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| ROB LOWE DESCRIBES DRAMATIC EVACUATION FROM WILDFIRE Blog |
The wildfire raging near Santa Barbara, Calif., has sent thousands of people fleeing their homes, among them Brothers & Sisters star Rob Lowe.
"It was just like Armageddon," the actor tells KABC-TV.
Lowe, 44, was at home and initially thought wife Sheryl was joking when she informed him of the blaze in the upscale Montecito community where Oscar-winner Michael Douglas and talk-show maven Oprah Winfrey also have homes
"My son and I were watching the football game," the father of sons Edward, 15, and John, 13, said in an interview with the L.A. station. "And my wife, who was out running errands, called and said, 'Get out. The mountain's on fire.' And I thought she was kidding. There was no indication that anything was going wrong, that anything was up." Heeding the order, however, he found that it was no laughing matter.
"I put the kids in the car," he recalled, "turned out of the driveway and the entire mountain was on fire with flames shooting 200 feet in the air. There was literally no warning. It came out of nowhere."
Lowe's home was not damaged, nor were Douglas's or Winfrey, according to reports.
But the fire, which was 40 percent contained by Saturday morning, had destroyed 111 residences and damaged nine before winds died down and the fire stabilized. Another 1,500 homes were still threatened and mandatory evacuations remained in effect, the Associated Press reports.
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| ROB LOWE LAWSUIT AGAINST NANNY ON HOLD Blog |
Rob Lowe's legal battle against his former nanny, Jessica Gibson, is on hold, pending her appeal to a higher court to throw out his million-dollar lawsuit against her.
"Everything in the case comes to a halt for now," Gibson's lawyer Gloria Allred tells PEOPLE. "Although we were successful in getting parts of his lawsuit thrown out in an earlier decision, we feel most of it is still without merit."
The actor has accused Gibson, 25, of breaking her confidentiality agreement and spreading lies about him. At the time he filed his preemptive lawsuit, Lowe said a "former employee" – later identified as Gibson – "is demanding my wife Sheryl and I pay her $1.5 million by the end of the week or she will accuse us both of a vicious laundry list of false terribles." A week later, Gibson countersued him for sexual harassment, alleging the Brothers & Sisters star groped her and exposed himself over her seven-year employment with the Lowe family.
Lowe, 44, and his wife, Sheryl, 47, also preemptively sued a second former nanny, Laura Boyce, 38.
Boyce responded with her own sexual harassment claim against the couple, although she only accuses Sheryl of direct harassment.
Lowe's lawyer, Larry Stein, had no comment.
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| ROB LOWE: SECOND NANNY TERRIFIED MY KIDS, USED "N-WORD" Blog |
The battle between Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl and their second former nanny Laura Boyce is heating up.
In a response to Boyce's claims against the Lowes, he has filed papers, claiming she terrified their children by discussing gang activity in her neighborhood “in graphic” detail and sharing stories about people having their eyes and limbs cut off, Fox News reports.
The Lowes also claim that Boyce repeatedly used “racially inappropriate” words and told the kids sordid details about her sex life.
In the papers, Boyce's former friend also states that Boyce would often use the “n-word” when referring to her African-American friends and make inappropriate comparisons to her boyfriend’s genitals and household objects.
Lowe and his wife go on to claim that Boyce would “self-medicate on Xanax and alcohol.” She also would often come to their house with strangulation marks and facial bruising and talk of her physically abusive boyfriend, they claim. (In November 2007, the Lowes say, Boyce did not show up for work, so they filed a missing person’s report and "feared for the worst.")
Boyce sued the Lowes in April, alleging that Sheryl Lowe created a "sexually offensive and hostile work environment" by using the "n-word" to describe Boyce's boyfriend.
Boyce also claimed Sheryl often walked around "naked, completely exposing herself."
While she did not accuse Lowe of sexual harassment, she is holding him jointly responsible.
Lowe faces a separate legal battle with another former nanny, Jessica Gibson, who filed a lawsuit against the Lowes April 14.
He preemptively filed lawsuits against both women April 7, claiming they violated their confidentiality agreements and spread lies about his family.
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| ROB LOWE FIRES BACK AGAINST SECOND NANNY Blog |
Rob Lowe fired back Wednesday at a former nanny accusing him and his wife of harassment, alleging it was the nanny – and not his wife – who used a racial slur and behaved inappropriately.
In a response to Laura Boyce's claims against Lowe and wife Sheryl, the actor filed sworn statements in a Los Angeles Superior Court from people who knew and worked with Boyce.
"Laura would use the 'n-word' a lot when referring to her African-American friends and lovers," Boyce's former friend Noa Shaw said in her statement. "Laura was very open with her use of the 'n-word' in public."
In addition, the president of Lowe's production company, Jennifer Dynof, said in statement she had reprimanded Boyce "about her use of the ("n" word) around the children and the Lowe's friends."
