Written by Lauren Spitzberg
22 months after it began, my sister walked out of the Clara Foltz Courthouse, free. Free at last, and all that Jazz.
Freed by very rare rulings on two charges (acquitted by judge before it got to the jury) - and the only surviving charge - dismissed in the interests of justice by the same judge - Randolph J. Moore.
Almost unheard of dispositions. David Vs. Goliath according to the public defender, who was assigned for trial- Alyssa Malzman Sterling (you'll meet her later.)
Free at last. Free at last, but with reputations ruined. Privacy invaded. Peace of mind decimated. Money and years stolen. faith lost. Too much Latin legalese learned.
It started with Service of a Temporary Restraining order on May 7th 2008. Served on my sister by Detective John Gregozek.
Restraining orders:
Words that brought to mind crazed obsessives in Lifetime movies, and on the ID channel. People rejected by real lovers or imaginary lovers, needing a judge to sign a piece of paper, cause they could not grasp the concept of, "Go away!"
(In short, people who do not share the same planet as my sister. Something she or I would never get, the right way.)
Here and there, though, you'd hear something sexier getting served. Something involving a celebrity stalker. Some sad soul: sitting in a basement. Mouth open to breathe. Eyes shut to dream. Then, eyes snap open to reveal a peculiar mix of menace and never to be requited desire.
I've since learned that this particularly pathetic form of pathos is rarer than you'd think. Talking about restraining orders and stalking has become a big joke, but actually, it's not a pervasive problem for law enforcement.
Yet, despite the dearth of actual stalking cases, Los Angeles, has created a whole unit devoted to protecting the famous from this very particular pathology.
Members of this specially trained unit accompany the scared celebrities to every court date, and advise them how to stay safe till the stalker is safely locked away. They speak to family and friends of the celebrity, to counsel them on how to keep an eye out for the perpetrator, and what measures to take if this deranged individual gets too close.
They have a famous psychiatrist on staff (Kris Mohondie) and they have mental health units (SMART) at the ready. They prepare extensively to assure their celebrity is granted those restraining orders,by preparing affidavits and evidence to present to the courts.
Here is but one example, involving Jennifer Aniston, and the same LAPD unit, and law firm, maintained against my sister, and then me - Lavely and Singer
http://tmz.vo.llnwd.net/o28/newsdesk/tmz_documents/0720_aniston_2.pdf
Vs. the one filed by Notaro (or her lawyer or someone else- hard to tell but the fact that there is no bar number even makes it safe to say that Allison Hart Sievers did not file this, and only allowed Notaro to use her name, at that point
)Look! Same Lawfirm. But, judging by these sloppy forms, John Gregozek is not on the case. Only LAPD is mentioned but no detail given. Please keep in mind... that the case number is there- SS016746. Anyone can look online and see that nothing more but my response was filed in this case when it came to these requests for orders.
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This is what I'm sure happened. As of May 2008, when Nick Kroll made some calls, neither Lavely and Signer or this TMU unit wanted to get involved with a clearly malicious and disturbed woman like Tig Notaro.
Flash forward to another fake accusation, that immediately followed, the filing of my sister's defamation suit. A letter in the mail... Alisa Spitzberg is charged with a crime. My mother, who had trusted police like crazy, called Gregozek...... " How could you do this. You know that girl is a liar."
And, what did Gregozek say in response? "What could I do. You sued her didn't you?"
Back to the TMU, and what they're supposed to do.
Members of this unit attend seminars, give speeches, and write books. They hold conventions at Disneyland. They even had a whole Primetime TV series devoted to their specialty. (Named, "Stalker." Thankfully. cancelled early on.)
The Detectives in this so called, "Elite Unit" go to fancy homes to meet with their famous "Vics" (Victims) and they live in much nicer homes, than the poor sods who taser South Centralites for a living. They even have their own acronym... The TMU.
Detective Martha Defoe, Head of the Unit - Jeffrey Dunn, and James Hoffman. All would play a part in Case 8CA10541 |
T.M.U- Threat Management Unit.
And, on a sunny day in May of 2008, two members of the TMU, knocked on our door, and introduced themselves only as, "LAPD"
We'll get back to that Knock. The Knock that led to a Restraining order. The restraining order that led to the appeal of that order. Then when a defamation suit was filed by my sister...
that led Notaro to once again call on Nick Kroll, who again got Lavely and Singer, and then all those people pushed Gregozek to push for a criminal charges.
A one count misdemeanor that would be pursued as if it was a triple homicide (seven search warrants overall. Six of those " special circumstance" Warrants reserved for pedophiles, and terrorists.)
One charge didn't induce my sister to accept any plea bargain, and so they had to find away to get that plea(that would not only protect their interests but save them from exposure and civil rights suits).
Marty Singer's second hand woman, Allison Hart,ordered it, actually.
FYI: After securing illegal exigent circumstance warrants, no evidence of any of the allegations made by Lavely and Singer lawyer was found.
But that didn't stop John Gregozek from trying making Nick Kroll happy, as you will see.
Did they add charges based on those orders from a famed Entertainment firm? Or more exactly, did Kelly, "Dear Kelly" Boyer add the four charges that John Gregozek would claim she did?
The answer is that Kelly Boyer refused to add any charges, because she knew this was a vendetta, and that something was very wrong.
But, John Gregozek was so sure that she would that he wrote this out, and who knows who saw it, along the way.
Lavely and Singer's clients: Bill Cosby, John Travolta, Bryan Singer, Charlie Sheen, Sylvester Stallone, Scientology, Jennifer Aniston, and Tig Notaro?
The attempt to add those charges, led to a Stalinesque competency scheme - that got super sinister.
The competency plot part, led to an eighteen men raid - replete with battering ram, bullet proof vests and black cone shaped hats
That's me in the middle with arms crossed:
Parts of the videos that were edited, but were handed over for a civil rights suit. (Please watch, and context is coming.)
