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John Bolaris Says He’s Going to Take Down Philly Mag and Victor Fiorella [sic]
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John Bolaris issued a statement on Twitter, writing the following: “Please read my statement I’ve been put through hell for 20 years with Victor Fiorella (sic), I had enough , I’ll take down Philly Mag / Victor like I did with the Russian organized crime ring in Miami sitting in prison . Victor & Philly Mag have crossed the line way too many times ..” –
This goes back to a June article titled “John Bolaris Banned From Dear Daphni.”
In the story, Fiorillo wrote:
The former TV weatherman turned real-estate agent has been banned from the popular Rittenhouse Square restaurant Dear Daphni, stemming from an alleged incident just after 9 p.m. on Wednesday night. Two sources in Dear Daphni management confirmed to Philly Mag that Bolaris was there, as does the woman at the heart of the alleged incident. As for Bolaris, “I wasn’t even there!” he insisted to me on Thursday morning.
Ragini Verma, a professor of radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, went to Dear Daphni solo on Wednesday night for some refreshments and to read a book at the bar.
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While sitting at the bar, Verma says, a man came and asked her if the seat next to her was taken. (That’s the guy in the photo above, who is wearing a bracelet downright similar to one Bolaris is seen wearing in many photos). She moved her things and let him sit next to her. Verma claims that the man kept trying to get her to high-five him, but she had a wine glass in one hand and a book in the other. He persisted, so she high-fived him. “I am a billionaire,” she claims he told her. “I am trying to be nice to you.”
Later, while she was eating and reading, she claims the man in the photo leaned over and kissed her on her bare shoulder, and that he then tried to kiss her on the neck. She remembers screaming, telling the bartender that she had been forcibly kissed. “Oh calm down,” she says the man sitting next to her told her. “Don’t be so dramatic. I was just trying to be nice to you. What’s a little kiss?”
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“I had no idea who John Bolaris is,” Verma says. “To me he was just a drunk guy at the bar going too far.” She’s since watched videos of Bolaris and insists the look and voice are all the same, so she’s filing a police report against Bolaris for what she says was indecent assault.
If you’re at all familiar with the Philadelphia gossip scene, Bolaris has been a frequent topic of Philly mag writeups. Recent headlines include “John Bolaris Claims a Return to TV While Trashing Ex-Girlfriend,” “Rouge Is Suing John Bolaris Over Incendiary Comments,” and “John Bolaris Had a Rough Sunday Night in Rittenhouse Square.” He appears in Philly Mag more than Howard “The King” Eskin appeared on Crossing Broad.
We’ll have to see what happens here. Very interesting! Bolaris is threatening legal action against Victor and Philly Mag. He says he’s going to take them down like he took down the Russian crime ring responsible for sending hookers after him. Laugh all you want at the thought of being drugged twice in 48 hours by Eastern European prostitutes, but they ended up being deported and the mobsters thrown in jail.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com