September 12, 2007
Ex-’Top Chef’ contestant beaten in Sea Cliff
A former “Top Chef” contestant from Brooklyn was beaten in an anti-gay attack outside a Sea Cliff bar, and her lawyer said yesterday that she is disappointed in the police response to the crime.
Josie Smith-Malave, who was featured on Season 2 of the Bravo channel show, was one of three women asked to leave Partners, a Sea Cliff bar, the night of Sept. 1 after two of the women danced together, their lawyer, Yetta Kurland, of Manhattan, said yesterday.
Kurland said her clients told her that about 10 or 12 young people from the bar, some of whom appeared underage, followed the women out and began screaming anti-gay epithets, throwing debris and spitting at them, then beating them.
Nassau County police said they were investigating but said they would not provide additional information because it might impede their investigation and ability to make arrests.
Filed under: Celebrities, Hate Crimes, New York
