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Madonna goes to trial for a neighbor's noise lawsuit
A Bad Week For Madonna I Guess
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Judge allows neighbor's noise lawsuit against Madonna to go to trial
Madonna's ticked-off upstairs neighbor can thank her lucky star - her suit against the Material Girl got the green light by a Manhattan judge Wednesday.
Karen George sued Madonna in 2009, accusing the singer of causing a commotion with all the "pounding noise and vibration" coming out of her posh Central Park West pad when she and her pals got into the groove during dance training sessions.
"It was pounding, constant noise and the walls were shaking," said Steven Cohen, a lawyer for George. "It became intolerable."
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Louis York expressed himself in an 11-page decision that rejected Madonna's attempt to have the suit dismissed, noting that George has a right to peace and quiet in her own home.
"One of the most basic functions of a residence is to provide shelter from the outside world for its occupants to think, interact and relax in peace," York wrote. "If the noise caused by Madonna's activities prevented (GEORGE) from being able to use her apartment for these purposes, then the warrant of habitability has been breached."
George's suit charged that the "Like A Virgin" legend and multiple guests created a nuisance by dancing 90 minutes to three hours a day to "high-decibel amplified music" in her sprawling triplex.
It also accused the co-op's board of directors of not taking the steps to remedy a ruckus that "forced her to leave her apartment on numerous occasions and greatly interfered with the entertainment of guests."
Madonna and the the building's management had countered that the noise level registered below noise code levels - while George's own sound engineer fired back that the noise in George's apartment was too high.
A spokeswoman for the 53-year-old singer could not be reached for comment.
George's suit follows a failed 2007 attempt by the board to stop Madonna's purchase of a third unit in the building, where she has lived since she was famously rejected by the board of the San Remo in 1985.
George, who has lived in the building since 1995, is seeking damages for the maintenance she's paid on her place since June 2009.
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Source: http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/20...#ixzz1XJBM41Dq
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better to tell you now than later 
But Obsessed .. Hmmmm NO .. 