Posted May 14th 2009 12:43PM by TMZ Staff
The feud between Rob Lowe and his two scorned nannies is over -- the second and final nanny suit against Rob has been settled.
Sides for both Lowe and Laura Boyce -- who alleged she was a victim of sexual harassment by Rob's wife Sheryl -- have asked for the whole case to be dismissed.
No coincidence, we hear, that the dismissal comes after the judge ruled the Lowe's could go after Boyce for violating the confidentiality clause in her contract.
As for how much money changed hands ... we can't tell you exactly, but here's what we hear -- Laura won't be planning any expensive vacations any time soon.
The other suit -- involving former nanny Jessica Gibson -- will also be dismissed.
Filed under: Rob Lowe
Tags: Laura Boyce, LauraBoyce, lawsuit, nanny, Robe Lowe, RobeLowe
Posted May 14th 2009 8:12AM by TMZ Staff
Rob Lowe has settled up with a former nanny, who claimed Lowe sexually harassed her by, among other things, exposing himself to her and groping her.
Both sides have requested that the case be dismissed, according to documents obtained by People. Lowe and Jessica Gibson have sued each other -- the actor denying the allegations and claiming she tried to blackmail him.
It's unclear if money will change hands in the settlement.
Lowe still has to deal with another former nanny... Laura Boyce. Boyce claims she was sexually harassed as well while working for Rob and Sheryl Lowe. The Lowes deny it.
Sometimes you're better off just doing your own dishes.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Tags: jessica gibson, JessicaGibson, rob lowe, RobLowe
Posted May 6th 2009 2:29PM by TMZ Staff
While he hasn't aged in nearly 20 years, Rob Lowe soaked his smooth, shirtless bones in the Miami sun on Tuesday.
Dorian Gray has got nothing on the 45-year-old star.
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Beauty, Hot Bodies, Rob Lowe
Tags: Rob Lowe, RobLowe, shirtless
Posted Apr 8th 2009 4:45PM by TMZ Staff
So the Gloria Allred just fired off an email to us, saying our story about Rob Lowe was wrong -- you know, the case where Lowe is suing his former nanny, Laura Boyce, for allegedly violating the confidentiality agreement and defaming him.
The judge in the case just shot down Boyce's claim that the confidentiality agreement was not enforceable -- at least, that's what we said. Gloria, who reps the nanny, claims the judge merely denied her motion to throw out Lowe's lawsuit, and didn't rule on the confidentiality agreement.
But Lowe's lawyer, Larry Stein, tells us Gloria is full of it -- that her whole argument was that the case should be 86'd because the confidentiality agreement violated Boyce's First Amendment rights and was unenforceable. Stein says the judge squarely rejected Allred's challenge to the confidentiality agreement.
One thing's for sure -- someone's gonna end up cryin'....
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Tags: 86d, boyces first amendment rights, BoycesFirstAmendmentRights, confidentiality agreement, ConfidentialityAgreement, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, larry stein, LarryStein, laura boyce, LauraBoyce, lawsuit, nanny, rob lowe, RobLowe
Posted Apr 8th 2009 8:00AM by TMZ Staff
Rob Lowe just won a huge victory in his bitter lawsuit against his former nanny -- and it's a decision that will have a big impact behind closed doors in Hollywood.
Lowe sued Laura Boyce for allegedly violating the confidentiality agreement she signed, by blabbing all over town that the Lowes did horrible things around her. Lowe claims Boyce was telling people his wife, Sheryl, did things like walk around naked in front of the nanny and comment about the penis size of the nanny's boyfriend -- claims the Lowes deny.
In a stunning decision yesterday, the judge in the case rejected Boyce's claim that the confidentiality agreement was invalid, on grounds it violated her freedom of speech rights.
The judge has effectively told a bunch of celebrities it's still safe to hire help and make them sign agreements that they won't spill secrets for fun or financial gain.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Tags: allegedly violating confidentiality agreement, AllegedlyViolatingConfidentialityAgreement, bitter lawsuit, BitterLawsuit, case rejected, CaseRejected, court, former nanny, FormerNanny, gloria allred, GloriaAllred, hollywood, huge victory, HugeVictory, judge, laura boyce, LauraBoyce, lawsuit, Lowe sued Boyce, LoweSuedBoyce, nanny, rob lowe, Rob Lowe spanks nanny in court, RobLowe, RobLoweSpanksNannyInCourt, sheryl
Posted Dec 26th 2008 4:47PM by TMZ Staff
After his last Hawaiian getaway, it's no surprise Rob Lowe decided to go on holiday with his family, but without a nanny ... or a shirt
Filed under: Paparazzi Photo, Rob Lowe
Posted Nov 14th 2008 12:15PM by TMZ Staff
Assuming fires don't ravage them, Oprah Winfrey and Rob Lowe have some pretty nice houses in Montecito to return home to.
Oprah purchased her 14,000 square foot house back in 2001 for a reported $55 million. It features six bedrooms and 14 bathrooms. Lowe's $25 million estate sits on a 242,193 square foot lot.
Thus far, the fires haven't reached either home. Fire knows better than to mess with O.
Filed under: Oprah, Natural Disasters, Rob Lowe
Posted Nov 14th 2008 9:14AM by TMZ Staff
The fires in Montecito haven't reached Rob Lowe's home yet, but he isn't taking any chances.
