Celebrity Justice
Ex-49er Suing Ex-Wife for Golddigging

Posted May 8th 2008 3:30PM by TMZ Staff

Joe Montana's softer side was sought out by NFL defenses for years -- turns out his ex-wife just sold it to the highest bidder ... in the form of old college love letters!
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The former 49ers quarterback is suing his first wife, Kim Moses, and a Texas auction house for selling love letters and memorabilia from his time at the University of Notre Dame. The other items include Joe's freshman I.D. card, a University of Notre Dame letter of intent and Joe and Kim's 1979 marriage certificate.

Joe is suing in excess of $75,000 -- claiming the items were obtained and sold by Moses without his consent.

Moses' lawyers released this statement: "Ms. Moses is extremely disappointed by this lawsuit. The allegations in Mr. Montana's lawsuit are untrue. All of the items that are the subject of Mr. Montana's lawsuit belong to Ms. Moses, including property that she received from Mr. Montana as token of love and appreciation. The Property Settlement Agreement signed by them makes clear that the property at issue belongs to Ms. Moses."

Reps for Heritage told TMZ they have yet to see a copy of the lawsuit, but say "Ms. Moses warranted to Heritage that she had the right to sell [certain properties possessed during their marriage]."

Lawyers for Montana have yet to respond for comment.

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Talk Sports


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1. hahaha! I have to do it since no one seems to care about this article!!!

here it goes!!!!


FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!

hahahaha

Posted at 5:38PM on May 8th 2008 by good grief!

2. OH

Posted at 5:42PM on May 8th 2008 by first

3. joe montana was the reason i fell in love with the 49ers in the 7th grade soooo long ago! needless to say i am now a HUGE seattle seahawks fan! go tatupu!

Posted at 5:43PM on May 8th 2008 by thats right

4. I'm a life-long Forty Niner fan, and Joe Montana is the greatest quarterback to ever play in the NFL, but I've also known Kim Moses for more than 20 years, and can atest to her class and integrity. This is clearly a misunderstanding and I hope it will work out without further conflict.

Posted at 5:58PM on May 8th 2008 by Keith C.

5. He divorced that wife for a airline attendant he met and carried on with. She deserves the money, like he needs it. What goes around comes around.

Posted at 6:04PM on May 8th 2008 by Imp

6. Joe - you're so cheap! let her keep the money!

Posted at 6:11PM on May 8th 2008 by me

7. His suit is obviously due to the influence of wife #3. If he knew about the stuff wife #1 had, or in any way abandoned them with her, then she had the right to sell it. If he didn't know about it, then she was selling off his property without his knowledge and she SHOULD be sued. A real lady would return anything with his name on it so he could give it to his children.

Posted at 6:31PM on May 8th 2008 by Amanda

8. How pathetic one has to go to get money!! What a bitch!!

Posted at 6:39PM on May 8th 2008 by prefectpanda

9. Love letter should be off limits. Frannkly, selling the other memorabilia screams of desperation, but selling personal love letters is beyond the pale. What a skank! no wonder he left her a$$.

Posted at 6:48PM on May 8th 2008 by KU HOOPS FAN

10. isnt it illegal to sell the marriage certificate? those always have personal info!

Posted at 8:02PM on May 8th 2008 by pohono

11. It seems to me, when you write a love letter to someone, it becomes their property. With that said...I fell in love with Joe Montana in the 7th grade too...so long ago. I never missed watching a game. The 49ers, in Joe's day, were the best football team ever. No one ever has, or ever will be able to, hold a candle to him. Football just isn't the same anymore.

Posted at 8:33PM on May 8th 2008 by Amy

12. Maybe he should have packed that stuff up before he left her for his second wife...If I remember correctly, he went out to the store and never came back. Sounds lke a real prince to me.
Steve Young is better looking and a better quarterback.

Posted at 9:25PM on May 8th 2008 by Jennifer

13. Joe left Kim when he fell for Cass Montana on a United Notre Dame charter. Why shouldn't she get something. Joe wants everyone to think he has a squeaky clean image, look at the Novermber, 1993 issue of Penthouse. His former friend sounds like he has the dirt on Joe. Dig him up.

Posted at 11:19PM on May 8th 2008 by Bobby

14. ROFL...Steve Young a better QB??!?! Are you on crack or are your garmies on too tight?

Posted at 11:21PM on May 8th 2008 by Starrchile

15. I AM A HUGE (ND FAN), BUT JOE YOU ARE A "JACKASS", YOU HAVE "MILLIONS", YOU SHOULD HAVE PUT HIGH BID IN AND NO ONE WOULD HAVE KNOWN ANYTHING ABOUT THIS, NOW EVERYBODY KNOWS!!!. YOU WILL PAY MORE IN LEGAL FEES, THAN THE TOTAL BID, SOUNDS LIKE "SPITE", TO ME!!!. GO IRISH!!!

Posted at 12:19AM on May 9th 2008 by ND FAN

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