.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKWmLM048bE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzfeW9C58Jg
The 18 man raid, led me and mother to be detained in a hall, as my sister was carted off to jail with no charges, and no legal basis for any raid, arrest or search. And, so we were sure she'd be let out the next day when our lawyer came to court.
Instead, she would be jailed for 31 days, with a bail set for serial killers - meaning no bail.
During her stay (AKA coercive confinement) in Lynwood Correctional Facility, all attempts were made to close the deal.
Notice there is no date... When I asked why later on... No one would tell me but one told me that was "very unusual." |
Patton:
Not a home for ex military heros, but a state hospital for the criminally insane.
For more than a month we faced the specter of Patton. We'd pictured Patton as place where my sister played cards with Andrea Yates, John Hinckley Junior, a couple of school shooters and a Cannibal.
And, my sister would be losing every game, because according the documents, she was ordered to be "forcibly medicated" until deemed competent to stand the trial.
The only bright spot when it came to Patton - she wouldn't be in the company of a Bundy, a Dahmer, A Gacy - who unlike my sister - might have been very mean, but they still had their marbles.
But, they were foiled, by a few twists of fate. One in the form of a real forensic psychiatrist - Dr. Suzanne Dupee.
and we saw Judge Maria Stratton
actually pout as she put a cross through some page on her desk.
Later we found out what she crossed out.
which forced them to return my sister to the criminal court. A new definition of luck....
Back to the Criminal court and lots and lots more led tos - that led to a 12 day kangaroo trial.
An actual Judge. An Actual Jury. 4 days of Voire Dire. J( more Latin learned.)
Inside and out of court, A literal phalanx of prosecutors on I phones, strategizing zealously to win -- the misdemeanor of the century.
My sister's public defender Alissa Malzman Sterling had said to my sister extreme dismay, "Martin Boags is trying to make his name on your case. But then so I am I. " Then she paused to add, " That is wrong. this is about you and how you are being maliciously prosecuted."
Then, a twelve day trial.A trial that started and stopped, and started and stopped, as they tried to add more charges, but were stopped by the trial judge, Randolph Moore.
A trial with a scene like this: another prosecutor, coming into court, to get the judge thrown off for saying stuff like " I don't think this is a criminal matter. This belongs in the Civil Courts. and him angrily telling Felise, "Backfat" Kalpakian to get the hell out.
This astute observation, that this was all retaliation for the defamation suit - led Judge Randolph Moore to take the very rare measure, of taking it upon himself to acquit two charges and to dismiss the last surviving charge - in the interests of justice.
Which led to Civil Rights suits that met with mystifying dismissals. Which led to a five year flash forward, where a chance internet search led us to this. https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Ian_Puddick
After reading that, so much of this could be summed up with two words- Nick Kroll.
As a means to acheive fame Nick Kroll has pics of himself inserted into frames and then insterting into stores so unwitting shoppers can .... subconciously .... see him as famous?! |
Let's lead us to the present - November 2015 -
And to me - having to write something that sounds this insane. But,since I am not insane, I know how insane it sounds.
Let's pause here. Doctors and judges and prosecutors said your sister is insane. Is she?
My answer: She's the sanest person, I've ever met. Before, Nick Kroll, call on his connections in the court, and before this prosecution decided they have to win at all cost, no one has ever regarded as crazy, in any way...
Here she is to try and uh confirm that.
No, it's too insane, you might still say. But, you are the sister? double delusion of the elobarate kind! Someone should be studying these sisters. The two of you actually think a massive conspiracy involving tons of people took place here?
The answer is yes, and you will agree with that assessment, if you stay with me.
You must be wondering.... Who is this celebrity?
As private defense lawyer no. 1 - Howard Williams, described this person.... "These people are commandeering the justice system..."
-In a message dated 4/13/2009 4:20:17 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, howard@lieberlaw.com writes:
Hi Alisa,
I understand your frustration, I really do. These people are obviously commandeering the justice system for their own petty purposes and it needs to stop. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that the system knows it's being commandeered, and it comes down to your word against hers and the DA and cop who inexplicably believe her.
I will walk in on the 16th a motion, probably the Pitchess and the discovery motion. I will bring the motion to dismiss once we complete those motions, as we will perhaps have more information to support the dismissal at that point. In fact, I foresee bringing the motion to dismiss on multiple occasions before and during trial.
As far as depositions are concerned, we're going to have to wait on that. We are not entitled to a deposition in a criminal proceeding, only to have her on the stand to confront and cross-examine at the trial. The deposition is for the civil suit, which must necessarily happen after the criminal case is over.
Drumroll. Spotlight. Reveal.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's.... Tig Notaro.
Huh. Who? Tig Notaro. Uh. Tig Notaro who?
Tig Notaro is who.
Tig Notaro AKA Mathilde Notaro. A stand up comedian. Maybe you've heard of her now, but nobody knew of her then. Including us.
Why might that name now sound familiar?
Cause she had cancer see. Went on a stage, see. Announced on a stage that the cancer was advanced, see. Noted (un-originally) that Time and Tragedy equals comedy, and she didn't have time, see.
Lots of press. Louis CK peddling an audio of the set. A massive(and highly suspicious) press push to make Miss Notaro... "Happen."
Considering the state of her health four years later, and then the state of her cancer stories, she had plenty of time and no tragedy.
Two years after the criminal trial, when we learned of her "cancer set", We saw her cancer as comeuppance, and looked forward to following her journey to decay and death. My sweet sister confided to me, she'd accept Notaro's deathbed apology. I told her I would not.
Alas, before we could pop one kernel of popcorn, we'd learn that she was beating Cancer with a whole new series of highly inconsistent statements.
Inconsistent cancer story statements: Things like telling certain press outlets she was on chemo. Then it was natural treatments all along. Then the I'm sick from radiation and can't do comedy story. A month later she was beating cancer with hormone blockers with five wildly varying start dates. one right after a mastectomy. one time it was a year after. then it was two years after when raw foods became
Then she forget all that and went back to how all along it's just been raw foods etc. She'd even told a Peter Holmes(on his podcast, "Make it Weird.) that she loved having cancer.
