Whitney Port is being sued by fellow designer Adrienne Baravetto

Whitney Port, launched her own line “Whitney Eve”, is being sued by fellow designer Adrienne Baravetto, who says she aided in the launch of Whitney’s line in 2007, when it was called Eve and A. Accoriding to court papers obtained by TMZ, A.Baravetto says she had an oral agreement with Port and her father, including a $80,000 yearly salary plus a 25 percent stake in the company.

Baravetto also alleges that she did the majority of the design work and that the Whitney Ports haven’t paid her anything! Baravetto’s attorney Peter Maretz says, “Ms. Baravetto did the heavy lifting for these designs and she just wants to get paid fairly.”

But Whit’s lawyer Michael A. Taitelman tells People, “The lawsuit that Adrienne Baravetto filed on March 19, 2010 against Whitney Eve, Inc., Whitney Port and others regarding the Whitney Eve clothing line is baseless and without merit. Whitney Port is, and always has been, the designer of Whitney Eve. Baravetto worked for Whitney Eve for a short period of time ending in early 2008. For more than two years, she has been silent. For reasons that we will uncover, she has decided to make these unsubstantiated allegations at this time. The defendants will vigorously defend themselves, and upon the successful conclusion of this lawsuit in their favor, they intend to hold Baravetto and her counsel accountable for their reckless conduct.”

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