Did Elizabeth Hurley Pay Her Maid $2.33 An Hour?
February 21st, 2008
Actress Elizabeth Hurley and her husband are taking some heat from the British press after reports were published that claim the multimillionaire couple pays their Indian maid just $2.33 an hour.
Both the Daily Mail and Mirror tabloids in Britain ran reports that the Austin Powers actress paid her maid, Violet D’Souza, just $200 for a 70-plus-hour workweek.
Wait. It gets better. They also claim D’Souza was paid in…Are you ready? Indian rupees. Not even British pounds. Not only is she cheap, but insulting too.
Reportedly, a five-figure settlement was being reached. This is way worse then that time I paid the electric bill in pennies and pocket lint.
This story reminded me that I need to make an announcement. I’m looking for a writer to help me out here at the Therapy. I’m willing to pay in a variety of odd currency, including various beat-up Nintendo Game manuals, candy, coupon books for such things as free hugs that I printed out myself, assorted recyclables and AOL CD’s.
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