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Real Housewives' Kelly Hit With Bling Suit

She stole jewelry design, claims former colleague

By Mary Papenfuss, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 20, 2009 5:47 AM CDT

(Newser) – Headline-grabbing former model Kelly Bensimon has been slapped with a lawsuit claiming she stole a design for a jewelry line that she's been hawking on the hit show Real Housewives of New York City. A former colleague of Bensimon says she created the owl pendant that's the basis for the reality housewife's baubles. The news comes a month after Bensimon was charged with giving her boytoy a black eye during an argument.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice hugs Kelly Bensimon as they arrive for the annual Great Sports Legends Dinner in New York last year. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)

Kelly Bensimon attends a Conde Nast Traveler party in New York last week. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)

Kelly Bensimon has been hit with a lawsuit claiming she ripped off a design for her new jewelry line. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)

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