The attorney for Gabby Petito's family on issued a cease: Petito family lawyer sends cease and desist letter to Brian Laundrie's : Friends of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie say the couple's relationship!

California: The attorney for Gabby Petito's family on Wednesday issued a cease and desist letter to the attorney representing Petito's fiancé, Brian Laundrie, and his parents, demanding that he not post photos of Petito online "in an effort to gain business."Richard Stafford, an attorney in New York who's representing Petito's family, sent the letter to Steven Bertolino, a fellow New York lawyer, after a photo of Petito appeared on an unclaimed Yelp page for Bertolino. 

The image — which was uploaded by a Yelp user — was removed minutes after Stafford sent his letter by that same Yelp user, a spokesperson for Yelp confirmed."The Petito and Schmidt family are demanding that you remove Gabby Petito's picture from your Yelp page," Stafford wrote in the letter to Bertolino. The letter continued, "The family tried to remove their daughter's picture from your page and were informed that only the business owner can add or remove pictures."Stafford added: 

"Furthermore, the Petito and Schmidt family demand that you cease and desist posting pictures of Gabby Petito to any and all of your social media pages, web pages or advertisements in an effort to gain business.""I am sure this will be taken care of by 2pm or I will take further action on behalf of Gabby's family," Stafford said. In a text message to Insider, Bertolino called Stafford's accusations "sad.""I have never used social media or any other electronic platform for advertising other than maintaining a Web site," Bertolino said. "I do not control the internet sites nor the hacks and public that have been overrunning the internet with fake comments and posts."Bertolino went on to say that on Tuesday, Yelp had to shut down its page for his firm "due to inordinate and unconfirmed posts.""I would certainly agree with Mr. Stafford that any such post he is referring to should be removed, but advise him that I have no control over that Yelp site," he said. Bertolino said he was made aware that Petito's image was on the Yelp page on Tuesday.

 "So I looked at it and there was an overlay on the page that said the page was temporarily shut down until [Yelp] could verify the authenticity of the posts."Bertolino also said he has "not advertised or sought business" in more than 20 years, and that he "would certainly not use this case to drum up any business."Yelp said businesses cannot remove photos on their business page. Only the user who uploaded the photo or Yelp's content moderators can remove it. Yelp confirmed that the Yelp page for Bertolino was "unclaimed," and that an "unusual activity alert" was placed on the page on Tuesday. Meanwhile, the Yelp page for Bertolino was flooded with negative comments after he took on Laundrie — a person of interest in Petito's disappearance and now death — as a client.

Friends of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie say the couple's relationship!

Friends of Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie have described the young couple's relationship as "toxic" and full of drama, belying the romantic, dreamy outward appearance the pair seemed to portray on their social media. Those who knew Petito and Laundrie said their relationship was so inconsistent that friends sometimes had trouble knowing if the couple were together, according to People."They had very high highs and very low lows. But she always said he was a good boyfriend," said Alyssa Chen, a high school friend of Petito's, to the magazine. The couple, who met in high school in Long Island, New York, broke up when Laundrie graduated in 2016. They later rekindled their relationship and moved in with Laundrie's family in Florida.

 They planned their cross-country "van life" trip there, which made national headlines after Laundrie returned home alone on September 1 and Petito's family declared her missing. Ben Matula, Laundrie's friend, said the couple's trip made it seem like they were "living the dream," but added that "there was always something below the surface where things weren't 100% wonderful," per another report by People."One minute, they'd be all over each other, the next minute, he'd be like, 'We're fighting,'" said Matula, recalling their relationship in New York. "They always had some drama."Nicole Kalanich, who worked with the pair at a Florida grocery store 

and later kept in touch with them, told Insider's Rebecca Cohen and Haven Orecchio-Egresitz last week that they always seemed "happy and cheerful.""They never complained," said Kalanich. "They were couple goals for me."But Petito's close friend, Rose Davis, told New York outlet News 12 that Laundrie was controlling, manipulative, and often jealous."He was always charismatic, and making Gabby breakfast almost every morning, but you know, you can see the jealousy side," she said."He also wanted what he wanted when he wanted it, and he'd find a way to get it. Not in a violent manner, but if he didn't want Gabby to do something, he'd find a way to make it so she couldn't do it," Davis added. 

Petito was reported missing on September 11 by her mother, who last made contact with her in late August. Last week, police in Utah released body camera footage dated August 12 of officers responding to a fight between the couple. On Tuesday, the Petito's lawyer and authorities confirmed that Gabby Petito's body had been found in Wyoming. Her death has been ruled a homicide. Authorities are now searching for Laundrie, who is missing and has been identified as a "person of interest" in the case, according to police.