A nasty divorce could end up leaving a gaping hole in the hearts of New York vegans. According to the Post a divorce between the co-owners of the East Village's popular Lula's Sweet Apothecary could mean the end of the shop entirely. But let's hope not.
Derek Hackett and ex-wife Blythe Boyd opened up Lula's in 2008 but got divorced in 2012. Since then things have not been sweet between the two. And last month Hackett "filed papers in Manhattan Supreme Court demanding the business be dissolved." He says that his ex is hoarding the profits, which she isn't exactly denying. She just says he hasn't earned any of them.
Boyd says that the idea for the place is hers and that she is running the entire show with no help. "Lula is the name of my niece. The whole vision was mine. Having been a vegan for 15 years I wanted to do something related to that cause," she told the Post. Meanwhile her ex, she says, does nothing but take the money. "He expenses things through the company—sometimes his rent. He’s taking profits and not working here. If you’re not putting in any hours you’re not justified in taking 5 dollars."
So what next? Boyd (and vegans across the city) hopes that a settlement can be worked out. "I have confidence in the business and would like to keep it running but we obviously we cant work together. We have different ideas of where we should be." Fingers crossed.
