She's being sued by Sterling's old(er) lady Rochelle. More info here.
Rochelle and Don Sterling |
I found it odd that the name Stiviano is very scarce across these 50 united states. It turns out in 2010 she had her name legally changed to V. Stiviano from Maria Vanessa Perez for the stated reason that she had not "yet been fully accepted because of my race."
As to the tape, she denies releasing it. It's possible a third party knew about their taping their conversations and leaked a particularly good one. It's also possible she is simply lying.