Andrea Bartzen, an alleged fake Cartier heiress, has defended her lineage and claims that she will continue partying despite allegations of being a fraud. A New York Magazine article alleged that she used the name Andrea Cartier Bartzen for years, creating a connection to the jewelry family to enhance her status and fund her events. She also accused her of fabricating large parts of her life, stiffing bills, and pretending to be part of a social set she wasn't truly a part of to gain money and relevance. Bartzen claims these claims are lies, the work of a small network of people jealous of her success. She has a photo of a family tree showing her relation to a Francis Cartier of Quebec, Canada, not the Parisienne jewelry patriarch, Louis-Francois Cartier.