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In-depth article on the Vampire Weekend “Contra girl” scandal, with exclusive interview and photos of the woman herself, now 52. The story is NOT what you’ve heard. Published by vanityfair.com.

…walking into the Gap, she heard Vampire Weekend playing over the speakers. Friends said they d seen the cover in Montreal and even Finland.
At first, Kennis found the attention flattering especially since Alex was having fun with it. (Alex set her phone to play Vampire Weekend s Horchata and flash the album cover when Ann called.) But the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. It felt like someone was exploiting me, Kennis says. Who do these people think they are that they can just take my picture from god only knows where and plaster it everywhere?
So, on July 14, Kennis s lawyer, Alan Neigher, filed a $2 million misappropriation-of-image lawsuit in Los Angeles against Vampire Weekend, Tod Brody, and the band s London-based label, XL Recordings. Some music-business insiders whispered that she was squandering the opportunity of a lifetime: Vampire Weekend had transformed this retired catalogue model into the golden mystery girl of indie rock, and she repays them by filing a lawsuit? But they re…

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Vampire Weekend’s Mutinous Muse

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The Vampire Diaries Director Kevin Williamson discussed with reporters last week that he and his writing staff want a gay character on The Vampire Dairies for the sake of diversity.

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