Lauren Sanchez has been named in a lawsuit filed by her former yoga instructor.
Alanna Zabel — who alleges she trained Jeff Bezos' fiancee between 2007 and 2010 — claims that in 2022 she reached out to her former client to share a book concept and discussed partnering up to write "Dharma Kitty Goes to Mars".
The documents, seen by TMZ, allege that Lauren's book "A Fly Who Flew to Space", which was released earlier this month, contains over 60% of similar content and story.
"Dharma Kitty Goes to Mars" was released in 2022, and on September 18 Alanna took to her yoga page's Instagram to call on her followers to "buy the original," and shared an illustration that accused Lauren of copying Alanna's work.
HELLO! has reached out to reps for Lauren for comment.
© Michael SimonLauren has been touring the country in support of her new book, and during one stop spoke emotionally about how one teacher in particular changed her life in college, helping her to get diagnosed with dyslexia.
"Yesterday I was at the bookstore with my son who’s here and he’s like, 'Mom, can’t you get through that conversation without crying?' And I go, 'I don't know what it is, every time I tell the story, I cry and I don’t understand, it’s something in me,' and then his girlfriend who’s also here goes, 'Oh, you’re probably nervous. That’s why,'" Lauren began.
© Instagram"And so I stopped and I thought about it and …I looked at my friend Elsa who’s right here, and I go, 'Oh my god, I figured it out. I figured why I keep crying. It’s the eight-year-old girl that thinks she’s dumb and the 54-year-old woman hugging her and saying it’s going to be OK. And that’s what this book is about."
Her children's book, which was released on September 10, is "about a little fly who has dyslexia and is just not so good in school and wanders and is curious and ends up seeing the world".
© InstagramWhile on her book tour, Lauren visited her hometown in New Mexico, where she took a walk down memory lane and visited her childhood home with her dad.
She also took the opportunity to share a yearbook photo of herself and read to children at a local bookstore.
“Nothing better than coming home," she wrote. "Went down memory lane. Stopping by the old house with Dad. Ate amazing food. Thank you to all my family and friends who showed up to support the @theflywhoflew."
