{"id":185248,"date":"2021-02-22T02:25:28","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T23:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/andre-leon-talley-fights-eviction-from-mansion-he-says-he-owns\/"},"modified":"2021-02-22T02:25:28","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T23:25:28","slug":"andre-leon-talley-fights-eviction-from-mansion-he-says-he-owns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/andre-leon-talley-fights-eviction-from-mansion-he-says-he-owns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley fights eviction from mansion he says he owns"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley fights eviction from mansion he says he owns<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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It is yet another bitter high-end fashion fight.<\/p>\n

Vogue legend Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley is being dragged out of his $1 million New York home by the former CEO of Manolo Blahnik USA who alleges the former editor is $500,000 behind in rent.<\/p>\n

Talley has dramatically fallen out with his former close friend, high-powered shoe exec George Malkemus \u2014 who expanded Manolo Blahnik in the US and more recently partnered with Sarah Jessica Parker on her SJP Collection.<\/p>\n

Malkemus has now launched legal action against Talley in a bid to get him out of the palatial White Plains property.<\/p>\n

Talley, 72, has long insisted that the historic 11-room colonial home, with sumptuous gardens at 75 Worthington Road, is his own, telling telling the New York Times in 2018<\/a>, \u201cIt is my sanctuary.\u201d<\/p>\n

But new court papers seen by Page Six allege that the real owners are Malkemus and his business partner and husband Anthony Yurgaitis, who bought the home in 2004 for just over $1 million.<\/p>\n

The pair have known Talley for nearly 40 years. Yet on November 12, 2020, Malkemus, \u201cCommenced a summary non-payment proceeding in White Plains City Court \u2026 seeking to evict Talley from the home and for a money judgement against Talley in the amount of $515,872,97 representing alleged arrears,\u201d new court papers state.<\/p>\n

Talley \u2014 who in 1988 was app<\/a>ointed by Anna Wintour to be the creative director of Vogue, the first African-American person to ever hold the position \u2014 responded by filing his own lawsuit against Malkemus and Yurgaitis in Westchester Supreme Court on January 25, 2021. <\/p>\n

He claims the pair, who were \u201clong-time, trusted friends,\u201d agreed to buy the home for him and transfer the title once he had repaid them the $1,020,000 purchase price.<\/p>\n

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Court papers claim George Malkemus (left) Anthony Yurgaitis, bought the home in 2004 for just over $1 million.<\/figcaption>
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While Malkemus and Yurgaitis allege Talley is behind in rent, the former Vogue editor-at-large\u2019s filing alleges, \u201cThis action arises out of the Defendents\u2019 improper attempt to evict Talley from a home \u2026 that is rightfully his, so that they may sell the property.\u201d<\/p>\n

He claims that he has lived at the home since and paid back more than the purchase price, totaling $1,075,588, as of January 2020, with his court papers stating: \u201cHe has also paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to third parties to maintain and improve the home.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ironically, the home features numerous items from Blahnik in pride of place, including a sketch of a shoe by the famed designer himself.<\/p>\n

But it is alleged Malkemus and Yurgaitis have now \u201csought to invoke a never-operative \u201clease\u201d agreement in order to enrich themselves by forcing Talley from the home, seeking an additional $515,872.97 from Talley as alleged \u201carrears\u201d and selling the home solely for their own benefit.<\/p>\n

The papers state that, \u201cOver time, as friends, Talley and Malkemus assisted each other not only in professional matters, but in personal matters as well \u2026 as he rose in the fashion world and found his circumstances frequently changing and demands on his time increasing. \u201c<\/p>\n

The papers allege that in 1999, Talley needed to buy a new car but was unable to do so because of \u201cissues with his credit.\u201d Malkemus allegedly offered to buy the car on his behalf using $45,000 in funds provided by Talley.<\/p>\n

Then in 2004, Talley was renting a home that developed a mold problem and he needed to find a new place near New York. \u201cAt the time, Talley\u2019s work schedule was particularly demanding and he could not obtain traditional financing,\u201d the lawsuit claims.<\/p>\n

Instead, Talley\u2019s lawsuit alleges he, Malkemus and Yurgaitis entered into a \u201cgentleman\u2019s agreement\u201d and that Talley would provide a $120,000 down payment and Malkemus and Yurgaitis would \u201cuse the down payment and funds of their own to purchase the home for Talley\u2019s benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe parties agreed that Talley would exclusively own, occupy and care for the home. It was agreed and always understood that Talley would, over time, \u2018pay off\u2019 the balance of the purchase price paid by the defendants at which point title would then formally be transferred to Talley,\u201d the former editor\u2019s legal paper work claims. <\/p>\n

\u201cIn the meantime, the defendants would hold title for the beneficial ownership of Talley.\u201d<\/p>\n

But, \u201cTalley made episodic payments over time dictated by his income flow,\u201d totaling approximately $1,075,558 by January 1, 2020.<\/p>\n

The papers detail a highly unusual arrangement that, \u201cwhile Talley has resided in the home from 2004 to the present, he has made episodic payments to the Defendants that he understood to be equity payments. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe timing and amount of these episodic payments were based on Talley\u2019s cash flow. \u2026 Talley never made these payments to the Defendants on a monthly basis, and was not asked to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Talley also alleges in the lawsuit he has personally spent over $200,000 to maintain the home, including replacing the roof and the boiler ad had the windows and shutters replaced, spending at least $200,000 on improvements.<\/p>\n

But, \u201cDespite this, in or around March of 2020, the Defendants began discussing with Talley their interest in selling the home solely for their own financial benefit. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey began asking him to either make additional payments or vacate the home so it could be sold to a third party.\u201d <\/p>\n

Talley claims in his filing that this discussion came just before a bankruptcy petition against Manolo Blahnik USA.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn return for his decades of friendship and trust, on November 12, 2020, Malkemus commenced a summary non-payment proceeding in White Plains City Court \u2026 seeking to evict Talley from the home and for a money judgement against Talley in the amount of $515,872,97 representing alleged arrears.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSince 2004 Talley has always operated with the understanding the home was his, and that the arrangement could be formalized upon his repayment of the purchase price of the home.\u201d <\/p>\n

But, \u201cBecause this promise was not reduced to writing, Talley has no adequate remedy at law.\u201d He is demanding he be allowed to continue living in the home and the title be transferred to him.<\/p>\n

Talley retired from full-time editing in 2014 and more recently taught classes remotely at the Parsons School of Design in Paris.<\/p>\n

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Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley and Anna Wintour sit front-row together at a fashion show 2008. <\/figcaption>
Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But he is no stranger to drama and recently published a bombshell book, \u201cThe Chiffon Trenches: A Memoir,\u201d which was critical of Wintour. He described his relationship with her as \u201cin an iceberg.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

When reached by Page Six on Sunday, Talley\u2019s lawyer Erik B. Weinick declined to comment.<\/p>\n

Malkemus and Yurgaitis\u2019 attorney Edward David said, \u201cThe complaint only tells his [Talley\u2019s] side of the story. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have not yet filed our answer or counterclaim which will explain the real story.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cRemember, the initial complaint was for eviction in Greenburgh Town Court. Malkemus and Yurgaitis are the record owners of the house and want to sell it.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cTalley is over $300,000 behind in rent.\u00a0 He is desperate to stay and they concocted their \u2018story\u2019.\u201d\u00a0\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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