First, she was too "ghetto." Now, she's being called a hooker.
The curvaceous Latina who sued the Hawaiian Tropic Zone after her dream of slinging drinks in a bikini fizzled because she didn't "speak white" was called out as a call girl Friday by a lawyer for the Times Square restaurant.
Pictures of Melody Morales appeared on "very filthy" and "unacceptable" Web sites that peddled X-rated services, lawyer James Rosenzweig said while trying to have her discrimination suit dismissed.
"You're not suggesting she's a prostitute, are you?" Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Edward Lehner asked.
"Potentially, that might be the case," Rosenzweig said.
Morales, 21, sued the Hawaiian Tropic Zone in January, claiming managers rejected her for a job because of her "Latin accent" and because she was "ghetto."
Her lawyer insisted all Morales wanted was a job where could wear a bikini to show off her ample assets - and that she's never made a penny from selling sex.
"She has only one Web site and that's on MySpace," lawyer Derek Smith said. "Other people are stealing her picture and putting them up on escort service sites to attract customers.
"Your Honor, she is not a prostitute."
The former Hooters girl, who sports a 34-D cup size, accused the restaurant of discriminating against her because of her accent after she twice showed up there in search of work.
Rosenzweig touted the restaurant's "diverse" workforce, saying 40% of its workers are Hispanic.
"This is a job for a saleswoman," Rosenzweig said. "An employer is entitled to decide what kind of people they want to present."
In a January interview, Morales lamented that she'd had to settle for a job at a bikini bar in Ossining when what she really wanted was a gig at the Hawaiian Tropic Zone.
"I could have done a perfect job there," she said.
The restaurant recently reopened after being closed for renovations - which followed reams of bad publicity resulting from multiple sex-harassment suits filed by ex-employees.
Lehner, 76, did not rule on the motion to scrap the suit, but joked about paying a visit to the restaurant that bills itself as the "Hottest Place on Earth."
"How do I get there?" he said. "What's the address?"
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