Rejected underage drinker hires protesters to smear luxurious NYC lodge with wild indicators: swimsuit

A rejected underage drinker allegedly launched a weird smear marketing campaign towards the star-studded Mark lodge in Manhattan — hiring protesters to wave indicators accusing the enterprise of supporting pedophiles and “denying the Holocaust,” in accordance with a brand new lawsuit.

Theodore Weintraub allegedly paid demonstrators to chant with wild indicators outdoors the five-star lodge, on East 77th Avenue close to Fifth Avenue, after he was booted for repeatedly attempting to purchase drinks with a faux ID, in accordance with a swimsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan Supreme Courtroom.

Protesters’ indicators falsely declared, “The Mark Helps [Jeffrey] Epstein,” “The Mark Denies the Holocaust” and “The Mark Spreads Illness,” in accordance with the swimsuit.

Weintraub was additionally seen sitting in a parked Cadillac and smirking because the “protesters” picketed close by, employees told  Patch.com, which first reported the story.

“All these totally different chants all day…It’s the craziest factor we’ve ever needed to cope with,” one employee mentioned.“[They say] The Mark has mice, The Mark helps Epstein [and ] pedophiles.”

Hassle first bubbled up when Weintraub repeatedly tried to purchase drinks from the lodge’s stylish bar — the place a Kaspia Martini with rye Vodka prices $29 — throughout the summer season of 2021, in accordance with the swimsuit, which alleges defamation and seeks a restraining order and damages.

Weintraub allegedly grew to become “more and more aggressive” about being turned away from the glamorous lodge, which has hosted celebrities resembling Drake, Gigi Hadid and Angelina Jolie — and as soon as boasted a $75,000-per-night penthouse suite.

The wannabe boozehound allegedly precipitated so many “commotions that the lodge flagged him as a disturbance” and banned him, the swimsuit states.

However Weintraub quickly returned for a dinner reservation along with his “well-known physician” dad on Sept. 16, 2021, and was stopped by safety — prompting him to “beg forgiveness,” then flip out when he was denied entry, in accordance with the lawsuit.

“Defendant started accusing the lodge of being antisemitic and spitting in individuals’s meals,” the swimsuit states.

Almost two years later, in June 2023, Weintraub allegedly started picketing with an unnamed good friend outdoors the lodge whereas harassing visitors and employees, in accordance with the lawsuit.

He allegedly timed the “protests” to be throughout lodge’s most “populated time intervals” when “VIP visitors have been anticipated to be coming into or exiting” the constructing, the swimsuit states.

One protester was caught on digital camera chanting, “The Mark helped Epstein!” as Drake left the lodge on July 17, in accordance with video footage.

A minimum of one bodily confrontation between Weintraub and a lodge visitor additionally led to police being referred to as, the swimsuit states.

Others have been baffled after recognizing at the very least six protesters picketing outdoors the lodge.

“They have been saying essentially the most random issues,” mentioned Claudia Oshry, co-host of podcast “The Toast” mentioned, including that her boyfriend witnessed the unusual stunt.

”The Mark has mice, The Mark denies the Holocaust, the Mark helps Epstein.’ [He]  was like, ‘How are these three issues associated?’”

A lawyer for the lodge declined to remark to The Publish Wednesday.

Weintraub didn’t instantly return a message left along with his brother.