{"id":829241,"date":"2026-05-29T03:54:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:54:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/829241\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T03:54:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T03:54:14","slug":"legendary-art-critic-accuses-nyc-socialite-libbie-mugrabi-of-not-returning-nearly-100-of-his-cartoons-worth-1k-each-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/829241\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary art critic accuses NYC socialite Libbie Mugrabi of not returning nearly 100 of his cartoons worth $1K each: suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

High society art critic Anthony Haden-Guest is throwing the sketchbook \u2014 and a massive lawsuit \u2014 at jet-setting fashionista Libbie Mugrabi, accusing her of holding nearly 100 of his cartoons and scribbles hostage in her Southampton estate.<\/p>\n

The legendary 89-year-old British-American art critic and cartoonist<\/a> filed a Manhattan Supreme Court complaint, demanding the immediate return of 97 \u201coriginal drawings and cartoons\u201d he claims Mugrabi has been \u201cwrongfully\u201d displaying on her walls for 15 years.<\/p>\n

Haden-Guest says the large collection consists of artwork worth at least $1,000 a pop, and Mugrabi \u201chas refused to return them despite repeated demands.\u201d<\/p>\n

High society art critic Anthony Haden-Guest, 89, has sued fashionista Libbie Mugrabi, accusing her of keeping 97 of his cartoons and scribbles hostage in her Southampton estate. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images<\/p>\n

The two were longtime pals, with Haden-Guest frequently accompanying the litigious Mugrabi to court with her arm draped over him.<\/a><\/p>\n

He says the drawings were originally framed and hung on Mugrabi\u2019s walls fifteen years ago \u201csolely for exhibition and sale purposes,\u201d the Manhattan Supreme Court filing claims.<\/p>\n

Instead of returning the goods, Mugrabi allegedly kept the art hanging.<\/p>\n

In 2024, Haden-Guest was offered a pair of art shows for his doodles, and told his old friend he \u201curgently\u201d needed them back.<\/p>\n

He even offered Mugrabi the chance to buy whatever she wanted for a friend\u2019s-only price of $750, but the drawings were never returned, the suit claims.<\/p>\n

The famous British-American art critic demanded the return of his \u201coriginal drawings and cartoons\u201d that have been \u201cwrongfully\u201d displayed on Mugrabi\u2019s walls for 15 years. Stephen Yang<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no contemplation whatsoever that [Mugrabi] would own the Drawings,\u201d the suit states.<\/p>\n

But Haden-Guest<\/a> also claims Mugrabi stiffed him on a 2023 oral agreement to help design her fashion and clothing brand.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Haden-Guest says he logged six months of creative labor drafting up looks, bags, hats, and even handkerchief concepts at $3,000 a month \u2014 stiffing him for $18,000.<\/p>\n

Mugrabi has yet to return the drawings as Haden-Guest has made \u201crepeated demands\u201d while mentioning the artwork is worth at least $1000 a pop, according to the suit. Getty Images<\/p>\n

The suit claims Mugrabi owes a total of $115,000.<\/p>\n

Mugrabi, in a statement to The Post, called Haden-Guest\u2019s allegations \u201cbogus\u201d and bizarrely claimed she wasn\u2019t being sued by the art critic. <\/p>\n

The Post has reached out to Haden-Guest\u2019s lawyers for comment. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"High society art critic Anthony Haden-Guest is throwing the sketchbook \u2014 and a massive lawsuit \u2014 at jet-setting…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":829242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[32],"tags":[340380,648,1032,87516,39278,1033,171,336,5248,68962,67,132,68,1154],"class_list":["post-829241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-anthony-haden-guest","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-cartoons","tag-celebrity-lawsuits","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-lawsuits","tag-metro","tag-southampton","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-us-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116655847203632292","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=829241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/829241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/829242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=829241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=829241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=829241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}