[Justin Ross Lee's personal photo of him and Christie Brinkley in the Hamptons. Photoshopped, of course]
You probably remember the Introduction to Justin Ross Lee we did a couple of weeks ago right here. How could you forget? Between his "Jew-jetting", bottle-popping, and love of over the top antics it's hard to push out of your mind... or the comments off our site. So we checked in with JRL to see what he was up to the other day via a brief message on Facebook (his choice medium). To our surprise, Justin was ready and willing to provide GofG with more information about himself - even things we never asked for. Including this one-on-one interview he conducted with himself, and sent to our editor. So in case the intro to JRL wasn't enough to get a full picture of exactly what this character is all about, sit back and enjoy him answering these questions.... that he asked himself including things like which hamptons nightclub has a door entrance that is big enough for his head. HAPPY FRIDAY!
"THE BASICS"
Who are you?
Justin Ross Lee. ™
Do you have a job?
I’ve become my job, as self employed as I am self absorbed.
How many people do you have in your cell phone?
At press time my iPhone’s rolodex is complete with 847 numbers, including Pauly Shore, Sammy Sosa, Mystery (the pickup artist), Doug Parker (the CEO of US Airways), and Alfonso Ribeiro (Carlton Banks). I also have some important numbers.
What do you like so much about going out?
“Going out” is a salacious social contact sport sponsored by Grey Goose and Planned Parenthood. I put in a 40 hour work week. It’s also a great drunken way to collect numbers from 20-something’s (which are useless until I have a daughter pledging a sorority at Indiana).
What do your parents think of your lifestyle?
My mother has an overwhelming concern that I will inevitably “knock up a shiksa”. This is clearly showcased in one of my facebook videos: “Interfaith Dating: Motherly Advice”. My father thinks my lifestyle is easy because he’s never had the opportunity to text a woman into sleeping with him. My mother doesn’t know how to text. I once sent her a message that said “Testing”. She flipped out, thought her Nokia was challenging her, and almost threw it in the sink.
"HAMPTONS"
Where do you stay out here? (why are you a Hamptons expert)
I’ve never learned to ½ or ¼ share. In fact, I’ve never even had a real threesome except for one yenta with a split personality. This is what makes me an expert, the fact that I live out here: weekend-season long. Some of these lavish share houses end up looking like the Super Dome after Hurricane Katrina hit Great Neck. My family owns a house in East Hampton and I invite my closest confidants out for the weekend. The kind of friends who assist my mother in waving the broom for our “Sunday Morning Shiksa Send Away” ritual, also brought to you by Grey Goose and Planned Parenthood.
Are you banned from any places in the Hamptons?
None yet, but I do have lifetime bans from: Restaurant 212, Pastis, Terminal 3 @ Newark Int’l Airport, Best Buy in Chelsea, 1OAK and any Time Warner customer service location.
What are your favorite clubs and why?
Don’t really get “Axe” lounge this season. Dune was a great brand. Why the format change? If any club should sound like it’s sponsored by a body spray, it’s Pasha, not Dune. Dune smells like worn-out Louboutins, melted swiped plastic, and regret.My favorite club is without a doubt Pink Elephant. It is consistently consistent and always a great time. The waitresses are hot and have the least “-tude”out East. Any venue in the Hamptons is only as good as its human capital. Stephan, who runs the door, makes sure to let the right people in. Also, Pink Elephant has finally moved the entrance from the front to the side, equipped with a larger door for my head.
What are your favorite bars and why?
Nello is a great option for when your African American Express has gone straight to your head. Love Stephen’s Talk House. Been going there for years. It’s great to see Billy Joel stop in unannounced, play a song, drink and attempt to drive home. But my favorite spot is Cyrils in Amagansett. B.B.C.’s w/ floaters and over the hill 30-something’s with caked on makeup and 50 cents of every ex-husband dollar earned make for a lucrative afternoon.
What are your favorite things to do during the day here? (tennis, lying by pool, being hungover, whatever)
Brunch at Babbets, walking around East Hampton Town dodging Yenta stop and chats, poolside hangovers at my residence.
What are the best places (clubs, beaches, bars) for picking up women?
“Neptunes” for the tramp-stamped tanning salon employee, “Vinny where’s my cheese balls” rims on a ‘01 CLK 320 time of your life. Never actually been there. Does this place even qualify as Hamptons? Isn’t it on the other side of the Midtown Tunnel?
What happened during your craziest weekend in the Hamptons ever?
When the statute of limitations pass I am pleased to answer. Until then, I plead the 5th.
"ROMANCE"
How many women have you slept with?
One standard deviation +/- from the square root of the year of Gettysberg Address. If you know what this means, you’re not qualified to sleep with me.
Do you have a go-to strategy for picking up women?
“Hi, I’m Justin” does the trick. Otherwise, I consult my friend “Mystery” from VH1’s “The Pickup Artist”. I like to think that I’m self taught, but he has shown me a few pointers when we’ve gone out.
What are your standards for hooking up vs dating vs girlfriend status?
Hooking up is something you do at Pink Elephant. Dating is something you do at Bobby Vans. Having a girlfriend is something you do if you want to stay home.
