Libbie Mugrabi claims ex asked about a hitman to 'kill' her

Jun 25, 2023

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New York socialite Libbie Mugrabi appeared in Manhattan family court Wednesday, seeking an order of protection from her billionaire ex-husband, art collector David Mugrabi — and wearing a bulletproof vest as outerwear.

The 42-year-old claimed in court that her ex once asked a colleague for help in hiring a Russian hitman "to kill me."

Accompanied by rapper Tiko Texas and octogenarian journalist Anthony Haden-Guest, Libbie requested the order for herself and her 14-year-old son with David.

"My husband is a former New York State wrestler. I’ve been told that his hands are weapons," she told the judge in court.

In response to all of his ex-wife's allegations, David Mugrabi told The Post: "It is the most ridiculous story I ever heard. She is crazy. I can sue her for libel. But I won't because I don't want my kids to be involved in this situation."

Libbie, who sought $100 million in the divorce, told the judge a wild story about how she came to believe that her life was in danger.

She said she was en route to Manhattan from the Hamptons late last month when she received a call from a woman claiming to have an Andy Warhol portrait for sale. (David Mugrabi is a prominent Warhol collector, and Libbie has previously bought the late artist's works as well.)

"I thought I knew her," said Libbie in the courtroom of the caller. "I told her to pop by and show me the piece. When I got home, she was waiting in my living room. That was when she told me that she got into a fight with my ex-husband over a deal. She said he asked her if she knew somebody Russian he could pay to kill me."

Libbie added in court that the woman knew "intimate details about my ex-husband."

Outside of the courthouse, she told The Post, "I gave [the woman] $5,000," acknowledging that it was in the hope of being left alone.

After the incident, Libbie said, she left on a vacation to South of France with her mother, Jane Scher.

In court, she added that, while she was away, the woman "stayed outside of my house [in a car], on and off, with her husband, for six days."

She told the judge that she called David and asked about the woman.

"He said he does not know her," Libbie told the judge. "He said I should go to the police but that I can't because they don't take me seriously."

She claimed that she did call the police and the police did not respond.

It was all enough to end her French holiday early, Libbie said.

"I got disturbing phone calls from a variety of people and came home early," she said outside of the courthouse. "I am supposed to be in Paris, planning a fashion show. But instead I am in New York, going into family court."

Last July, Libbie told Page Six about ending an Ibiza vacation early after her luxury resort suite was allegedly burgled and $500,000 worth of clothing and jewelry was taken.

At the courthouse, Libbie wore a sheer Tom Ford dress with an Agent Provocateur G-string visible underneath. She said the bulletproof vest, by Future Tactical World, cost $25,000 — and came with matching sunglasses.

"She is doing this to promote her [fashion] line," David said of his ex-wife. "If that is a bulletproof vest, we need to work on something. It looks more like a sweater."

The judge granted temporary orders of protection for Libbie and for her son.

Outside of the courthouse, Libbie justified her need for a bulletproof vest by saying, "I don't have a doorman. I live in a townhouse and it's scary. We have shootings every day. The world is dangerous."