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Exclusive | Heartless landlord tries to evict NYC model after unhinged stalker sent her nude pics to her neighbors: suit

Nypost · · 763 words · By Sonya Gugliara
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Heartless landlord tries to evict NYC model after unhinged stalker sent her nude pics to her neighbors: suit See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on Google A New York City fitness model claims her unhinged stalker sent raunchy photos of her to hundreds of neighbors in her high-end apartment building — and now her landlords want her out.

Common ground

Samantha Skolkin, a former professional bodybuilder with more than half a million Instagram followers, claims she was tormented for a year by her ex-photographer Steward Noack, who allegedly became obsessed with her after she rejected him, according to a $1…

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling, Appeal to Anger: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 100% confidence
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Name Calling / Labeling 90% confidence
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Appeal to Anger 80% confidence
Provoking outrage to bypass rational evaluation of an argument.
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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Samantha Skolkin, a former professional bodybuilder with more than half a million Instagram followers, claims she was tormented for a year by her ex-photographer Steward Noack”
CORROBORATED
Multiple sources confirm Samantha Skolkin is a former professional bodybuilder with a large Instagram following (one source mentions 432k, another mentions over 500k). The claim regarding the torment by Steward Noack is corroborated by the Pulptastic report and the ORIGO report.
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Skolkin is an amazingly purposeful girl for whom there are obstacles on the way to an ideal body. She regularly competes in bodybuilding competitions and is active on social media. About 432 …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg482-DIJtk
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web search NEUTRAL — The Free Instagram Followers tool by SMMPanelAdvisor helps you grow your Instagram account quickly, easily, and completely free of charge. Simply enter your Instagram username, choose an available fol…
https://www.smmpaneladvisor.com/tools/free-instagram-followe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Skolkin is a Women's Bikini competitor from the United States. Samantha Skolkin has a verified height of 5'7" (170 cm) and a recorded contest weight of 150 lb (68 kg).
https://fitnessvolt.com/bodybuilding/athletes/samantha-skolk…
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Claim 2: “the building locked Skolkin out of its rent-payment portal and refused to renew her lease.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 3: “At his arraignment on Dec. 31, 2024, he was hit with an order of protection.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The search results provided for this claim are unrelated (Bilderberg meeting, Jinggoy Estrada), and do not mention an arraignment for Steward Noack on December 31, 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — June 4, 2024. The following press release and participants list was obtained from the official website of Bilderberg Meetings.There is no detailed agenda, no resolutions are proposed, no votes are tak…
https://publicintelligence.net/2024-bilderberg-participant-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jinggoy Estrada declined to enter a plea Thursday during his arraignment for plunder before the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division, prompting the court to enter a not guilty plea for him.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/09/04/news/national/estrada…
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web search NEUTRAL — 28, 2024, in Porter Heights. (Jason Fochtman/Houston Chronicle via AP).
https://fox8.com/news/1008883/
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Claim 4: “The perp was caught on surveillance camera at least three times... as he mailed packages from a US Postal Service office in Manhattan, investigators said in a criminal complaint.”
SINGLE SOURCE
The provided web search results for this claim are generic USPS location searches and unrelated drone footage; they do not contain information regarding a criminal complaint or surveillance footage of Steward Noack.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find USPS locations like Post Offices, collection boxes, and kiosks so you can send packages, mail letters, buy stamps, apply for passports, get redeliveries, and more.
https://tools.usps.com/locations/
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web search NEUTRAL — Show less.Drone footage over military cemeteries in Ukraine reveals the scale of the military death toll. From small village graveyards to large urban burial sites, the number of graves of Ukrainian s…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWpEOvQmCMI
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web search NEUTRAL — Missing Mail and Lost Packages | USPS.
https://usps.pissedconsumer.com/customer-service.html
