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DEATH BY MERCEDES: $$$ Socialite Mows Down Brothers, Denied Venue Change in Civil Trial, Accused of Hiding Assets

Convicted socialite Rebecca Grossman's demand for a venue change in a wrongful death suit trial filed against her has been denied.

The parents of two young boys killed when a drunk Grossman plowed into them are civilly suing Grossman and her former MLB star lover Scott Erickson for wrongful death. Grossman’s civil lawyers ar­gued extensive negative publicity surrounding the accident and legal proceedings would bias local jurors, making a fair trial impossible.

Judge Huey Cotton acknowl­edged that Grossman has been portrayed unfavorably on social media and drew attention from the…

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