Former Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks is on the brink of being sued by US television channel Telemundo model Liza Irizarry after claims the former broke the latter's nose in a nightclub brawl.
New York Daily News report that the fracas, which took place inside Miami's Dream nightclub at 5am last November, resulted in Irizarry, 34, sustaining a complex nasal fracture and nasal obstruction, which required surgery two days later.
According to Irizarry, the incident occurred after she greeted Ebanks' boyfriend, TV presenter Terrence J, with a "warm kiss on the cheek".
"When she saw me, she said, 'Don't be kissing my man,' Irizarry said in an interview with NYDN in lawyer Edward Steinberg's Manhattan office.
"I said to myself, 'So what, that's my friend.' That's when she hit me on the nose. I went to swing back - that's when all her friends jumped in. I felt hair pulling and fists coming at me."
Miami police have never arrested or charged Ebanks over the incident even though Irizarry filed a police report and sent them her medical records.
Now, nine months on, Irizarry is seeking financial recompense for pain, suffering and medical bills.
"I'm so angry, because she thinks she can get away with anything."
"You shouldn't be allowed to put your hands on anyone for no reason. Me saying hello to someone doesn't give you the right to hit me."
Ebanks, who recently appeared as a phoenix in Kanye West's short film 'Runaway', has called the allegations "baseless", with her lawyer Paul Rothenberg adding that the anticipated suit is "nine months old and completely without merit."
Selita Ebanks on the Victoria's Secret runway in 2010. PHOTO: REX
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