Do you have a girlfriend?
Negative. Not since the Rabbi’s Daughter have I had a girlfriend. Girlfriends are to owning as dating is to renting. In this economy it’s prudent to rent and remain in a cash position more flexible than any girlfriend I’ve ever had.
Will you ever marry?
Absolutely! And if all goes to plan, my future ex-wife is due to be born sometime late this year.
If so, does she have to be Jewish?
As long as she understands what “Sitting Shiva” is, and why my mother is doing it in my name, it’ll be Kosher.
What we don't understand, JRL, is in between dodging Yentas, being BFF with Stephan at Pink Elephant, chumming it up with VH1 reality TV stars, thinking up original pick-up lines, trying to make American history sexy, endorsing Grey Goose and Planned Parenthood... whenever do you get the time to do an interview with yourself?! Phew. We're just tired thinking about it!
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June 27, 2009
12:15am
You are a joke.
TJ
June 27, 2009
1:36am
Bullshit. You KNOW he's going to fall for one of this Shiksas and break the glass.
JRL's WING
June 27, 2009
2:16am
J told me this interview was given by another Hamptons Blog that censored his answers. It's up there too, but with less JRL shtick.
DJ
June 28, 2009
1:58am
You're a douchebag!!!
SL
June 28, 2009
8:46am
Reading this to my office on Monday. JRL is hysterical!
Steven,
June 29, 2009
2:59am
Saw you last night at Pink, first of your "boy' Stephan didn't want to let in your "fat Long Island chicks are you out of your mind" direct quote, then you stood on the bench and texted, spoke to one bored looking blond chick, seriously boy, thought you were a riot but in real life your pretty lame, i fuck the chicks you talk to and facebook add.
June 29, 2009
3:24am
You are not even worth me spending more than the 10 seconds it is taking me to write this comment.
Evan
June 29, 2009
6:09am
Umm I was at Pink last night and JRL was with four 9's.
Roberto Sanchez
June 29, 2009
2:34pm
Yiz are all fenooks- JRL hooks up w/ the hottest broads in the Hamptons. The other night, I seen him take down a 10/10 model, and then close her best friend. It doesn't hurt that is extremely wealthy, owning one of the finest oceanfront estates IN GEORGICA POND EAST HAMPTON. A $60MM ESTATE. His Bentleys, his diamond rangs, and all of his other shiny thangs, make him one of the most eligible dudes in all the Hamptons.
sarah chemelie
June 29, 2009
4:05pm
get a life, if you look at his pics on facebook, all he does is showing offff hisss fake watch and the bottels from other tables !!
Horace Wilson
June 29, 2009
7:19pm
Justin is very rich- his Maybach is a 62S, with the glass roof option that costs approx $512K USD. His watch, the Audemars costs about $ 100K. He spent $70k on cocktails, champagne and caviar for all of his friends at the Lily Pond's nightclub in the Hamptons just on Friday night. He is one of the richest single bachelors in the Hamptons, with a alrge estate and a yacht, too. There was one time when Justin came to Southampton with over 50 women, all models. He didn't sleep with them all but he did take them over to the sushi bar for a nice fresh bowl of misos soup. This was when I knew Justin had made it as a celebrity, smoe one famous with all of the money and clout of a would be DON. His jewelry is worth millions of dollars, exotic stones and different types of clothing, too.
Michael Amante
June 29, 2009
7:24pm
Many of you have seen me perform at large estate parties in the Hamptons and also in St. Tropez and Beverly Hills. The wealthiest residents of these towns will have me perform at their most elegant affairs- I will tell you about the time I performed at Justin Lee's extravagant CRYSTAL BALL BASH at his mega mansion in East Hampton. I've never experienced a finer event- the most impressive caviar spread, top notch moozarella cheese, home made spaghetti sauce, and of course, 1000s of bottles of Cristal champagne for spraying at braods. This was one of the most memorable evenings of my life- Justin, I hope you'll have me perform at your next gala affair.
June 30, 2009
1:29am
...Does anyone else think that he is as incredibly ugly on the outside as he is on the inside as well? Having money really isn't anything new, no offense. The people that are most successful and that are most happy do not feel a need to put on a show and parade about it. You can pay for school, but you can't buy class.....
June 30, 2009
3:08am
Self- employed... HAHAHA The kid has no job and sits on his Facebook all day requesting kids to be his friend. He then throws in his suit.. sorry fuck u threads and makes it look like hes a manager of a hedge fund
Anonymous
June 30, 2009
1:57pm
Self-employed???? Kid doesn't work and cracks into his grandmothers trust fund He sits around all day updating his Facebook then goes out and wears a suit/excuse me fuck your Jew threads to make it appear as if he is a hedge fund manager
Samantha Allenson
June 30, 2009
2:13pm
Horace Wilson and Michael Amante are fake names Justin came up with. Not only did he interview himself, he also posts comments about himself on Guest of a Guest. It's kind of brilliant. The fact that a shnook wannabe Robin Leach from Great Neck with a slew of personality disorders can become a cult favorite celebrity is a testament to the mob mentality that Justin has learned to play like a good guitar riff. He's clearly on a mission from god, and nobody really knows what exactly he's going after, which makes the story that much more enticing. What he needs is a David Axelrod to assist in the strategic marketing and PR of the Justin Ross Lee™ brand, so that like Madonna in 1991, he will start to appear on the nightly news sometime around the end of this year/2010. God bless America. - Sam (samantha.allenson@gmail.com)
Andy Velez
June 30, 2009
6:56pm
I seen Justin this weekend in his Ferrari convertible with 3 girls driving through East Hampton.
