Former Business Partner: Ginger White Never Mentioned Herman Cain
Kimberly Vay mum on Cain accuser's cred, but says 'my lawsuit' speaks for itself
Nov. 29. 2011 —, 2011 -- The female bodybuilder who once ran a bicycle business with latest Herman Cain accuser Ginger White says the Atlanta woman never mentioned the Republican presidential candidate, who she says was her lover for 13 years.
"His name has never come up," said Kimberly Vay, who told ABC News that she and White were former business partners.
But Vay, who filed and won a libel lawsuit against White, refused to comment directly when asked whether she considers White's accusations about Cain credible. "When you see the details of my lawsuit," said Vay, "they will speak for themselves." She then referred ABC News to her attorney.
According to Vay's suit, which was filed in June 2011, White and Vay were partners in a fitness coaching business called No Limit Cycling, and held spinning classes inside the Martin Luther King Recreation Center, which is owned by the City of Atlanta. In November 2010, claimed Vay, White asked to end their partnership, with White continuing to operate No Limit Cycling, and Vay agreed.
On December 9, according to the complaint, White sent a "defamatory" note to a master email list of the company's clients and to city officials. The email said that White's business had "come tumbling down [on] the day I invited Kim Vay into my life and my business" and that Vay had turned her "dream" into a "nightmare."According to the complaint, the email alleged that Vay, a competitive bodybuilder, injected veterinary drugs into her system prior to contests," and also said that Vay preferred to date black men but had made derogatory comments about black women's hair.
Vay's complaint termed the allegation about drug use "false, malicious, defamatory" and "reckless," and therefore libelous.
Both women retained attorneys, according to Vay's account, and reached an out-of-court settlement in April 2011. In June, Vay filed suit, claiming that White had failed to live up to the settlement and that she was entitled to sue for libel. Vay's attorney Kurt Martin told ABC News that White had failed to honor the financial agreement that had settled the case.
Vay also told ABC News that she had filed a petition for a restraining order against White, but that the petition was never finalized and no restraining order was issued.
When White did not respond to a subpoena or appear at a hearing, a DeKalb County judge entered a default judgment in Vay's favor on Nov. 3, 2011. A jury will decide damages.
During an interview with Atlanta Fox affiliate WAGA, White was asked about Vay's libel case. She said, "I admit it. Whatever happened with Kim and I happened." Her attorney told the station that White didn't respond to Vay's lawsuit because she though the dispute had already been settled.