Publicist

Background:

Celebrity publicist Lizzie Grubman, the daughter of entertainment attorney Allen Grubman, made a name for herself as the founder of the New York City based Lizzie Grubman Public Relations. She has represented such celebrities as the Backstreet Boys, Jay-Z and Britney Spears, to name a few. Lizzie has also been a freelance entertainment reporter for Blink radio and worked on TV networks like Fox News and CNN. In 2005, she appeared in the MTV reality TV show “Power Girls.”

In 2001, Lizzie made headlines after driving her SUV into a crowd of people outside a nightclub in the Hamptons. The incident injured 16 people and she was later charged with felony crimes. She spent 37 days in jail and received five year's probation after agreeing to a plea bargain agreement.

“I'm used to being in control in my business. It's so frustrating to sit back every day while people make these false accusations and spread rumors and draw awful cartoons and not be able to say anything because my lawyers have instructed me not to.” Lizzie Grubman

Lizzie has been married twice. She and her current husband, Chris Stern, have a young son named Harrison.

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Childhood and Family:

Elizabeth “Lizzie” Grubman was born on January 30, 1971, in New York, New York, to Allen Grubman, a well known lawyer in the entertainment industry, and Yvette Grubman. After the death of her mother, Lizzie's father married Debbie Grubman, a real estate broker from Manhattan. Lizzie has a sister named Jenny who is lawyer and works at their father's firm.

A rebellious youth, Lizzie was asked to leave three prep schools in New York (Horace Mann School, Lenox School and Dwight School). One of Horace Mann School’s parents recalled, “There's always that one tough kid who's the ringleader. They'll boss everyone around. That was Lizzie.”

Lizzie eventually finished her studies and after high school, attended Northeastern University. However, she left the university after two years.

Lizzie was married for the first time at age 24 to Eric Gatoff, an associate at her father's law firm. The couple later divorced. On March 17, 2006, she married Chris Stern. They welcomed their first child into the world (Harrison Irving Stern) on December 12, 2006. Lizzie also has two Yorkshire terriers named Peanut and Crunch.

Power Girls

Career:

The daughter of a renowned entertainment lawyer, Lizzie Grubman spent much of her upbringing surrounded by her father's celebrity clients, including Madonna, Martha Stewart, Ian Schrager, Calvin Klein, Bruce Springsteen, Tommy Mottola and Jon Tisch. Because of her exposure and father, Lizzie emerged as a fresh commodity in the Boston nightlife while she attended Northeastern University. Although she did not graduate from college, she was hired as a public relation’s associate at VH-1.

In 1994, Ms. Grubman became the Director of Public Relations at the nonprofit Lincoln Center based Big Apple Circus organization. She moved again to work with publicist Nadine Johnson at her PR firm as an executive and dealt with image oriented issues for such clients as Elle Décor magazine, the prestigious Soho nightspot Spy Bar and the international Ford Supermodel of the World Competition, among others. After leaving Nadine Johnson Associates, Lizzie decided to work on her own by establishing a company called Lizzie Grubman Public Relations (1996). Based in New York City, the firm became a sought after public relation company. Some of her celebrity clients include Jay-Z, the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears.

Already popular as a publicist, Lizzie also tried her hand as an entertainment reporter for 102.7 Blink in 2003. This led to work on television, which included serving as entertainment reporter for such networks as Fox News and CNN.

In 2005, Lizzie appeared in the MTV reality series “Power Girls,” which focused on a group of young publicists working for Lizzie's company. Prior to the release of the series, Lizzie, with Lara Shriftman and Ally B., were profiled in a 1998 cover story in New York Magazine.

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