In Krauss v. Globe International, Inc. (251 AD2d 191, 674 N.Y.S.2d 662 [1st Dept 1998], the plaintiff ex-husband of television celebrity Joan Lunden moved for summary judgment on a defamation claim based on the defendant's publication of an article stating that Krauss had had a liaison with a prostitute, while he and Lunden were still married. In granting the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, the Court in Krauss held that Krauss was not a public figure simply because of his relationship to a celebrity, and also found that the article was mere gossip and not a public controversy.