Slashed Model Sues Attacker

Model Marla Hanson, her face slashed so badly it needed 150 stitches to repair, today sued the makeup artist convicted of masterminding the slashing for at least $500,000, saying he destroyed her career. She also sued two men accused of slicing her face with a razor blade in the June 5 attack outside a Manhattan bar.

The model’s lawyer said “I want to obtain as much as I can get” from makeup artist Steven Roth, 28, Hanson’s former landlord who was convicted Dec. 20 of hiring the slashers in a dispute over a rent security deposit. Roth faces up to 15 years in prison when sentenced Jan. 27 for first-degree assault.