Dynof also disciplined Boyce, 38, for openly taking about Boyce's sex life in the Lowe household.
Boyce's lawyer, Gloria Allred, told PEOPLE: "We will be filing our reply to (Lowe's allegations) within five days and it will contain our response."Boyce sued the Lowes in April, alleging that Sheryl Lowe created a "sexually offensive and hostile work environment" by using the n-word to describe Boyce's boyfriend and walking around "naked, completely exposing herself." Boyce does not accuse Rob Lowe of direct sexual harassment but is holding him jointly responsible.
The actor faces a separate legal battle with former nanny Jessica Gibson, who filed a lawsuit against the Lowes on April 14.
The Brothers & Sisters star, 44, preemptively filed lawsuits against both women on April 7, claiming they violated their confidentiality agreements and spread lies about his family.
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| HALLE, ELLEN JOIN CANCER FIGHT Blog |
It's now question of who isn't attending Stand Up to Cancer, the Sept. 5 multi-network TV charity event that's raising money to fight the disease.
New additions to the line-up include Jessica Alba, Halle Berry, Jack Black, Abigail Breslin, Kate Bosworth, Sheryl Crow, Ellen DeGeneres, Melissa Etheridge, Jimmy Fallon, Jennifer Garner, Brad Garrett, Angie Harmon, Tony Hawk, Marg Helgenberger, Diane Keaton, Rob Lowe, Mandy Moore, Sharon Osbourne, Josh Peck, Mekhi Phifer, Keanu Reeves, Jimmy Smits, David Spade and Carrie Underwood.
They are joining a long list that includes Casey Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Christina Applegate, Lance Armstrong, Josh Brolin, David Cook, Dana Delany, Fran Drescher, Kirsten Dunst, Elizabeth Edwards, Jon Favreau, America Ferrera, Neil Patrick Harris, Salma Hayek, Scarlett Johansson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Masi Oka, Danica Patrick, Christina Ricci, Robin Roberts, Homer and Marge Simpson, Meryl Streep, Hilary Swank, Charlize Theron, Goran Visnjic, and Forest Whitaker. News anchors Charles Gibson, Katie Couric and Brian Williams will present news segments on cancer research.
And some of music's biggest stars, including Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Fergie and Miley Cyrus, will perform their charity single "Just Stand Up," which benefits Stand Up to Cancer.
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| MAGIC JOHNSON: TONY ROMO 'GREAT' AT HANDLING CELEBRITY Blog |
NBA legend Magic Johnson knows a thing or two about playing in the spotlight – and he says Tony Romo, the Dallas Cowboys' quarterback and Jessica Simpson's boyfriend – can handle the hype too.
The former Laker, who brought "Showtime" basketball to L.A., visited Romo at the Cowboys' training camp Wednesday in Oxnard, Calif.
"I think he's doing great," Johnson, 48, said of the 28-year-old football star. "With everything that has been thrown at him, if you remember back with the fumble [that cost the Cowboys a playoff win in 2007], and now Jessica, I think he's done an incredible job. All Tony has to do now is just win." Johnson wasn't the only celebrity to stop by training camp. Rob Lowe came with his son John, 12, and two other boys – all wearing blue baseball hats with the letter "D" – and Oscar winner Jamie Foxx walked onto the field with a small entourage.
But it was Magic who got the fans and players the most excited. The circus-like atmosphere at the camp is only the beginning, he noted: "I told them all, 'If you think you're big now [with] all this media hype, win the Super Bowl and you'll see what media hype is.' "
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| JUDGE DISMISSES SEVERAL CLAIMS IN ROB LOWE-NANNY SEX CASE Blog |
A judge tossed out several claims on both sides of Rob Lowe's legal battle with ex-nanny Jessica Gibson on Thursday.
He dismissed four of the Lowe's claims — including his allegation of defamation. (A judge ruled that Gibson, 24, is protected under laws that allow people to protest against their workplace condition.)
"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," Gibson's attorney, Gloria Allred, told TMZ.com.
But the judge also took a swipe at Gibson, throwing out her claim that Lowe, 44, retaliated against her. (A judge previously tossed out two of her allegations related to labor-code violations.)
"I'm delighted with the court's ruling today," Lowe's attorney, Larry Stein, told TMZ. "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."
The hearing is the latest in the scandal-laden court battle.
On April 7, Lowe and his wife Sheryl filed a preemptive lawsuit against Gibson, accusing her of demanding $1.5 million in hush money.
A week later, Gibson filed her own lawsuit against the Lowes. She accused him of groping her and exposing himself to her.
She also alleged that his wife, Sheryl, would walk around the house naked and make vulgar comments about their sex life, according to the 18-page document.
The Lowes vehemently deny all of Gibson's allegations.
After Gibson filed her suit, a second former nanny, Laura Boyce, came forth claiming Sheryl sexually harassed her.
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