A woman accused of threatening lesbian bar staff was arrested after her lawyer claimed her actions were just jokes during a court hearing.

New York City: So, this wild story just went down in Manhattan. A woman named Anne Marie Bompart had her day in court, but it didn’t end well for her. She got arrested right after her lawyer tried to argue that her threats were just jokes.
Bompart was facing defamation lawsuits from two lesbian bars, Henrietta Hudson and Cubbyhole. They claimed she was on a social media rampage, making violent threats against them. After her hearing, she was taken into custody outside the courthouse.
Her lawyer, Gerard Lucciola, said the bars were being overly dramatic. But the judge wasn’t having it. They ordered a mental health evaluation for Bompart and kept the restraining orders against her in place.
Things got serious when it came out that she had sent some pretty alarming emails. One even had a list of people she threatened with physical harm. The lawyer for the bars said everyone was scared, and it was clear why.
During the hearing, a bunch of supporters showed up for the bars, and you could feel the tension in the room. They were all dressed up and clearly there to back their friends. The lawyer for the bars laid out some of the threats Bompart made, and it sounded pretty intense.
She allegedly violated a restraining order by hanging out too close to one of the bars, which freaked out the staff. They even took photos of her. Bompart’s lawyer claimed it wasn’t her in the pictures and that she was at home that day.
It’s a messy situation, and it seems like Bompart’s actions have really stirred the pot. The judge and the bars’ lawyer are worried about her being a danger to the community. It’s a wild case that’s been going on for a while now, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to wrap up anytime soon.