Lowe's rep tells us as of last night, Rob's home was still standing, but he had to move his family out.
No word on the condition of any nannies.
Filed under: Natural Disasters, Rob Lowe
Posted Oct 7th 2008 1:20PM by TMZ Staff
David Crosby claims the only thing bigger than Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young was the genitalia Rob Lowe's nanny coveted.
In a declaration filed in the case of Laura Boyce -- the former Lowe nanny who claims she was sexually harassed -- Crosby claims he went to Hawaii last year and spent some time with the Lowes and Boyce. He claims during the trip, Boyce "stated on several occasions that she only dates 'black guys' because of their 'c**ks.'"
Crosby adds, "Laura Boyce was open about her personal life and dating preferences and freely discussed that in front of my wife and me."
In another declaration, Heather Melchiori, another friend of the Lowes, says last year, while having lunch with Sheryl Lowe, "Laura began bragging about the size of her boyfriend's penis. Laura said that her boyfriend was an African American athlete." She added that Laura bragged that "her boyfriend's penis was 'the second largest black c**k in the NBA.'" And for good measure, Melchiori adds it was so big, Laura "had to wear a 'life saver' so that his penis didn't 'rip her p***y apart."
Crosby's first solo album was called "If I Could Only Remember My Name."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Posted Sep 15th 2008 3:32PM by TMZ Staff
The Lowe family's battle with former nanny Laura Boyce is getting nasty -- literally.
Rob's wife Sheryl filed her declaration on Thursday. Sheryl says while on vacay in Hawaii she had to take the nanny to the emergency room for an "infection on her lips." Sheryl also says she tried to help Boyce out by buying her clothes and even supported her efforts to get pregnant by her NBA boyfriend -- despite the fact it would have meant Boyce would quit.
What a pleasant alternative that would have been for everyone.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Posted Sep 11th 2008 4:48PM by TMZ Staff
Nobody wants to buy a product from a married guy accused of gettin' down and dirty with the help -- just ask Rob Lowe.
According to court docs filed yesterday, Rob claims he's been passed over for at least three commercials since the second nanny sued him for sexual harassment. He says he's lost over a mil as a result. That's a big paycheck -- where is he filming these commercials, Japan?
Rob swears he never acted inappropriately with the nannies but it doesn't sound like the advertisers are buying it.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Posted Sep 4th 2008 9:30AM by TMZ Staff
The woman accusing Rob Lowe of all sorts of sexual misdeeds has made an unusual legal move.
We've obtained an appeal filed by Jessica Gibson's ever-shy lawyer, Gloria Allred, asking the higher court to reinstate some of the claims her client is making against Rob Lowe. It's unusual for two reasons. One -- Gloria claimed victory when the judge threw out portions of the suit and countersuit on both sides. Never heard of appealing a victory.
More significantly, by filing appeal, it freezes the ability of the parties to take depositions. Gloria basically said she was living for the moment when she could put Rob's ass under oath and take his depo. That could now be delayed for a month. It raises the Nancy Kerrigan question -- whhhhhhy?
UPDATE: Gloria just told TMZ although they can't take Rob's depo because of the appeal, "we can still obtain statements from witnesses informally." Maybe they'll try the case at Starbucks.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Posted Jul 31st 2008 7:00PM by TMZ Staff
Both Rob Lowe and Jessica Gibson had important parts of their cases thrown out in court today -- and if you ask their attorneys, they both came out winners.
The judge threw out Jessica's retaliation claim, but the judge also tossed out four of the Lowes' claims -- the biggest one was their allegation of defamation.
Jessica Gibson's attorney, Gloria Allred, tells us, "He lost the heart of his case, which is defamation, and we are permitted to proceed with the heart of our case, which was and still is our allegation that Rob Lowe sexually harassed Jessica."
Lowe's attorney, Larry Stein, tells TMZ, "I'm delighted with the court's ruling today. It removed the retaliation claim, which Ms. Allred had been focusing on and left in six claims, which allows us to prosecute every claim we've made."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Posted Jul 31st 2008 1:22PM by TMZ Staff
There's a court hearing today in the Rob Lowe nanny lawsuit, and when the judge called the case in the courtroom he must have had some wishful thinking ... he actually said "Rob Lowe vs. Jessica Simpson."
The judge meant to say Jessica Gibson, another Jessica who's looking for a hit.
Now the best part ... before entering court, Jessica and her lawyer, Gloria Allred, posed for pics with the courthouse janitors. Will Gloria also clean up in court today?
Stay tuned ...
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Posted Jul 28th 2008 5:05PM by TMZ Staff
Why would Sheryl Lowe call ex-nanny Laura Boyce and invite her on a vacation -- only to sue her a week later?
In court documents, Boyce says she had no contact with Mama Lowe after quitting her gig last November until she got this saccharine voice mail at the end of March. So one can magine Boyce's surprise when -- a week later -- Lowe turns around and sued Boyce and fellow nanny Jessica Gibson. The nerve!
Boyce says she quit the Lowe house after she says Sheryl snickered during a phone call that the nanny had gotten "strep throat from sucking n***er d***." Laura was dating former NBA star Dale Davis at the time.
Filed under: Rob Lowe