So, in short, Cancer was not ...Cancer, but the best thing ever.
But I digress, one true conspiracy at a time.
Let's segue back to the beginning -The nitty gritty behind the allegations that that led to all those led tos.
Chapter 2- Back to the Knock
There's nothing tentative about a cop's knock. No knuckle wraps. Just a closed fist punching sideways. Two very tall men in good suits, stood in the doorway. They introduced themselves as "L.A.P.D responding to a "crime report."
It's important to note that though seeing cops at your door is rarely an occasion to bring out the Champagne, we were happy to see them. Nearly Champagne happy.
We had tried to talk sense to this Tig. To give her a chance to explain herself, and ideally - to say sorry. How it must be one of the mistaken identity situations. We'd give her such an obviously false out. She'd tell my sister : Of course you never hit me. I had no right to have you kicked out of largo under such false and destructive pretenses. This wasn't a McDonald's. This was a comedy venue. What I did could effectively ruin any comedy career.
And, yet those efforts to get the deserved response, where met with hostility and abuse by her, and then a bunch of strangers.
Now here, in our house, where were two strapping officers of the LAPD.
Once they heard the story,they'd set things straight.
So my sister starts the story, and right away, Gregozek ( the guy acting bad cop,) starting shush shush shushing her.
" Shh Shh She. Let me talk."
"Ok"
" Have you been writing on the internet about her?"
"Yeah."
Gregozek gave her a, 'Aha you admitted it look.'
And she gave him a, 'Yeah I admitted it so what look'
"Why have you been writing about her on the internet?"
"Well she's been telling owners of clubs that I go to and need to go to, that I've been hitting her... that I hit her 9 months before and that now I came to a club to be "aggressive with her."And none of that happened. I came to L.A to do comedy. Those kinds of lies can ruin my life."
"Shhh"
"I don't even know her. After I realized that she really was intent on hurting me, I thought if I could just appeal to her humanity.Then my sister gave it a try. I wanted to gain insight into this strange person who for some reason thinks it's ok or fun to tell people I go around beating her up.Would you like if someone went around lying about you? Say you were applying to the police academy, and some recruit is telling the brass, and everyone, that you're a violent nut?"
No response, before Gregozek produced a ream of papers his bag. Is this the site you've been writing on? He wouldn't show what it was.
But since I only had written on one site, I assumed it was datalounge. ( A gossipy website populated by funny people and what appeared to be a fair share of Hollywood insiders.
It's tagline - wit, wisdom and random bitchery.
"If that's datalounge... Yeah."
He gave her another aha admission face- as if he was getting a full confession to a serious crime.
" well if you have it right there you know there are no threats. nothing remotely illegal. Read it... other people wrote so much stuff about her. Not just me."
Tig Notaro's life mission was to become a "public figure,"so to our delight some of the Datalounge members knew of her, and gave us some succor. Some knew her personally.A few said she was a creep. Two told us they'd known her, and they strongly suspected she was sociopath. One told us how she was known as a predator- whose preference was straight or straight seeming seeming blondes. Another poster told us that she surrounded herself with out of work comedians, who secretly hated her, but used her for her connections. One poster relayed that Tig Notaro had sent a bloody tampon to her mother on Mother's day.
" The tampon thing..... I don't know of it's true, but I wouldn't past someone whose capable of this."
"We'll look at it later. Second question: " Did you say Sarah Silverman Sucked."
"Did I say Sarah Silverman Sucked? No actually I didn't. I do think she sucks but I didn't say it. I might have said her show sucked..... Wait....why would that matter?
(Was there a new statute on the books that made it illegal to cast aspersions on Sarah Silverman and Tig Notaro?)
So far the crime report was dissing Silverman, and double dissing Notaro.
Which led my sister to get a gut feeling ( based on their questions and whole demeanor throughout) which led her forget the we ask the questions command.
" I don't think you are real police. Are you real police?"
They chuckled in unison, and then they set what we'd assume were transcripts of the message board aside, with a let's get this over with sigh.
What we weren't up to.
This is where it gets tricky. Because this whole thing is predicated on the fact that there is no smoke to this fire. Surely a puff? Maybe, a swirl? No. All of the smoke was make believe, on their parts.
So this is what we're going to do. First, I'm going to tell you what the cops told us Tig told them. A vague but disturbing account about what they'd been told, we'd been up to.
Then, I'm going to tell you a condensed version of all the different versions that Notaro and Willen would put in police reports, affidavits, to judges, to investigators, to prosecutors, and to a jury.
Then, I'm going to post a printout of the versions. There are even more. And I'd be happy to show those too.
And then, I'm going to tell you that witnesses with nothing to gain, and some with a lot to lose(we now know that once had a lot to lose, and that one might have lost so much it could blow any mind.)
Five witnesses who told law enforcement that it was all made up. Never happened. And they were ready to go on the stand, and get a lot of people - in a lot of trouble.
What the cops told us: "Incident," one.
Tsunami - August 29th 2007
9 months ago. Not 1,2,3,4 or five months ago - 9 months ago. Notaro and a Stephanie Willen were alleging that my sister pushed Notaro inside the coffee shop? 9 months ago? The gestation period. Long enough to go around the world.
The metamorphosing/ metastasizing story would survive for four years, if you include the civil suits to come.
Three versions had the push outside. One version it was inside. One version had a verbal tirade and "getting in Notaro's face," preceding the push. Five other versions where this was not mentioned. One version had vodka falling out of sister's jacket, even thought that day was very hot and no one would wear a jacket.
One version had the vodka falling out of purse. 6 versions Notaro never mentions vodka, falling or not. One version Sister calling Notaro a Crazy. Bitch. Dyke. Cunt before the push. 6 versions where that was never mentioned. version after version after version where the most basic details would change. One version had Willen heroically standing before Notaro to protect her. The next one now it was Notaro heroically shielding Willen.
