Lowe To Cops: I Can Handle Sex Case On My Own

Posted Apr 9th 2008 9:20AM by TMZ Staff

TMZ knows why Rob Lowe called off the hounds (as in Sheriffs) who offered to conduct a criminal investigation into an alleged blackmail plot against his family.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that several days ago, Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies showed up unannounced at Lowe's doorstep, offering to launch a criminal probe into what Lowe says is a conspiracy by three ex-employees. Lowe's lawyer, Larry Stein, was on the phone with Lowe and spoke with deputies. We're told Stein said he didn't want a criminal investigation just yet because the former employees would probably clam up -- you know, the whole self-incrimination thing.

Lowe has sued the three exes, claiming various misdeeds, including bringing strangers into the house and having sex with them on his bed ... all the other stuff isn't as interesting.

Stein had no comment.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe

Comments [13]

Digg it Del.icio.us My Yahoo Sphere RSS MySpace Permalink Email

Reader Comments

(Page 1 of 1)

1. I bet he is changing his mind. ROB LOWE IS A CHEATING DOG, and he knows it!!!! Forgot about all those women huh Rob? Well HELLO, they havent forgotten anything. Whatever happens to that guy, I have heard first hand experiences, he deserves it!

Posted at 9:28AM on Apr 9th 2008 by kelly

2. come on rob, we all KNOW that it was you who brought strangers into your own damn bed.

Posted at 10:09AM on Apr 9th 2008 by me

3. The cops came knocking on his door to offer their assistance in this thing? That's odd. Then again this whole thing is pretty bizarre. Lowe should know better than to hang himself like this.

Posted at 10:39AM on Apr 9th 2008 by Jollyex

4. He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.

Posted at 10:53AM on Apr 9th 2008 by Cherri

5. Hmmm, it seems as though Mr. Lowe protests a little too much. What he alledging may well be true but I am wondering why he is putting so much of this out into the media and we have yet to hear one word from those who he claims are after his butt. He may very ell be innocent, he may very well may not be. He does have a sordid past and ley
t's face it, the video taping of him with the underage girl is not going to give him much credibility....he secretly taped them having sex....that is pretty damn low and sick if you ask me. Time will tell.

Posted at 10:56AM on Apr 9th 2008 by completely disgusted

6.
If Lower were truly the victim of extortion, conspiracy and blackmail, he would've filed criminal charges.

End of story.

It's the usual "I'll bury you in legal fees" threat. He's hoping the threat of civil law suits (which he can control) and legal fees will silence the employees and end it. He has no intention of going through any lawsuit.

Also, how typical is it that non-celebrity crime victims don't get help with real crimes, but the cops knock down celebrity doors to help them? Boo-hoo, being a celebrity is so hard.

Posted at 11:18AM on Apr 9th 2008 by silly

7. He probaby didn't want them to find his sex tapes with underage girls!!!

Posted at 11:30AM on Apr 9th 2008 by All American Girl

8. Kelly! Got something you want to share ;)

Posted at 11:36AM on Apr 9th 2008 by Lori

9. Bet cha he's trying to destroy his nanny w/benefits credibility along w/her witnesses (the other 2 employees) but Rob is just destroying his own credibility!

Posted at 12:43PM on Apr 9th 2008 by jp

10. I don't understand why Rob Lowe didn't contact the FBI and set up a sting on this woman. As for the police "offering" to help, my guess is when they knocked on his door, it was more along the lines of, "why on earth didn't you contact us first?". This makes them look bad, too. Something is definitely a little off here, and I love Rob's acting, so I hope this is all straightened out quickly and no one gets hurt.

Posted at 1:20PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Jennie

11. This is the same actor who's dog (Chpper) attacteda co-worker on his grounds when this co-worker was delivery an item to his home & turned around & said it belonged to his assistant he feared the word would get out! & then few months later he was on the cover of the PEOPLE MAGAZINE w/ his dog Chopper! Honestly I don't believe Rob Low(down) dirty actor!

Posted at 5:53PM on Apr 9th 2008 by twinks

12. I've been seeing reports on this at other news venues, and one thing I see often is them mentioning his 1986 sex "scandal" with "two young women." But anyone who has seen the video, as I have, knows that he isn't with two girls, but rather one girl and one guy (the guy being legal age). It's two guys "double-teaming" the girl, there's no guy-on-guy stuff going on.

Posted at 7:49PM on Apr 9th 2008 by John

13. John thats hot.

Posted at 8:06PM on Apr 9th 2008 by Paris