Notes:
- He's always claimed to own the mansion he lives in, but he's now saying that he asked his "long time trusted friends" to buy it for him, and that they agreed to transfer ownership once he finished paying off the 1 million+ dollars back to them.
- Owners (including former Monolo Blahnik CEO) says there was no such agreement, that he was simply a tenant paying rent . he hasn't paid rent and needs to leave .
- Fashion industry is going against Andre and are backing his landlords
André Leon Talley eviction gets ugly: Insiders back ex-Manolo Blahnik CEO
Fashion insiders are backing former Manolo Blahnik CEO George Malkemus in the messy legal battle to evict Vogue legend André Leon Talley from his New York mansion.
The Post exclusively revealed Talley has filed a bombshell lawsuit in Westchester Supreme Court claiming Malkemus and his business partner and husband, Tony Yurgaitis, were unfairly forcing him out of the $1 million White Plains home he says he owns.
But Malkemus and Yurgaitis insist they are the true owners, and had leased the picturesque colonial property to Talley, alleging he owes them up to $500,000 in rent.
The fashion insider, who asked not to be named, said, "I worked for George Malkemus and Tony Yurgaitis for many years, and can confidently say that [Talley's] accusations are complete stuff and nonsense.

"They are two of the most generous, loyal and forgiving people on the planet. They would give you the shirts off their backs and would never expect them to be returned. That they've maintained these qualities for decades, in an industry made up of so many egomaniacal vipers, is astonishing.
"They are also extremely private, so I can only imagine they feel betrayed and saddened that their friendship and devotion have been distorted into a web of petty lies."
Malkemus — who has more recently partnered with Sarah Jessica Parker on her SJP shoe brand — last year launched an eviction action against Talley in a bid to get him out of the palatial White Plains property, where the famed fashion editor has lived since 2004.
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