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Rob Lowe Filing Details Nanny's Alleged Promiscuity
Originally posted 06/27/2008 08:20PM
A former nanny who is accusing Rob Lowe of sexual harassment allegedly offered sex to the family's tennis instructor, according to court documents released Friday.
In a sworn declaration, instructor Nigel Armstrong stated that Jessica Gibson "told me shortly after we first met [in mid-2005] that she was interested in me ... She was very forward and did not seem concerned with being discreet."
Armstrong, then 48, described an incident in the kitchen of the Lowe family home in London in which Gibson, then 22, was nude from the waist down and "invited me to have sex even though [the Lowes' children] were in the general area. I was shocked by her audacity."
Armstrong, who had a girlfriend at the time, says Gibson "would sneak me into the Lowe house to spend the night there ... on three or four occasions."
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Judge Dismisses Two Claims Against Rob Lowe
Originally posted 06/19/2008 01:55PM
Rob Lowe won a small victory Thursday in the first courtroom showdown against a former nanny.
Santa Barbara, Calif., Superior Court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille threw out two of the 12 allegations made by 24-year-old Jessica Gibson.
Gibson's sexual harassment claims remain intact, however. The two allegations thrown out – on the grounds that there was no legal basis – were related to labor-code violations.
"We're very pleased with today's outcome," said Lowe's attorney Larry Stein. "The Lowes have consistently denied any wrongdoing and will be vindicated. The entire family is holding up the best they can."
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Attorney: Rob Lowe Can't Find Confidentiality Agreement
Originally posted 06/06/2008 03:25PM
Rob Lowe, who is suing a former nanny for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement, now can't find the document, the nanny's lawyer says.
Jessica Gibson, 24, who denies ever signing such an agreement, asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit after a Lowe attorney revealed the document is "missing," according to court papers.
"In effect, Ms. Gibson has been sued for breach of a nonexistent contract," says her dismissal motion, filed Thursday in Superior Court in Santa Barbara, Calif. "The Lowes set out to punish Ms. Gibson ... and intimidate any and all who might want to assert (their rights)," the papers add.
Lowe's attorney Larry Stein would only say, "We'll be responding to this in court, which is the appropriate way."
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Rob Lowe Drops Lawsuit Against Former Chef
Originally posted 05/27/2008 04:20PM
Rob and Sheryl Lowe have dismissed their defamation lawsuit against their former chef, Peter Clements, after Clements provided the couple with "accurate information," court papers say.
The Lowes sued Clements on April 7, alleging emotional distress, defamation, breach of contract and trespass. The lawsuit claimed that, when the Lowes were out of town, their former chef threw parties at their home, had sex with strangers in their bed, stole from their medicine cabinet and stole their food.
"Once Peter Clements provided Rob and Sheryl Lowe with accurate information, the Lowes willingly dismissed their claims against him without cost to either side," the papers say.
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Rob Lowe Seeks Dismissal of Some of Nanny's Claims
Originally posted 05/15/2008 05:35PM
Rob Lowe is asking a Santa Barbara, Calif., court to dismiss portions of a countersuit against him by first nanny Jessica Gibson, according to documents released Thursday.
"Each of Gibson's [accusations] is completely unfounded ... but nine of those ... are subject to immediate dismissal because she has failed ... to even allege the essential elements of a claim of relief," writes Lowe's attorney, Larry Stein.
Stein targets a number of alleged labor/wage violations for which Gibson countersued Lowe on April 14. Among them: unpaid overtime, meals and rest periods. Stein argues that Gibson admitted to receiving a check from the Lowes for those unpaid wages around April 7.
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Rob Lowe Costars 'Love Him to Death'
Originally posted 05/07/2008 12:00PM
As the he-said, she-said battle between Rob Lowe and a former nanny rages on, his friends are standing firm.
"We love him to death," his Brothers and Sisters costar Dave Annable told PEOPLE Monday at the Hornitos Cinco de Mayo party in Los Angeles. "We support him."
In regards to the legal battle, Annable added: "Rob is doing great. That's something he doesn't bring to work."
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Rob Lowe Accuser Also Nanny for Shanna Moakler
Originally posted 05/03/2008 03:35PM
Laura Boyce, the second nanny accusing Rob Lowe and his wife of sexual harassment, also babysits for reality TV star Shanna Moakler.
"I've been friends with Laura for the past ten years – before she was my nanny – and I completely stand by her," Moakler tells PEOPLE exclusively.
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Nanny in Tears: I Feel 'Betrayed' by Rob Lowe & Wife
Originally posted 05/01/2008 03:45PM
Rob Lowe's former nanny repeatedly broke down in tears Thursday, speaking out for the first time in a press conference about her new sexual harassment allegations against the actor's wife.
Laura Boyce, the second nanny to sue over alleged behavior in the Lowes' home, appeared distraught as she said the couple "betrayed" her with their lawsuit against her, while her lawyer Gloria Allred claimed that Rob Lowe is jointly liable for any sexual harassment that occurred in his home.
Boyce, a slender woman with her hair pulled back in a ponytail, trembled and nearly hyperventilated during the 20-minute press conference.
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Rob Lowe's Wife Calls Harassment Allegations 'Sickening'
Originally posted 05/01/2008 02:45PM
Rob Lowe's wife lashed back Thursday at a nanny who filed a sexual harassment lawsuit, denouncing the allegations as "lies meant to embarrass and humiliate."
In a statement, Sheryl Lowe said she found it "sickening and disgusting" that former employee Laura Boyce and her attorney Gloria Allred "would stoop so low as to drag a child into this latest, baseless, predatory lawsuit."
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Rob Lowe's Attorney Blasts New Nanny Lawsuit
Originally posted 04/30/2008 10:50PM
Rob Lowe's lawyer Larry Stein issued a statement Wednesday denouncing the lawsuit filed by nanny Laura Boyce. Stein also lashed out at Boyce's attorney Gloria Allred, who also represents Jessica Gibson, the other nanny accusing the actor and his wife:
"Having struck out against Rob Lowe, Gloria Allred now seeks to drag his wife and children into the fray. In response to a lawsuit against Laura Boyce by the Lowes, Ms. Allred filed a cross-complaint on behalf of Boyce, which contains false allegations, in an apparent attempt to divert the negative publicity which Allred's client, Gibson, has universally received.
"Although framed as a sexual harassment claim against both Sheryl and Rob Lowe, the cross-complaint alleges only words by Sheryl and never mentions any words or conduct by Rob whatsoever.
"The alleged statements by Sheryl are totally unrelated to, and do not provide any support for, Gibson's claims against Rob."
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