BY Cristina Everett
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
The drama that unfolded after the firing of celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe's sharp-tongued fashion assistant, Taylor Jacobson, finally came to light Tuesday night.
During the season premiere of "The Rachel Zoe Project," Jacobson was accused of swiping and never returning the company's high-priced designer merchandise.
Zoe's husband Roger, who now works for the company, discovered the mishap and handed the pink slip to Jacobson, who never makes an appearance on the episode.
"Not much shocks me in my life, but this is one of the things that has really shocked me the most in my life and my career, for sure," Zoe wrote on her Bravo blog, adding that she has not spoken to Jacobson since the incident occurred last November.
On the show, Zoe noticeably feels betrayed having built such a strong friendship with Jacobson over the past four years.
Despite the loss of a friend and employee, Zoe acknowledges that her company "is actually better off" without the disgruntled Jacobson, who was better known for her combative personality often aimed at co-worker Brad Goreski.
"We just have a really happy work environment, everyone works extremely hard and laughs all day," Zoe wrote in the blog. "There are no fights, there are no slamming doors, there is no negative energy anywhere, which is quite wonderful. It's almost like I forgot what it's like to have a work environment like that."
Ouch. Even though Jacobson is no longer an employee at Rachel Zoe, Inc., the bleached blond seems to continue being a thorn in Zoe's side throughout the season. Not only did Zoe learn that her reps took on Jacobson as a client, but a teaser clip hints that Jacobson got a chance to style an actress for the Golden Globes in January.
Due to a confidentiality agreement, Jacobson has kept her side of the story to herself. However, she did tell TVGuide.com that stealing the company's merchandise would not make sense.
"I will say this: I don't fit into sample sizes!" Jacobson told the Web site in July. "Where did that even come from? I'm not a size zero. I have 34-D boobs! Models are flat. I don't fit into samples. I don't understand. It's the weirdest thing to me. I'm fat."
Whatever the truth really is, Zoe said she believes that "everything happens for a reason."
"At the end of the day I do have an incredible husband that has always lived by the mantra, 'Karma is a bitch, and it always comes back around,'" writes Zoe. "And it has already and it will continue to do so."
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
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