Then more where sister was now chasing the ladies as they fled to their car, and all the others version not mentioning this most memorable spectacle. One version they came in once car to coffee shop. one they came separately in two cars. Which if true would have complicated that chase. In one version my sister was chasing both them and then the car.
All those versions would be revealed over the two excruciating years, after the knock. Many came long after Notaro and Willen were caught in these lies.
If you were to believe Notaro and Willen's stories - That summer night in 2007, had been a night of savagery and sonnets. Brawls and booze amidst Haikus, in the aptly named... Tsunami Coffee House.
Description of Tsunami
Neighborhood: Silver Lake
4019
Sunset Blvd
Los
Angeles, CA 90029
323-661-7771
Comedy
poetry open mic Wednesdays which was the day and time of the
“incident” of August 29th,2007
Description
from Metromix magazine online.
For this
music, comedy,
and poetry night follow these instructions: Walk through the door,
sign up, wait nervously, get called onto the stage, do your thing,
try not to feel awkward.
Be
warned, crossing back through the stage to duck out early will get
you a chorus of raised eyebrows and a few remarks like, 'Where are
you
going?'
So anyway, a place where things like violence and tirades would get noticed. For now (May 7th 2008. Cops on Couch,) when it came to Tsumani we only had Notaro and Willen's version as told to them.
Alisa pushed, "Tig" inside a coffee shop. And then the light bulb went on.This is not a dark alley accusation.
" Detectives, talk to the people there. There was plenty of them. And the workers. The cashier. The manager. Easy. Surely someone would have noticed something like that. I mean you're Detectives, after all."
But over the coming years we had to get witnesses and we got this from a manager who was there that night.
(The other documents related to Sam will be linked to another blog with all the documents)
Now the cops had moved to 9 months later: April 7th 2008. Largo.
Gregozek: " Did you get it in her face and be aggressive and she had security throw you out"
My sister: " She had me thrown out for doing nothing. She told them I had to be removed cause 9 months before I'd pushed her. That's how this whole thing started. I went to a show to see the Walsh Brothers..."
"Shhhhh"
According to the 7 version that would follow, Alisa not only got in Tig's Face but
in five versions she didn't get into her face. In once version sister had used that "Cunt. Dyke. Bitch." line once more. In all the others she forgot to come up with that.
In the only consistent part of Notaro's versions when it came to this date, was that she was "confronted" by Alisa while Notaro conversed with her William Morris Agent, Heidi Feigin.
Once again, she puts all "this," in a packed club. What a weird M.O for a liar.
" Talk to the people there. She was talking to the woman there. The bartender. the audience. The people at the bar. The guy who took the entrance fee. If what Notaro says is true, surely someone noticed. I mean ... you're detective's after all."
We turned to each other and said, " Oh, she's gonna get arrested"
Third "incident"
This is where I come in. After she was thrown out of Largo on April 7th 08, I decided that as a big sister I'd clear this up. Surely this Tig person had nothing against me. I wasn't a comedian.
Cops: Did you knock on windows and doors and scream, " I'm going to get that fucking dyke." "Didn't the police have to come/"
In the next two years. one version had us sisters knocking on the door for 1 and and a half hours. One version of Notaro's had the packed club on three hours of lockdown. One version had us sisters running around blocks screaming "we are going to get the fucking dyke." One version and us sisters were trying to break into club but since we couldn't you know... break in... we knocked for more than one and a half hourse
There was only one consistent part in these version: In all versions cops are called and come to scene but alas us sisters have fled.
Considering those allegations of mayhem, that would first be made by Notaro, and then be made by the owner and then the manager, of course police would have to come... three hours of lockdown.
" Detectives, O... M.. G this is getting ridiculous. She has a mental defect. She keeps making stuff up when there's tons of witnesses There was a bouncer at the bar next door. Good looking black guy. Muscular. He was there the whole time were were there. Maybe 20 minutes. He was offended by how they treated us. He talked to us. Invited us in Dime Bar for a drink. He'd be so easy to track down. Wait.. all those people on lockdown. The police. We didn't see them. But they'd be great witnesses to. they must have interviewed people. The people inside. locked down for three hours. Surely, they'd remember two violent lady homophobes keeping them trapped for hours. This is a time of cell phones... hundreds of 911 calls."
Remember those police who were called, came, and according to Notaro's lawyer Allison Sievers saw the sister's though Notaro insisted the sister had left before the the cops arrived?
Did anyone ever get the 911 printouts? Names of the Officers. Badge Numbers? Police reports? Incidence Reports?( To win another defamation suit( I filed) and then to convince an appeals court that Notaro deserved her restraining orders, her lawyer, Allison Sievers had now said that not only had police come but this time, we were there to see them. In the defamation case, the judge cited the poilce's arrival as the reason she would grant Lavely and Singer's "Slapp Motion.")
It's a long strange tale how those documents were finally ordered, but we can't afford for this to be a mystery, so here is what happened when a Martin Boags ordered the records, a year and six months after the alleged incident took place.
It would urn out that John Gregozek(with the blessing of his supervisor Jeffrey Dunn had falsified a incident number. |
One more. I promise.
Gregozek: "You went to the Improv. You pushed people on line. Tried to stop them from seeing her show."
Us: "Whaaaaaaaaaaaaat."
Them shaking their heads: cops were called.
Over the next two years, one of Notaro's versions, would have her being assisted by a cop on the street before two other cops arrived. This phantom cop who she'd never mentioned to the real police who did come when she got a manager to call, had not taken care of us but rather snuck her in the Improv's side door.. a side door ( and a cop that did not exist BTW.) In one version she stood with "my friend Nick Kroll" and saw me approach the improv without my sister, then I tried to muscle my way into the door. In one version she watched in fear from a window. In one, she didn't but rather performed her comedy routine as this occurred outside. In one version lots of people in line were pushed. In all the otheres she forgot about that. Once time she was given warning of the mayhem by a Leslie Wolff. Once it was a "friend". Once it was a promoter. Once it was a "manager."
