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10/10/2006: "What Do You Do Once the Fifteen Minutes Are Up?"

Well, apparently if you're Jennifer Wilbanks, you sue your ex-fiancee'. I see you scratching your head - the name is familiar, but you just can't place it.

One look at this google-eyed mug shot and you'll immediately remember - it's everyone's favorite Runaway Bride! They might have reconciled after her cross-country trip to avoid the pressures of marriage, but the reunion didn't last. Now, apparently desparate for cash, Wilbanks is suing the would-be groom John Mason for $500,000 - money she says was collected for the rights to their story.

Wilbanks is seeking $250,000 as her share of a home she says John C. Mason purchased through the partnership with proceeds from $500,000 received for selling their story to Regan Media in New York.

She also wants $250,000 in punitive damages for alleged abuse of the power of attorney she granted for Mason to handle their financial affairs.

She is seeking the return of personal property she claims he has kept, including the ladder that belonged to her father, a gold sofa and wedding shower gifts.

Cynics might say the only reason Mason reconciled in the first place was to cash in on the situation, but I'd say he'd earned the money for the embarassment she caused. I know that in California, felons can't benefit financially from their crimes - I'd say Georgia needs to catch up.

Say what you will about Wilbanks - she may not have a brain, but she's got balls ...