Cole Hamels sues after getting duped for Victoria’s Secret tickets

(AP) Texas Rangers pitcher Cole Hamels paid $70,000 last year for what he thought would be three VIP packages to attend the annual Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York City, but according to a lawsuit filed by Hamels and his wife Heidi, they were swindled by a London-based concierge service.

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Now, Hamels is suing Cornucopia, the concierge service, for $150,000 for not delivering. When the couple arrived, they were denied access to the show. Here’s more from the Associated Press:

The money was to cover a four-night stay in a luxury hotel, a limousine with champagne, goodie bags and access to the after-party and exclusive restaurants. The suit alleges Hamels and his party got none of the perks and were denied entry to the event.

Hamels is seeking $150,000 in damages for fraud and misrepresentation. The company advertised that it hosted premiere parties and could score tickets to world-class events.

”We pride ourselves on opening doors to the world’s most exclusive venues and filling them with fabulous people, whilst creating bespoke events for the corporate arena,” Cornucopia wrote on its promotions, according to the suit.

Goes to show that even professional athletes who are multi-millionaires need to be careful about what they’re buying these days and from whom they’re buying it. Cornucopia, for what it’s worth, hasn’t commented publicly on the suit.

The picture above would suggest Hamels at least got onto the red carpet at the Victoria’s Secret event, but the entire scenario, according to the Hamels lawsuit, sure sounded sketchy:

The couple was initially told the show would be in London, although the directions later had them arriving in New York for the Nov. 10 show, the lawsuit said. They were told to avoid saying they had bought the tickets, but instead to say they were a gift or that they were attending as guests of the brand, the suit said.

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The events described in the lawsuit don’t seem all that different than someone trying to buy sold-out Adele tickets from Craigslist, handing off their money to someone at the mall and eventually realizing no one’s coming back with their tickets.

This just happened on a much more expensive and prominent scale.

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