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Nude model Zoe West won a $15,000 court case against the New York City Police Department after being wrongfully arrested during a public performance.
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Zoe West is a model who occasionally gets naked, but only if it's for classy purposes. Andy Golub is an artist who loves to paint naked ladies. The pair joined forces in 2011 for a piece of performance art that went astray when the fuzz stepped in.
After West removed her underwear to "enhance the paint application process," the NYPD arrested her for public nudity. According to West, the police waited about 15 to 20 minutes after she took off her underwear to make the arrest. If you're wondering, she was frisked.
This wasn't Golub's first run-in with the law, as he's been body-painting for a long time. But the situation shook up West quite a bit. She said she'd still work with Golub, but maybe in a less public space.
The 22-year-old model lucked out though, winning $15,000 in a court case. Apparently, it's completely legal to be naked in New York City, as long as it is considered "artistic."