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Claim 5: “Noack also sexually assaulted her twice when he “forcefully and inappropriately” touched her without her consent, according to the filing.”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 6: “Noack was arrested and charged with unlawful publication of intimate images, criminal impersonation, aggravated harassment, dissemination of unlawful surveillance images and stalking in January and May 2024”
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The search results discuss general laws regarding the dissemination of intimate images or other unrelated individuals (Joshua Sickler), but do not provide evidence of charges specifically against Steward Noack in January and May 2024.
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web search NEUTRAL — The charge—unlawful dissemination of an intimate image—is a class A misdemeanor. The voyeurism law was updated by the legislature in 2015, in part to clarify that it applied to “electronic media.”
https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/Naugatuck-woman-charged…
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web search NEUTRAL — COLUMBIA COUNTY, N.Y. — New York State Police arrested 44-year-old Joshua Sickler, of Port Ewen, for unlawful surveillance, unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image and aggravated ha…
https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/port-ewen-man-accused-of-u…
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web search NEUTRAL — (a) the reporting of unlawful conduct; (b) dissemination or publication of an intimate image made during lawful and common practices of law enforcement, legal proceedings or medical treatment; (c) ima…
https://www.womenslaw.org/laws/ny/statutes/sec-24515-unlawfu…
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Claim 7: “Noack, who runs Queens-based photography studio House of Indulgence”
PENDING
This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 8: “Skolkin, 36”
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Pulptastic identifies Samantha Skolkin as 36. The other search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (Chinese language tutorials on PUK codes and Excel).
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web search NEUTRAL — 手贱把PIN打开了但是又搞忘了所以必须要PUK码，但是要登录掌上营业厅的话就必须要收验证码，锁了我怎么收…
https://www.zhihu.com/question/471297467
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 8, 2018 · 进入excel表格，这里我们要在“是否武林高手”列中，制作一个“是否”下拉选项菜单，首先，用鼠标选择E2至E12单元格。
https://jingyan.baidu.com/article/647f0115fd2b477f2048a844.h…
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 20, 2017 · 本教程提供了AutoCAD 2018中文版的详细安装步骤，并附带软件和注册机，帮助用户快速完成安装。
https://jingyan.baidu.com/article/ce43664937130a3773afd3c1.h…
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Claim 9: “The apartment building — managed by Stonehenge NYC — filed an eviction notice in July.”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 10: “Noack, 54, allegedly mailed photos from her OnlyFans to her parents and to about 400 fellow residents at a posh apartment building in Midtown”
SINGLE SOURCE
The ORIGO report confirms that approximately 400 neighbors received intimate photos of Samantha Skolkin from a stalker. However, the specific detail about mailing them to her parents and the specific name 'Steward Noack' as the perpetrator is not independently corroborated across multiple sources in the provided set.
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web search NEUTRAL — Her mother comments underneath. Her father laughs. Phoebe answers none of them — she opens her laptop instead, pulls her own credit reports, and finds four accounts she never opened and a grandmother'…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vx2Vj1bR9bU
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web search NEUTRAL — Mintegy 400 szomszédja kaphatott intim fotókat Samantha Skolkin modellről, amelyeket állítólag megszállott zaklatója küldött szét. Fotó: X/Twitter. A 36 éves, korábbi profi testépítőnek több mint félm…
https://www.origo.hu/nagyvilag/2026/08/modell-onlyfans-zakla…
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web search NEUTRAL — Photos and video whenever you want. Ask for a shot right in chat, generate a new photo, edit an existing one, or bring her to life in a video — her face stays the same. 05. Hear her voice. Voice messa…
https://aimy.chat/
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Claim 11: “In March 2025, Noack pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct”
INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE
No evidence was found after searching for this claim.
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Claim 12: “a $1 million lawsuit against her landlord in Manhattan Supreme Court”
SINGLE SOURCE
The $1 million lawsuit against CS Ritz Residences LLC and Stonehenge NYC in Manhattan Supreme Court is specifically reported by Pulptastic, but not corroborated by other independent sources in the provided evidence.
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web search NEUTRAL — Samantha Skolkin, 36, a former professional bodybuilder with more than 500,000 Instagram followers, filed a $1 million lawsuit against CS Ritz Residences LLC and Stonehenge NYC in Manhattan Supreme Co…
https://pulptastic.com/nyc-model-says-landlord-tried-to-evic…
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web search NEUTRAL — LII Supreme Court Resources. Justia Supreme Court Center.
https://www.oyez.org/cases/1967/67
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web search NEUTRAL — The site owner hides the web page description.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5VZL3YlHB9/
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.