After Gregozek and Hoffman finished retelling us, what she'd told them, we almost felt sorry for her. It's a crime to lie to the police, isn't it? Why would she ruin her career... her life... over this bizarre vendetta.
Detectives, we have the best witnesses evah! Two cops. Two female cops. One blonde. One brunette. They talked to us. Then they went and talked to her and who knows who else inside. They came out and said, verbatim... " Ladies no crime has been committed here." After the brunette whispered something in the blonde's ear, the blonde said, " If I were you, I'd get myself a lawyer."
No idea what she meant. Call them on the phone right now. They're one of you.
So, if you don't mind, please take this quiz:
In the following years, most of the witnesses would get a name. Did Gregozek, Hoffman, Defoe, Dunn et al,
A. Talk to witnesses and get statements
B. Eat Donuts
C. Do everything in their power, along with Lavely and Singer, to hide the cops witness and refuse to interview anyone but Notaro and Willen.
Answer C. Maybe also B and C.
End of Part 1-- For now I will paste some of the versions. Things we prepared for the defense lawyers to come, but they never bothered to read. There are even more. We put this together long ago but pretty sure the colors indicate specific lies and how they change.
Notaro’s
statement to TMU- as to the August 29, 2007 “incident.
In
September 2007 - Spitzberg arrived at the coffee shop and
confronted Willen and Notaro.
Willen
ignored Spitzberg and walked out of the shop with Notaro.
Spitzberg
stepped in front of Willen and said, “You trying to avoid me.”
Willen
ignored Spitzberg who then pushed Notaro.
Notaro
and Willen left without reporting the incident.
Spector
Notaro said that Alisa all of a
sudden and surprisingly walked in. Notaro
stated that Alisa immediately walked up to their table and
“accused” them meaning herself and Willen of being together.
Notaro
stated Alisa then began yelling and cussing at the two of them.
Notaro said is was very much a verbal tirade against the two of
them.
While
Alisa continued yelling at both of them Notaro said a mini bottle of
vodka fell out of one. of Spitzberg’s jacket pockets.
At
one point while all of this was going on Notaro said she then stood
up and she was now standing right next to Alisa.
After
standing up, Notaro stated that Alisa then Shoved her with both her
hands,
as well as she next said, “ are you Steph’s keeper.”
After
that had occurred Notaro advised that both she and Willen then left
this coffee shop, due to the fact they didn’t want any more
violence to occur on Alisa’s part.
As they quickly walked out of this coffee shop, Notaro said that
Alisa continued to follow them out of this location on foot.
Sworn
affidavit of Mathilde Notaro- as to the August 29, 2007 “incident.
In
late August of 2007, I accompanied my friend Stephanie to the
Tsunami Café in Silverlake, CA. Alisa Spitzberg approached us at
our table and aggressively yelled insults at the two of us,
including, “fucking dyke,.” “ugly.” “cunt,” “bitch.”
Etc.
We
ignored her and went outside, but she followed us and became angrier
and more belilligerent.
As
I motioned for Stephanie to gather her belongings to leave, Alisa
came closer and pushed me.
Court
testimony of notaro describing August 29,2007
LANDLORD
AT SUNAMI CAFE." AND IT WAS MAYBE 8:00
O'CLOCK
AT NIGHT.
AND I SAID: "THAT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE. IT DOES NOT SOUND SAFE." “SO I HAD COFFEE WITH STEF, AND ALISA WALKED IN. AND WHEN SHE SAW US SITTING TOGETHER, SHE SAID -- SHE SAT DOWN AND WAS LIKE:
AND I SAID: "THAT DOESN'T MAKE
SENSE. IT DOES NOT SOUND SAFE." “SO I HAD COFFEE WITH STEF, AND ALISA WALKED IN. AND WHEN SHE SAW US SITTING TOGETHER, SHE SAID -- SHE SAT DOWN AND WAS LIKE:
OH
ARE YOU GUYS BACK TOGETHER?AND WE WERE JUST IGNORING HER. SHE
WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE, AND VERY JUST PERSISTENT AND GOT IN OUR SPACE
WE IGNORED HER.
AND
THEN A BOTTLE OF VODKA FELL OUT OF HER PURSE, AND SHE PUT IT BACK IN
HER PURSE,
AND
SHE KEPT SAYING: "YOU KNOW, YOU GUYS LOOK GREAT
TOGETHER.
THIS IS GREAT," AND, YOU KNOW, WHATEVER. SHE SAID: "ARE
YOU
TRYING TO AVOID ME?"
I KEPT SAYING TO STEF TO JUST IGNORE HER, JUST IGNORE HER. THEN ALISA SAID: "OH, ARE YOU HER FUCKING KEEPER?"
I SAID, "GO GET YOUR STUFF. LET'S JUST GO." AND WHEN I DID, ALISA GOT IN MY FACE AND PUSHED ME.
I KEPT SAYING TO STEF TO JUST IGNORE HER, JUST IGNORE HER. THEN ALISA SAID: "OH, ARE YOU HER FUCKING KEEPER?"
I SAID, "GO GET YOUR STUFF. LET'S JUST GO." AND WHEN I DID, ALISA GOT IN MY FACE AND PUSHED ME.
AND
THEN STEF WENT IN TO GET HER STUFF. WE WALKED OUT OF THE CAFE
TOWARDS THE -- WHERE WE WERE PARKED ON THE STREET, AND ALISA
FOLLOWED US AGAIN CALLING US DISGUSTING BULL DIKES, CUNTS, JUST ALL
THESE HORRENDOUS
NAMES.
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Willen’s
Statement from Follow up investigation - august 29th
2007 “incident.”
Notaro
waited with Willen at
approximately 2000 hours,
Spitzberg arrived at sat down next to Willen and Notaro..
Spitzberg
appeared intoxicated
and
began interrupting and insulting Notaro and Willen. Spitzberg told
Willen that she was “horrible and despicable.” And “how could I
be so wrong about you.”
