New York Post August 6, 2016 by Julia Marsh
This judge believes life should imitate art.
A Manhattan jurist on Thursday asked how “Orange Is the New Black” actress Taryn Manning could claim ignorance of the legal system when her character’s life plays out in a prison.
“It almost defies belief that given who she is . . . she didn’t understand she needed to file some written notice,” said Judge Lucy Billings, referring to Manning’s failure to submit a notice of claim against the city before bringing a lawsuit for false arrest.
The actress, who plays Tiffany “Pennsatucky” Doggett, wants to sue the city for $10 million because she spent four hours in a holding cell after being accused of violating a protection order.
The accuser was the star’s ex-pal-turned-stalker Jeanine Heller.
