Lauren Conrad: Hills Sexual Harassment Claims Are "Absurd"
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Lauren Conrad is dismissing an Internet report alleging that Hills creator Adam DiVello sexually harassed Heidi Montag.
"Similar to most of my fellow MTV cast mates, I am in utter shock at the allegations made against Adam DiVello," she tells UsMagazine.com in a statement. "Not only are they completely absurd, but they are 100 percent without merit. Adam is a true professional and a wonderful person to work for."
Citing multiple sources, celeb blogger Perez Hilton wrote Tuesday that DiVello allegedly touched Montag, 23, inappropriately on her buttocks and "lower back" after she underwent her 10 cosmetic procedures.
According to Hilton, this is why Montag showed up with several bodyguards to a recent Hills photo shoot.
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Sources also told Hilton that DiVello allegedly made inappropriate advances toward Lauren Conrad, which Conrad, 24, denies.
Hilton quoted a source as saying: "Adam can get away with that with the Audrinas and Kristins of reality TV but not with Heidi! He is a pervert and a creep. The other girls don't feel they can't defend themselves because they are afraid they will lose their job if they talk about the man's workplace behavior. Heidi will not tolerate sexual assault in the workplace!"
Montag and her husband Spencer Pratt "are very close to bringing legal action against the show," an insider told Hilton.
Heidi Montag has yet to comment on the allegations.
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An MTV spokesperson tells Us: "We have looked into this matter and the allegations made against Adam DiVello are completely false and without merit. Adam not only created The Hills and The City, launching the careers of several cast members, but has worked diligently to maintain a respectful and appropriate production environment."
It's not the first on-set drama for Montag and Pratt, 26.
In March, Us reported that Pratt was asked to leave The Hills for six weeks after he "flipped out" on-set after a female producer made a request to which he objected. "He got so crazy that he screamed at [her], 'I should kill you for even asking me to do that!'" the source told Us.
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"Very rattled" by Pratt's outburst, the producer filed a complaint with the show's top producers -- who then threatened to kick Pratt off the show.
Pratt's team went back with a compromise: "The show agreed that Spencer would leave The Hills for six weeks to do anger management training once a week at home," said a source. "If he completes it, he can return to the show."
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Asked what happened Montag recently told Us, "I just think they said some really inappropriate things that I'm not really allowed to say. They said something very inappropriate ... very out of line."
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42obviously its another desperate move to get some attention. plastic girl please go hide!
The source perez hilton is getting his info from IS heidi and spencer! all 3 are parasites! and stooping so low as to make accusations against the shows creator after keeping them employed up to the end is just downright sick and mean! its typical speidi tho! im actually not suprised with anything they come out wit coz there desperate for attention and money its pathetic. Who actualling rings paps and lets them know where there gonna be to get there pic? its so sad! Crawl back under your rock for 2! Sick parasites!
Hiedi is a pig. I big plastic pig. All the money in the world will not "make" her pretty - she's ugly on the inside. I hope the "Hills" sue her ass for this...
LOL....THIS FOR SURE NOT TRUE....THESE 2 DUMB-ASSSES ARE JUST TRYING TO STAY IN THE LIME LIGHT BECUASE THE HILLS WILL BE CANCEL AND THEY ARE GOING BROKE..WHAT A COUPLE OF TRIDDLE DEE AND TRIDDLE DUMMS.
Why are these 2 even still on the show? They are just horrible people. What goes around comes around.
Perez Hilton is a weirdo/wannabe who actually gives them attention. If it wasn't for Lauren Conrad, they would be working at McDonalds. US mag-get back to real celebrities, please!
Another desperate try for attention from plastic woman.
Spencer and Heidi have built their career on nothing, so these allegations aren't surprising.
Yep. They'll find any way to keep themselves in the news. Fake fights-check. Fake baby drama-check. Plastic surgery-check. What next...oh yes legal action...
Heidi & Spencer need to go away, this is no more than a scam so they can make more money by being total moron idiots, the press and magazines need to stop featuring them in their publications and maybe just maybe they will disappear and we will never have to see or hear from them again.
Seems ironic she's making these claims after the Hills is over. Very ironic.
Perhaps Adam touched her butt as a joke after she got the operation. People make mistakes that are sometimes very awkward. It sounds like Speidi are just after revenge after Spencer got a 6 week suspension. It doesn't matter how outrageous the producer's request was to Spencer, he shouldn't have behaved unprofessionally. Very immature and has a bad temperament. I am very familiar with people like these - ugh! It is the "King" mentality.
It just seems like "perfect timing". The show is about to have their last season, so the paychecks are going to stop flowing in. Sounds like they are just trying to keep the paychecks coming.
How conveinent. DiVello threatens to kick Spencer off the show and all the sudden there are sexual abuse claims made against him by the Pratts. Spencer is the lowest of the low. He'd stab his own mother in the back if it meant he'd get some money for it. And he's dragged Heidi into this and morphed her brain and her body into jello. I wish they'd just end this show now.
funny this comes out now. she had the procedures how long ago? the timing is ironic as the show has announced this is its final season. oh and did anybody pick up on the fact that this story came out earlier this week regarding Nicolette Sheridan and Desperate Housewives. talk about jumping on the bandwagon
I bet somewhere on top of that great big huge balloon breast is an itty bitty nipple. I bet THAT looks hilarious! Poor girl. What a fright.
I am by no means saying that sexual harassement is ok but even if this did actually happen to her, the girl asks for it. She flaunts her stuff all over and wears next to nothing. She needs to grow up and get a life...and some self respect. I don't think it's true though; another publicity stunt on her part but very unfortunate it hurts someone else in the process.
Speidi should get a real job and quit trying to make money without earning it. They will do whatever it takes to get paid!!The fact that she now believes she is a top actress because she got a smizzle part in a movie is actually funny!
This is just another ploy to get attention. This couple makes me sick! Heidi professes to be a Christian girl and compared herself to Mother Theresa well I wonder what God is going to think with her showing off her body & posing in porn magazines.I don't think he is going to be to happy. She is using her body as a money maker and that's just as bad as being a a street walker.They have been out of the lime light and need a way back in.Let's find some people out there that can be good roll models for teens & young adults.
Does she think anyone wants to hire her for anything??? NO, BECAUSE SHE IS NOTHING BUT LEGAL TROUBLE...A TRUE LIABILITY! She can't make it on talent because she has ZERO and he needs to get a job and stop riding her apron. He's so ugly! She looks much older and her body looks ridiculous. Nice going Heidi, you just ruined yourself...you look terrible and your actions are truly PATHETIC!!!