Willen
walked outside and spitzberg called Willen a, “ Dumb ugly dyke.”
Spitzberg
then pushed Notaro. Willen stepped between Notaro and Spitzberg,
and Notaro suggested they leave. Notaro
and Willen walked away while Spitzberg shouted insults at them.
Court
testimony of willen as to august 29,2007- transcript --- pg. 20
MS.
WILLEN: YES, IT IS. THE COURT: WHEN
WAS THAT?
MS.
WILLEN: I BELIEVE I WAS THERE AT 7:00. TIG
CAME AFTERWARDS, AND I'M NOT QUIET SURE, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS
AROUND 8:00, A LITTLE AFTER.
THE COURT: THAT'S 8:00 IN THE EVENING?
MS. WILLEN: YES.THE COURT: DID SHE SPEAK TO MS. NOTARO MS. WILLEN: YES, SHE SPOKE AT US.
THE COURT: OKAY. WHAT DID SHE SAY?
THE COURT: THAT'S 8:00 IN THE EVENING?
MS. WILLEN: YES.THE COURT: DID SHE SPEAK TO MS. NOTARO MS. WILLEN: YES, SHE SPOKE AT US.
THE COURT: OKAY. WHAT DID SHE SAY?
WILLEN:
A SLURRY OF HOSTILE WORDS. SHE STARTED WITH WHAT BASICLY --"OH,
YOU GUYS ARE TOGETHER.YOU LOOK GREAT. YOU LOOK GREAT.
TOGETHER. NO WONDER ALL THE GALS LIKE YOU. LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE
WEARING THE SAME PANTS." THEN IT MOVED ON TO -- WE WEREN'T
RESPONDING TO HER. WE WERE JUST TALKING AS IF SHE WASN'T
THERE. SHE GOT MORE HOSTILE AND MORE IN OUR FACE. AND SHE
JUST DID STUFF -- TRYING TO DENIGRATE OUR CHARACTER;
YOU
KNOW:YOU GUYS ARE UGLY. HOW COULDYOU DO THIS TO ME. HOW
COULD YOU NOT TALK TO ME; YOU ACT LIKE YOU DON'T
LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME."
LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW ME."
NOTARO
From
Police report –April 7.2008- 9 months later!
On
April 7, 2008 Notaro was performing at Largo. At
approximately 2130 hours
Notaro
was talking to her agent when Spitzerg
stepped in front of her and stated, “ You
remember me?” Notaro told Spitzberg that she did not want to talk
to her.
Spitzberg
continued
staying in front of Notaro.
Notaro
asked security to remove Spitzberg.
Notaro’s
statement in Affidavit- April 7, 2008
On
the evening of April 7, 2,008. I performed at Largo in Hollywood,
CA..
After
I got off stage
alisa
approached me to ask if I remembered her.
I said plainly, “Yes, I do.” And then continued a conversation I
was having with my agent.
Alisa
interrupted saying “no you don’t remember me. I said, Yes the
night we met you were being aggressive and you pushed me. I remember
you and I don’t want to talk to you at all. Leave me alone.
Alisa
became quickly enraged and insisted repeatedly that I was lying.
Because I was afraid it would escalate, I had Michael Griffee, the
doorman at largo, escort her
out
of the building.
transcript testimony of matilde of april 7/9-
MS.
NOTARO: ON APRIL 12 SHE
SHOWED UP, AND AFTER SHE SHOWED,
I
WAS SPEAKING TO MY AGENT, ALISA
INTERRUPTED ME,
AND SAID:"YOU DON'T REMEMBER ME. DO YOU REMEMBER ME?"
I SAID, "I DO," AND THEN TURNED BACK TO MY AGENT. THEN
SHE INTERRUPTED ME AGAIN. SHE SAID "I DON'T THINK YOU
REMEMBER ME." I SAID, "I DO REMEMBER YOU. TIME I
MET YOU YOU WERE AGGRESSIVE. YOU PUSHED ME, AND I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO YOU AT ALL."THEN SHE GOT IN MY FACE AND -- IF YOU WILL
EXCUSE ME,
I
WILL TELL YOU WHAT SHE SAID.
THE COURT: TELL ME WHAT SHE SAID
MS. NOTARO: SHE CALLED ME A CRAZY DIKE CUNT GOT IN THE MY FACE. AND AT THAT POINT I HAD THE SECURITYREMOVE HER, AND HE IS ALSO HERE.SHE SHOWED UPCLAIMING THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS PERFORMING THERE AND SHE SHOWED UP – SHE'S STALKING THIS PERSON THAT WE HAVE IN COMMON FOR THE PAST YEAR, SO I KNOW SHE CAME TO THE SHOW LOOKING FOR STEPHANIE.
THE COURT: TELL ME WHAT SHE SAID
MS. NOTARO: SHE CALLED ME A CRAZY DIKE CUNT GOT IN THE MY FACE. AND AT THAT POINT I HAD THE SECURITYREMOVE HER, AND HE IS ALSO HERE.SHE SHOWED UPCLAIMING THAT SHE DIDN'T KNOW THAT I WAS PERFORMING THERE AND SHE SHOWED UP – SHE'S STALKING THIS PERSON THAT WE HAVE IN COMMON FOR THE PAST YEAR, SO I KNOW SHE CAME TO THE SHOW LOOKING FOR STEPHANIE.
investigator
for PD given on Jan 12 2009
Notaro
said the next occasion, in which she had any type of contact with
Alisa had occurred on 4/7/08.
On
that particular evening Notaro said she was performing at a club
called Largo, and her show that night was called “Tig and
friends.”
Sometimes
during that evening Notaro said she had seen Alisa sitting inside of
this club and near the bar area. Notaro
advised that her brand new agent Heidi was also in attendance to see
her perform her comedy show.
After
her show was over
Notaro
said she was in the audience and she was speaking to her agent.
