STAR JONES REYNOLDS - STAR JONES HITS BACK AT DETROIT ORGANISATION

STAR JONES HITS BACK AT DETROIT ORGANISATION

LATEST: U.S. TV personality STAR JONES REYNOLDS has hit back at a Michigan women's group for accusing her of "stealing" from their organisation - branding the allegations a "nasty shakedown". The former The View host was alleged to have taken advantage of an invitation by the Detroit-based Full and Fabulous - a non-profit organisation which aims to help plus-size women and girls cope with peer pressure - after they asked Jones Reynolds to speak at their Health, Beauty and Self-Esteem conference during the 2006 Super Bowl. They claim the 45-year-old demanded a first-class airfare, a suite at a five-star hotel and $25,000 (GBP12,500) to show up - only to snub the conference to party in Detroit. But on her Court TV show on Monday (05Nov07), Jones Reynolds claimed the Full and Fabulous organisation is in the wrong, because they only paid $10,000 (GBP5,000) of her agreed fee in time for the event - therefore breaching their contract. And the outspoken presenter alleges the group failed to secure "the level" of hotel requested, so she and her husband, Al Reynolds, funded the trip at their "own expense".