Community Chat

[KingstonsMom]

A former QVC executive filed a lawsuit on Thursday, against the matchmaking company she paid $150,000 to help her find a mate. 

In the lawsuit, divorced mother-of-four Darlene Daggett said Kelleher International promised to hand pick her wealthy bachelors, with the goal of finding someone she could spend her retirement years with.

Instead, the 62-year-old former president of QVC's U.S. commerce, says she forked over six figures but ended up suffering a series of disastrous dates with men who were more than just unsuitable.

'Kelleher’s "highly screened" matches for Daggett included men who were married, mentally unstable, physically ill, pathological liars, serial Lotharios, stalkers, convicted felons, and men unwilling or unable to travel and/or the subject of professional sanctions,' Center City lawyer M. Kelly Tillery wrote in the lawsuit, filed in federal court in Philadelphia and obtained by Philly.com. 

Within hours of Daggett filing the lawsuit on Thursday, both parties agreed to settle. Neither are talking about the case now, citing a non-disclosure agreement, but Daggett's lawsuit gives plenty of detail about her grievances with the California-based company. 

Kelleher International, which claims to be the nation's largest privately-owned matchmaking service, was founded in 1986 by Jill Kelleher and is now run by her daughter Amber, a former Baywatch and Melrose Place actress. 

She also appeared on the short-lived NBC reality matchmaking competition Ready for Love, produced by Eva Longoria, which aired in 2013 and was promptly cancelled.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4774926/Retired-executive-sues-matchmaking-company-paid-150k...

[Justice4all]

Haha

[Bri36]

She spent $150,000 

😲

[Trinity11]

The woman is clueless... We sure do live in a litigous society.

[KingstonsMom]

@Bri36

That says something about what the QVC execs must make, doesn't it?

On the other hand, it speaks volumes about what $150.000 gets you in Hollywood.

SMH........

[momtochloe]

I mean no harm by saying this but if this doesn't come under the heading of rich people's problems I don't know what does . . . good grief.

[Bri36]

@KingstonsMom, I think new hosts start at $100,000.   

I'm sure execs make well above that, especially with bonuses.  

I can think of  better ways to spend $150,000.  Lol

[KingstonsMom]

@Bri36

Me and you both, GF! LOL!

That $150,000 would be sitting in my retirement account!

[Justice4all]

That would make a very good anecdote for AARP!

[momtochloe]

---

@Justice4all wrote:

That would make a very good anecdote for ARRP!

---

I completely agree @Justice4all as I would think AARP would tell her to sock that money away instead of flinging it around in search of love . . . goodness I haven't had great success myself but I would never spend that kind of money to help me find my "soul mate" . . . seriously, good grief!  And this is a QVC executive! . . . . gah!