Some EWG staffers are fearful that there could be a repeat of the Haart situation.Silvio Scaglia has made his new fiancée, Michelle-Marie Heinemann Scaglia, a director in his company — concerning some insiders.is anything like the one with Haart, telling Page Six: “In the last 12 years I have provided the leadership and the resources that made EWG the global leader of its industry.
“For what matters to EWG, Julia Haart is past news and I reaffirm my personal commitment to the company and my leadership by adding to the Board the person I respect and trust the most: Michelle-Marie Heinemann Scaglia.”Getty Images for The Heinemann F“She was a con artist who disguised herself as a successful fashion designer to convince me to marry her and give her a role in my companies,” he said. “I have filed a lawsuit to prove this and hold her accountable.
Michelle-Marie Heinemann Scaglia is mom to teens Hudson and Hyacinth from her marriage to hedge funder Jon Heinemann.Last year, Heinemann Scaglia, who runs the lifestyle website OldFashionedMom.org, told Page Six that she and Scaglia were planning to work together. “We are discussing creating a think tank” to focus on climate change, she said. “We are working on a lot of projects that are important and simpatico. It is all related to giving back. Children are important to me. I really would like to spend the rest of my life helping people.”Even though the pair are not yet wed, as Scaglia is still mid-divorce from Haart, Michelle-Marie has already changed her name by deed poll to Scaglia.
Another source told us: “There’s an element of PTSD from what happened with Julia. Look at the fallout of that.” A current employee speculated that the company needed to complete its board, saying: “A board of two people doesn’t really make sense. Obviously, Scaglia chose the person he trusts the most.”