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Wannabe Reality Star Accused of Attacking SoHo Club Bouncer

By DNAinfo Staff on February 9, 2011 1:06pm

Rashidah Ali, who owns and operates a luxury shoe store called Bourgeoisie Shoetique, is accused of attacking a Greenhouse Nightclub bouncer.
Rashidah Ali, who owns and operates a luxury shoe store called Bourgeoisie Shoetique, is accused of attacking a Greenhouse Nightclub bouncer.
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By Gabriela Resto-Montero

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

SOHO — A new lawsuit alleges that a luxury shoe seller who has made appearances in reality television shows viciously attacked a bouncer at Greenhouse Nightclub in January, the Daily News reported.

Rashidah Ali, who has appeared on the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" and "Basketball Wives" and also owns a luxury shoe boutique, allegedly clawed bouncer Joseph Wright's face so badly during her birthday celebration at the club that he needed 50 stitches, the Daily News reported.

Paul Edelstein, Wright's attorney, told DNAinfo that the trouble started around 3 a.m., when Wright tried to escort some of Ali's guests out of the club after they allegedly harassed a bottle service waitress.

Ali's guests got into a scuffle with Wright and she allegedly clawed at his face, possibly with a razor, while he was held on the ground by the group, Edelstein said.

The bouncer's face was scratched from his hairline to his mouth resulting in a severed nerve and artery that required surgery, according to the News.

"It's not going to disable him but now he's going to look like Frankenstein," Edelstein said of Wright's injuries.

"I guess that's not bad for a bouncer but if you try to get a job at Bank of America and you're a big guy, people are going to give you pause," he said.

Party guests included Danielle Staub, star of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," and the rapper Wale.

Ali's luxury shoe business, Bourgeoisie Shoes, was based in Harlem, but the store recently closed for owing six months back rent, the paper reported.

Wright is seeking $10 million in damages.