[Environmentalist Laurie] David was cited for violating the Wetlands Protection Act during the construction of a tennis court on her sprawling Chilmark property, when workers installed boards and stones to construct a path to the court.
But David -- who spent weeks on the road with Sheryl Crow in 2007 during their Stop Global Warming College Tour -- let her contractor, Bart Thorpe, take the fall for the violations. "She's obviously a very busy person, and she trusted the contractor," Thorpe told the Gazette. "I inadvertently made a mistake. It's something she had no knowledge of . . . It's a minor thing."
Maybe it wouldn't be such a major deal on the Vineyard if the supposed eco-obsessed celebrity hadn't been cited for the exact same violation four years ago. In 2005, David constructed a stone fire pit, a barbecue area and a children's theater stage in a wetlands area without a permit.
Because of the repeat offense, Chilmark officials fined David and required her to restore the area.
Gawker.com has more. Ashamed to say that it looks like contractor/boyfriend(?) Thorpe is a Republican. [Got the pic from here.]
Laurie David and "yada yada" - Seinfeld, right?
Living so close to Hollywood, we get the message: celebrities get by with just about everything. My only consolation is that it doesn't seem to make them happy about life. (I never liked the Seinfeld show, anyway.)