Gretchen Rossi Wins $500,000 in Bitter Ex-BF Lawsuit

I'll tell you who's even happier about this news than Gretchen Rossi...Slade Smiley. After all that work he put in with Jo de la Rosa and Lauri Waring, Slade's gotta feel like he's finally won the lottery:

TMZ.com:

"Real Housewives of Orange County" star Gretchen Rossi has scored a massive payday in her endless lawsuit against her ex-BF -- who she sued for defamation -- because a jury just awarded her $500,000 ... at least. 

As we reported, Rossi sued her ex Jay Photoglou for defamation and other things back in 2010 -- claiming he trashed her in the media. 

It went back-and-forth forever, but today, a jury decided in Rossi's favor -- awarding her half a mil in damages. 

Jay got squat. Gretchen may still get more money too if the jury decides to award her punitive damages as well. 

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