A year and a half ago we picked up a story off of NBC, where a couple (the Moldovan) claimed that their wedding photographer (Andrea Polito) held them hostage unless they paid extra charges for album cover (you can read our original story here). That was a big story, and the unique situation spread through the media like a wildfire. It was picked up by all the major photography blogs, some major non photography blogs and a few other media outlets.

The story resurfaced when Polito made a statement about her side of the story and later filed a defamation suit against the couple demanding a jury trial and a sum between $200,000 and $1,000,000.

Well, the trial hasn’t even started, but preliminary actions are definitely in favor of Polito.

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