Posted on 05/31/2013 9:50:44 AM PDT by Old Yeller
A New York woman has filed a lawsuit after contracting herpes at a Rihanna concert. Starkeema Greenidge claims she was infected by the virus when she sampled a lipstick offered by one of the singer's sponsors.
Greenidge is seeking unspecified damages for the "mental anguish and emotional distress" caused by Rihanna's signature RiRi Woo lipstick. "This is going to happen over and over again if nothing is done," the 28-year-old waitress entreated the New York Daily News. "I wasn't able to work for two weeks. It cost me a lot of money."
The Harlem resident told Manhattan supreme court that she was herpes- and fancy-free when she arrived at Rihanna's 7 May gig at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. But her life took a terrible turn when she stopped in at the concert's officially endorsed Mac Cosmetics pop-up shop. Brandishing a stick of Rihanna's red Woo lipstick, an employee allegedly applied herpes to Greenidge's lips. "[She] didn't use a fresh or new lipstick tube, but rather one that had been used for other patrons," the lawsuit claimed. The Mac clerk apparently told Greenidge to "press her lips together and spread the lipstick around".
Two days later, Greenidge discovered a cold sore on her lip. A doctor diagnosed the bump as oral herpes. Mac "should have known" they were "exposing patrons to possible spread of disease", her lawyers claim. They have called on Mac to start using disposable lipstick or sanitised swabs at pop-up events such as Rihanna concerts, as well as to improve hygiene training for their clerks. The case is ongoing.
Rihanna's RiRi Woo lipstick, the first in a "multi-collection" deal with Mac, was launched in February. Earlier this month, the singer announced the initial shipment had already sold out. Her first men's perfume, Rogue, will debut in September.
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I have been practicing infectious diseases medicine for 35 years.
I could write a book about alternative theories of VD transmission. “Oh, we went to a concert, and sat on the wet grass...”, etc. etc.
This one gets a B+ for effort.
I was in Walmart a couple of days ago and I happened to walk by the cosmetic aisle where a minority mother and daughter were. The daughter was smearing lipstick on from off the shelf. The mother was just standing there watching.
I think everyday we’re declining into a third world country.
Sophie: Unfortunately, I didn’t have a partner. I got gonorrhea from a
tractor.
Jerry: You got gonorrhea from a tractor?? And you call *that* your tractor
story??
Kramer: You can’t get it from that.
Sophie: But I did. My boyfriend said I got gonorrhea from riding the tractor
in my bathing suit.
Jerry (walking out): Alright, that’s it for me. You’ve been great. Goodnight
everybody.
Herpes on yer lip ain’t gonna stop you from werkin.
Just do a Jessica Alba and get some Valtrex....
Your suit will be dismissed with prejudice, moron.
Be a little more careful with your lips and stop going to department stores and using their samples
Gross.
did she make out with anyone that night or recently around the concert? share drinks with others?
how bout declining to use a lipstick others have used?
I never heard of going down on a lipstick.
Some years ago I made the mistake of scratching my pecans after working in the garden. The ensuing little pustule-fest was not only unpleasant but scared me into thinking maybe I got the herpes somehow. me no wants none of dat where da sun no shines.
Maybe you should try growing tomatoes rather than jalapenos?
That’s a good brand name for her lipstick:
Tractor Seat
Gold Jerry. Gold.
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