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In today's 'The Reliable Source,' The Washington Post's Richard Leiby sifts through the lawsuit filed against New York Times' reporter Jennifer 8. Lee by her former landlady in Washington, D.C., telling us:

"It looked like 'Animal House,'" said Beth Solomon, a PR rep who rented Lee the $2,900-a-month, two-bedroom apartment near the Washington Convention Center for 20 months. "There was urinating and defecating on the property, vomiting on the stairways. The kitchen was destroyed, the floors were destroyed, my baby grand piano was used as a wet bar and taken apart."

The suit, filed in D.C. Superior Court, says Lee entertained "crushing crowds," even setting up a smoke machine for a Halloween bash in the penthouse unit. Other tenants complained that revelers showered beer on their units, the suit alleges, and also feared that a roof had been set ablaze "by guests throwing sparklers and cigarette butts on it."

Okay, that's pretty awesome. We gotta stop making fun of Jenny so we can get invited to her next bash.

Landlady Says Reporter Did a Number on Her Condo [WaPo]
[Animal House poster via IMPAG]