(The Smoking Gun)
Claiming that he has been unfairly branded a "douchebag" in the book Hot Chicks With Douchebags, a Las Vegas man has filed a libel lawsuit against the volume's author and publisher.
Michael Minelli, a 27-year-old club promoter, claims that the inclusion of his photograph in the book has subjected him to "hatred, contempt, and humiliation" and has resulted in "friends, acquaintances, co-workers, employees, and strangers alike" calling him a "douchebag." Minelli's photo appears on page 202 of author Jay Louis's book, which was published in July by Simon and Schuster.
In the book, Louis noted that Minelli's "popped-collar, spikey-haired presence was so far beyond regular douche, so far beyond uberdouche, he could spontaneously create a new element on the periodic tables--Douche Nine." At the time he was photographed by Louis, Minelli was working the door at the popular "Rehab" party at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino.