Lindsay Rosenstein
June 30, 2009
10:12pm
Distinguished gentleman, knows a thing about class. Born and raised in East Hampton, at the estate with the golf course grass. Justin Lee is hood rich, came from nothing now he got it all. Used to drive a Hummer, now he got a Bentley just for drivin to the mall. I seen him out in St. Tropez, eating pancakes and benedict eggs. Ordering caviar, with 10 different models. Poppin tags, Mackin Hoes & Poppin bottles. - Lindsay Rosenstein "aka THE HOOD RAT WITH CLASS"
Michael Shvo
June 30, 2009
10:42pm
I would like to note that Justin Lee is the cheapest bastard in NY, both in Manhattan and in The Hamptons. After the whole Manhattan fiasco, where he ended up renting a studio for $500/month in Curry Hill, I looked into a summer rental in East Hampton for him. Again, he started off looking at the finest estates, some as high as $250,000 a month. In the end, he did a share with 37 guys for a 1,200 SF 2 bedroom in Quogue. It came to about $200/person for the summer.
Marshal
June 30, 2009
10:46pm
I bet he loves this.
pete
July 1, 2009
5:51pm
I honestly dont know why anyone would want to read this non-sense. I was put on by a friend to check out "this kid he knows whos famous." People who have money shouldnt act the way this kid does by publicizing his every move about what he does and how much he spends. Being a person from a well off family theres a little word on how a person in the top lets say even 5% should act. Humble. Try it JRL.
Lindsay Rosenstein
July 2, 2009
7:27pm
Justin Ross, actin like a boss. From East Hampton to Murray Hill, the guy has class. Living in a mansion, with the golf course grass. Outside he's got a swimming pool all his own, surrounded by a patio, made of keystone. Invitin over broads, takes em out in his Phantom. Drives across town, singin the players anthem. Seen him on his iPhone, textin all his hoes. Always surrounded by hood rats, where ever he goes.
Vinny Maltese
July 2, 2009
7:46pm
Justin Lee came to my brokerage office in Southampton looking for a luxury rental, just like Shvo mentions above. He wanted to rent an oceanfront manse in either Southampton or Bridgehampton. First, I took him to view an estate just down the street from Ira Rennert's. It was renting for $1.2MM (seasonally) - and Justin said he'd take it. A few weeks passed and the deposit never came through. Next thing you know, he had me pulling up listins for him to rent in Noyack in the $20K per season range. When he sent the rental application to my office, it had over 40 names on it, 38 of which were mens names. It was an all guys summer share house. Justin is summering in a share house with lots of guys (and maybe a few girls) from New Jersey. I bet their swimming pool is filled with grease from hair gel, and everyone has a tattoo. These are the sort of people that come to the Hamptons and wear T SHIRTS.
Vinny Maltese
July 2, 2009
7:51pm
This was one of the least expensive rentals in all the Hamptons (if you consider north Southampton "the Hamptons" ). This is where all of the maintenance staff resides during the season.
Scorned Ex-GF
July 14, 2009
10:28pm
I don’t know what’s tackier, all the ridiculous stuff you folks THINK you know about JRL, or JRL himself. Sorry to disappoint you all (lovers and haters alike), but he does NOT have any of the following: a jet, a yacht, a helicopter, $30K suits, a Fiji-filled pool, a palatial estate, least of all beachfront (try studio in Murray Hill), his own Black AMEX, a stewardess for a mom, a job, a Bentley, hell…a car other than his beat up ‘05 Audi S4, a 6-figure wardrobe, respect, class, or a future. What he DOES have, is a cell phone. (914) 588-4129 BTW, he hates calls from strangers…Especially thousands of them!
Forbes Magazine
August 17, 2009
7:33pm
Justin Ross Lee is the heir to a vast fortune- the Lee Jeans fortune. He is worth hundreds of millions of dollars and is very wealthy. His Black AMEX bill is usually $6 or 700,000.00 per month. Most of his money spent on champagne and luxury clothing for women. He owns LEE JEANS.
Martin
August 27, 2009
5:10pm
Who knows if those people in his cellphone has his number, too? lol I'm not impressed at all. JRL sort of "buy" those chicks. I don't know if he can hook up with any ladies without his money. PUAs like www.julianfoxx.com] rel="nofollow">Mystery or Julian Foxx are way better than him. They can hook up with any hot girl in their own cashless way. Ladies would even spend for them.
Alex
September 3, 2010
7:00pm
@pete: He is who he is. Like it or not. I think it's fuckin' hilarious. Could this guy be my friend? Probably not, but I would be laughing 90% of the time. :)