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Earlier this year, artist Robert Cenedella filed a federal class action lawsuit against five major American institutions alleging manipulation of the art market. Now, five New York Museums, which Cenedella has accused of being part of a ‘corporate museum cartel’ that only promotes artists within their own collections, are seeking a court dismissal of the case, .

At a hearing for the outlandish case, a lawyer likened museums' choices to those made by NBA teams during a draft. While many artists believe they deserve more recognition than they’ve received, most just complain about it to their friends. Artist Robert Cenedella has gone a different route: He’s taken the museums that he believes have wronged him to court.

What do you get when you pit a pair of Russian oligarchs — one Vladimir Putin’s friend, the second jailed in Moscow —against each other? Then, add a girlfriend who’s accused of betraying one billionaire for the other? You get this: A lawsuit over the ownership of a $1.5 million townhouse at Aqua in Miami Beach wrapped in international intrigue.

It’s no longer a case of He said, she said. A $1 million lawsuit against Victoria’s Secret model Sui He has been dropped. The pioneering Chinese model, who tried making the jump from New York Model Management to Women Management shortly before fall Fashion Week, has returned to her original agency. That agency in turn has agreed to drop their lawsuit against the 27-year-old Wenzhou native.

A former hand surgeon who is no stranger to legal battles, is in trouble again after he allegedly grabbed a flight attendant by the neck during a recent transatlantic flight. Michael Glyn Brown, of Houston, Texas, is accused of making 'rude sexual comments' to the flight attendant as he grabbed her during a January 2 flight from London to Miami.

A New York judge has dismissed negligence claims against a boxing promoter who didn't ask for a heavyweight fighter to be taken by ambulance to a hospital after a 2013 bout in Madison Square Garden that left him severely disabled. Magomed Abdusalamov, 35, known as the Russian Tyson, lost a 10-round bout with Ismaikel "Mike" Perez on Nov. 2, 2013. After the fight, he underwent surgery for a blood clot in his brain. He is now paralyzed on the right side and has trouble communicating.

Sui He is being sued. The stunning Victoria's Secret runway beauty, who is also known for her 2011 turn as the first East Asian model to open a runway show for Ralph Lauren, has been accused of dumping her agency to join a rival.

A major Big Apple modeling agency is ​setting up for a Fashion Week showdown with a competitor over an up-and-coming Chinese catwalker. New York Model Management is suing Women Management, model Sui He and her booker, Duncan Ord, for $1 million.

A male model who was romantically linked to Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus was arraigned Monday for allegedly slugging a pal's father over a piece of pricey artwork. Morgan O'Connor, 20, the former face of Polo Ralph Lauren, was released without bail after his arraignment for allegedly assaulting Timothy Goodwin over a piece of street art July 2.

A model who has advocated for the rights of underage catwalkers was busted this month with her beau for gun possession inside their West Village pad, The Post has learned. Cops were called to the apartment on Bleecker Street after Alise Shoemaker, 30, allegedly attacked her software-developer boyfriend, Christopher Lattner, 32, “jump[ing] on his back and scratch[ing] his neck, causing abrasions, bleeding lacerations, redness, and substantial pain,” according to a criminal complaint.

After Dodgers co-owner Magic Johnson got in hot water with Major League Baseball for his comments about Yankee slugger Robinson Cano, he’s now had a setback in a federal court. A Florida judge is allowing a case against the former NBA star to proceed, alleging he broke an agreement to market and sell a prepaid credit card — called the Magic Cash Card — and then made a similar deal with competitor OneWest Bank to hawk a similarly-named prepaid plastic.

He mayor may not be a Bloomberg, but he’s going to court. Real estate broker Dan S. Neiditch, who allegedly chooses the more famous surname of Bloomberg when making reservations at top nightclubs, is being sued by a club employee for $1 million.

A Brazilian model is suing her Manhattan-based agency, claiming her bosses are sabotaging her relationship with her biggest client: fashion designer Carolina Herrera. Renata Faria Zandonadi signed on with Muse Management in 2012 to build her customer base. Before then, she worked almost exclusively with Herrera in Paris.