Twitter Legal Battle Heats Up, As Love Gives Fashion Designer A Bad Name

There is no doubt these days that what’s said on the internet is just as valid as anything said aloud in a public forum. Jobs have been lost over Facebook, and Myspace posts. Blogs have made, and broken careers, and it looks like Twitter is the latest to hit the news in social networking scandal.

Twitter now rests at the center of a heated libel lawsuit between singer Courtney Love, and clothing designer Dawn Simorangkir. Dawn recently filed a lawsuit against Love, claiming that the celebrity slandered her in ‘Tweets’ ¢â‚¬â€œ the short posts Twitter uses to update users on what others are up to.

The complaint, which was filed in the LA superior court, alleges that Love is on a delusional crusade to ruin the career of Simorangkir. It goes on to claim that Love has a twisted version of reality, and that she has allowed her fame and fortune to convince herself that she is no longer under the jurisdiction of law enforcement agencies.

These ‘Tweets’ made by Love apparently came in short succession of one another, and one as recently as March 17th  accuses the designer of dealing illicit drugs, theft, assault, and losing custody of her child, in addition to owing Love $40,000, and one million dollars in damages.

The root of these problems rests as most disagreements do, in money. According to sources, Love ordered more than $4,000 in custom tailored clothing to be made, and then reneged on the bargain to purchase the pieces. Simorangkir is suing for defamation of character, as well as for breach of contract.