All
of a sudden, Notaro stated that Alisa then walked up to the two of
them and said, “ Do you know who I am?” Do you remember me?
Notaro replied back to her and said, “I know who you are . You
shoved me.”
After
this brief encounter, Notaro said she walked to an employee who
works at Largo, named Micheal, and he had asked Alisa to leave the
location at her request. Alisa then left the location.
Heidi
Feigin- was notaro’s agent and went to see her that night. Neil
Spector investigator’s report for public defender.
Before
her show even began notoro advised that Notaro walked up to the
table where she was sitting at and she seemed upset at the time .She
said she asked to notoro what was wrong and notoro told her
something to the effect of “ this woman who has caused her a lot
of problems is here.” Heidi stated that Notaro continued to tell
her that she meaning Notaro had even needed to get a “restraining
order” against this same female subject.
As Notoro continued to speak with her, Heidi
said this unknown female subject in question all of a sudden walked
by the table where they had been talking at, and this unknown female
subject said “hi” to someone and this unknown female subject
continued on her way.
Heidi
stated that Notaro told her, “that is the ex-girlfriend of my
girlfriend and she’s causing a lof of problems for us.” She said
Notoro had also said something to her about this female subject was
also “stalking” her. Feigin
stated that after this female subject walked by them, she sat at the
bar area by herself.
Heidi
stated that Notaro then left her table, and she performed a short
time later.
When
asked if this female subject caused any trouble at the show at Largo
at this night in question, Feigin said no. Feigin Advised that this
unknown subject just appeared to be a “normal fan.” And she had
caused no problems on that particular evening. She stated she had
just sat at the back of this club and next to the bar while watching
the show. When asked if she had seen this unknown female subject
ever make contact with Notaro on that night in question, Feigin said
no.
When asked if she knew the unknown subject’s name, Feigin once
again stated no.
Police
report taken by Gregozek as to – April 12, 2008 incident-
Statement by notaro
On April 12th 2008 Notaro was standing outside Largo. At approximately 2130 hours, Notaro was standing outside with owner, Mark Flanagan Notaro saw Spitzberg and her sister running towards her. She ran inside and security closed the doors.
On April 12th 2008 Notaro was standing outside Largo. At approximately 2130 hours, Notaro was standing outside with owner, Mark Flanagan Notaro saw Spitzberg and her sister running towards her. She ran inside and security closed the doors.
Spitzberg
pounded on the doors and yelled, “where gonna get that fucking
dyke!” Security
kept the doors closed for
over an hour.
The
police were called but Spitzberg had left before they arrived.
.
April 12 Incident
The
next night I performed at Largo was April 12th
, 2008., I was standing outside the club with the owner Mark
Flanagan. I
noticed Alisa and her sister, Lauren Spitzberg, about fifteen feet
away from my right. They ran towards me and lunged at me,
and
I ran inside before they could make physical contact.
They
were not allowed entrance into the club,
and
Mark Flanagan called the police.
Alisa
and Lauren went around to the back door, and for an hour and a half
proceeded to verbally abuse Mark Flanagan and Michael Griffee, scream
at the top of their lungs, and bang on the door.
They
ran back and forth from the front to back entrance yelling, “were
going to get that dyke.”
They
left close to 11 p.m
before
the police could come.
Notaro’s
testimony Transcript April 12th
MS.
NOTARO: THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY NIGHT I WAS
PERFORMING AGAIN, AND I WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VENUE TALKING TO
THE OWNER OF THE CLUB, AND I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND ALISA AND HER SISTER RIGHT AS I TURNED TO MY RIGHT WERE RUNNING DOWN THE SIDEWALK TOWARDS ME. I WENT INSIDE. THE OWNER SHUT THE DOOR, WOULDN'T LET THEM IN.AT THAT POINT THEY HAD TO LOCK THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY WERE KICKING AND BEATING THE DOOR SAYING WE'RE GOING
TO GET THAT FUCKING DIKE.
THE OWNER OF THE CLUB, AND I LOOKED TO MY RIGHT AND ALISA AND HER SISTER RIGHT AS I TURNED TO MY RIGHT WERE RUNNING DOWN THE SIDEWALK TOWARDS ME. I WENT INSIDE. THE OWNER SHUT THE DOOR, WOULDN'T LET THEM IN.AT THAT POINT THEY HAD TO LOCK THE DOOR BECAUSE THEY WERE KICKING AND BEATING THE DOOR SAYING WE'RE GOING
TO GET THAT FUCKING DIKE.
AND
THEN THEY WENT AROUND TO THE BACK. THAT'S WHEN AGAIN MY
BACK DOOR GUY FROM LARGO, THE HAD TO LOCK THE BACK DOOR,
AND
THEY CONTINUED DOING THAT FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.
AND THEN KEVIN, WHO I'VE ALSO
BROUGHT, WAS SOMEBODY THAT WAS AT THE VENUE THAT NIGHT, ANJUST; SAYING: "WE'RE GOING TO GET THA FUCKING DIKE. SHE BETTER WATCH HER BACK.
BROUGHT, WAS SOMEBODY THAT WAS AT THE VENUE THAT NIGHT, ANJUST; SAYING: "WE'RE GOING TO GET THA FUCKING DIKE. SHE BETTER WATCH HER BACK.
Notaro
statement to Neil Spector
Notaro
said a few nights later, Alisa once again showed up at Largo.
This
time she brought her sister
along with her. When
Alisa first showed up on this second night Notaro stated that she had
been outside and talking with its owner Mark Flanagan
Notaro said that Flanagan told her to immediately get inside the club
and he would take care of Alisa and her sister. Notaro also
advised that the police also showed up that evening at Largo but she
believed that Alisa and her Sister had already left Largo. Prior to
the police arriving there.
She said that she carried on with her performance that evening but
she advised that she was in a “paranoid state” throughout the
evening..
