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<\/a>Turns out that you don\u2019t have to be Jewish to be on the receiving end of antisemitism. Burlesque performer and style icon Dita Von Teese has won a lawsuit against her former landlord<\/a>, who refused to return Von Teese\u2019s $5,000 security deposit after he went on a \u201cMel Gibson-style\u201d antisemitic rant against her managers. Landlord Lallubhai Patel claimed in a countersuit that Von Teese had damaged the property, but after he was a no-show for several court appearances the star won her suit by default. On a positive note, it is fun to observe that \u201cMel Gibson\u201d has basically become shorthand for anti-Jewish remarks.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"