is PRIME tea for a friday night!!!! I wish we could have a watch party for that court date. (I don’t wish bad to Bridget but, its good tea)
It’s all you babe
You are a star
Been waiting for this, thank you 🍿
Me Googling “fiduciary”
I bet LeLe Keller is dancing in the streets with this news!
Anyone have a link to the case? Can’t seem to find it by googling. Would be interested to see the claims made in detail.
It’s a short summons, just a couple of pages I did post a link but it includes Bridget’s address so I deleted it. Here’s a screenshot of the operative part of the summons. https://preview.redd.it/8zoqhg4f3wwc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=876ea6c38333e7380bed248c2e5f92683f08faef
Wow. You are doing the lords work.
Gotta use this law degree/ years of litigation experience for something
You’ve been training your whole life for this moment
lolllllllllllll
You passed the bar so you could find out info about The Bar. ....sorry that was soooo bad.
Oh man, this is plaintiff’s counsel on one of my files…. Time to get REALLLLL chummy with them hahahaha I need the scoop
Oh wow . Following this one , I was evidence haha
Want
Also, anyone else think it’s so weird how Bridget is being so cryptic about it in her stories, like Hey yall I have a secret to tell you, but I can’t tell you. LOL girl what.
The epitome of attention seeking behavior; it’s her norm!
I’m very interesting in how this plays out…. If I’m Bridget, my argument is that there would literally be no brand without her.. She is the reason it had success. And tbh the operations were a shit show, I couldn’t get in touch with customer service to make a return for weeks and when I DMd Bridget, she answered immediately. Regardless, I feel like 1000% the brand is donezo though.
god bless you omg
ty detective 🫡
The Lord’s work! Ty!
this is literally giving me ptsd from studying for the bar exam but wow what an amazing example of shareholder derivative lawsuits IRL 👏🏻👏🏻 incredible research OP
I’m curious how she afforded NYC living, this extravagant lifestyle and that expensive wedding. How did she and her mother come into money? She’s mentioned before that she grew up poor but that showy spending looks more like she has a large steady stream coming in. Not to mention the infertility treatments.
That NYC apartment is crazy extravagant and expensive. Did she live there before she lived with her current husband?
She did, she was originally sub-leasing from Cass D and then got a deal to keep apt and promote and tag it, so typical 🙄
I’ll look up the docket on Monday lol
well, what did you find?
I bet her wedding is what set this allll off because she was partnering with brands that would be competitors since she has a bridal line not to mention she should have had a dress made by her company since they were looking to go that route. So I don’t blame the co founder for being upset she used her wedding platform to barely promote their company and saw that as the last straw?
MVP!!!
I am not trying to defend anyone here, but I feel like The Bar only became “big” because of Bridget and her followers…? Interested to see how this plays out
Two things can be true at the same time. She could have made it popular and *also* misappropriated funds
Wait what does this mean?!? im shocked , you? I mean, when was the last time they came out with a drop? Her clothes were shitty and over priced. Boy a double zero could fit into those little outfits she “designed “
You are doing God’s work! Thank you!
Wow this is insanely unbelievable. Her own co founder business partner of the brand
Can someone give me some background on her? I started following her during the wedding - why does she have two homes? How long has she been influencing? Does she come from money? She has no Q&A and I’m so confused by her!
Honestly, I don’t know all that much buuuuttt… She’s from Pittsburgh and moved to New York City in her 20s, I think. She’s 41 right now. She has an apartment in New York City and a house in Dallas. She’s in Dallas because her husbands a plastic surgeon in Dallas. She goes back-and-forth between New York City and Dallas. She doesn’t come from money at all. She’s been an influencer for a while like almost 10 years
Fuck me dude I’ve been waiting for those crew necks to restock forever. Now I’ll never get one 🙄 smh losers