Julius
Quinn Robert’s statement affidavit (doorman at the dime bar very
closeby and witnessed any activity at front door)
I
am the door guy at the dime which is no more than 16 feet away from
where largo once was. I remember the day in question and
remember nothing happen(ing) I even
talked
to the ladies for a minute or two and invited them inside the dime
for a drink. These ladies are good people to be around and everything
that this woman said is a lie.
Police
report – April 29th
2008- statement by notaro
On
April 28th
2008, Notaro performed at the Improv. A friend had contacted her
prior to the arrival at the club and told her that Spitzberg had
been removed by security.
At
2130 hours Notaro finished her act and was leaving the club.
Notaro was outside with a friend when she saw Lauren spitzberg
walking towards her. Notaro went back inside the club and watched
from a window.
Spitzberg, her sister, and mother were all outside the club yelling
about Spitzberg being removed from the club. Spitzberg stated that R
better watch her back and that she knew where she lived what car
she drove. Patrol officers were called and arrived at the scene.
Affidavit
of Notaro- April 29th
2008
On
the night of Tuesday 29th
2008 I performed at the Improv in Hollywood.CA. As I was driving to
the club, Lesley Wolff, the promoter for the show called me to
inform me that Alisa had been inside the club and had been removed.
As I pulled up at
8.PM, I saw Alisa Outside talking to People. I noticed a sherriff
the street, unrelated to the situation, and asked him to see what
was going on., to distract alisa, so I could go through the side
door.
Brian,
the door security informed me that Alisa had announced to him my
license plate number and color/make of car, and warned that she knew
where I lived.
At
9:30 p.m I was informed that Alisa had left, and then I attempted to
leave the club. Just as I took a step out of the door I saw Lauren
Walking towards the venue.. Feeling unsafe I went back inside. I was
informed
that
Alisa, Lauren, and their mother were now all in the front of the
club. I was stuck inside the club for two more hours as the three of
them verbally attacked performers, patrons, and security. The
police were called and made note of the incident but because my life
had not been directly threatened they were unable to take action.
Eventually, the three women left and I was able to go home
Trancript
testimony of Notaro. April 29,2008
I
WAS
PERFORMING AT THE IMPROV IN HOLLYWOOD, AND I SHOWED UP –AND I HAVE
INFORMED THE CLUBS WHERE I PERFORM ABOUT ALISA AND HER SISTER
BECAUSE THEY HAVE SHOWN UP PREVIOUSLY TO OTHER VENUES WHERE I HAVE
PERFORMED, AND SO THEY KNEW ABOUT THEM. SO WHEN I WAS ARRIVING
TO THE CLUB, THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME -- THE CLUB CALLED TO TELL ME
THAT ALISA WAS THERE AND SHE HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE CLUB SO
I SHOWED UP AT THE SHOW; ALISA, HER SISTER, AND THEN HER MOTHER,
ALSO SHOWED UP WHILE I WAS PERFORMING AND SPENT TWO HOURS CASING THE
PLACE AND MAKING THREATS AND HARRASSING
THE
COURT: WHO DID THEY MAKE THREATS TO?
MS. NOTARO: PEOPLE WAITING TO GO TO THE SHOW.
MS. NOTARO: PEOPLE WAITING TO GO TO THE SHOW.
THE
COURT: YOU WERE INSIDE PERFORMING?
MS.
NOTARO: YES.
THE COURT: YOU ARE TELLING ME THEY ARE OUTSIDE -- THE PEOPLE THAT, I ASSUME, ARE STANDING IN LINETO GET IN -- AND THAT THEY ARE GOING UP TO THESE PEOPLE TO DISCOURAGE THEM FROM SEEING YOU. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?
MS. NOTARO: NO. THEY WERE SAYING TOTHESECURITYGUARD
THE COURT: YOU ARE TELLING ME THEY ARE OUTSIDE -- THE PEOPLE THAT, I ASSUME, ARE STANDING IN LINETO GET IN -- AND THAT THEY ARE GOING UP TO THESE PEOPLE TO DISCOURAGE THEM FROM SEEING YOU. IS THAT WHAT YOU ARE SAYING?
MS. NOTARO: NO. THEY WERE SAYING TOTHESECURITYGUARD
THE
COURT: YES.
MS. NOTARO: -- AT THE DOOR, THAT I BETTER WATCHMY BACK, ALL BASED ON OTHER PREVIOUS EVENTS. THAT'S WH CAN'T -- DIDN'T COME OUT OF THE VENUE.
MS. NOTARO: -- AT THE DOOR, THAT I BETTER WATCHMY BACK, ALL BASED ON OTHER PREVIOUS EVENTS. THAT'S WH CAN'T -- DIDN'T COME OUT OF THE VENUE.
THE
COURT: THEY ARE TELLING THIS TO THE SECURITY PEOPLE?
MS.
NOTARO: RIGHT, WHO ARE HERE. I'VE BROUGHT THEM HERE.
THE COURT: SHE IS ALLEGEDLY SAYING IT TO THIS PERSON BUT NOT TO YOU?
MS. NOTARO: RIGHT. THE COURT: OKAY. I MEAN, WHILE YOU ARE INSIDE AND YOU ARE DOING YOUR SHOWS. NOTARO: I COULDN'T LEAVE BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT THERE. BASED ON PREVIOUS SITUATIONS, I DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT OF THE CLUB BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN AGGRESSIVE AT OTHER VENUES
THE COURT: SHE IS ALLEGEDLY SAYING IT TO THIS PERSON BUT NOT TO YOU?
MS. NOTARO: RIGHT. THE COURT: OKAY. I MEAN, WHILE YOU ARE INSIDE AND YOU ARE DOING YOUR SHOWS. NOTARO: I COULDN'T LEAVE BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT THERE. BASED ON PREVIOUS SITUATIONS, I DIDN'T WANT TO COME OUT OF THE CLUB BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN AGGRESSIVE AT OTHER VENUES
She'd make more statements to prosecutors and then for a civil court, but this was already an embarrassment of riches.All these statements will be put on a seperate blog post to leave no doubt that these statements were made.
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