Feb. 2 2024, Printed 8:00 a.m. ET
Wendy Williams’ ex-husband Kevin Hunter was ordered to show over a replica of his divorce settlement with the previous discuss present host — as a part of his ongoing lawsuit in opposition to an insurance coverage firm.
Based on court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, a Florida decide granted a movement to compel introduced by Essentia Insurance coverage Firm.
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As we first reported, in 2022, Kevin sued Essentia claiming the corporate refused to pay out on a coverage he had on his 2018 Ferrari California T 2DR Retractable Hardtop.
Kevin claimed the automobile not labored after being left exterior with the highest open throughout a rainstorm on November 11, 2021.
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His lawsuit stated the injury ought to have been coated underneath his coverage.
Essentia stated it employed a meteorologist to research the matter. The insurance coverage firm stated the professional decided there was no rain on the time and site that Kevin claimed his automobile was broken.
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“[Kevin’s] misrepresentations in regards to the occasion of loss and reason behind loss nullify any protection right here. There is no such thing as a real problem of indisputable fact that on the Incident Date, on the time that [Kevin] says the Incident occurred, there was no rain in any respect,” Essentia argued. “That is straight opposite to [Kevin’s] representations that he skilled a downpour.
For the previous couple of months, Kevin and Essentia have been demanding the opposite flip over paperwork as they put together for the upcoming trial.
Essentia demanded Kevin flip over all bank card statements from 2020 to now, copies of his financial institution statements, a replica of the divorce settlement he reached with Wendy, and all details about loans he took out previously 4 years.
As well as, Essentia fired off a subpoena to Verizon looking for Kevin’s cellphone data. The insurance coverage firm requested for all textual content messages Kevin acquired and despatched between the time interval of November 4, 2021, via November 25, 2021.
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Lately, the insurance coverage firm claimed Kevin had refused to show over any of the requested paperwork.
At a latest listening to, the decide granted Essentia’s movement to compel and ordered Kevin to supply the data, together with his divorce settlement.
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In a newly filed movement, Kevin requested the court docket for a rehearing to rethink the order requiring him to show over his monetary data.
Kevin stated Essentia had accused him of insurance coverage fraud at a latest listening to. The insurance coverage firm stated it wanted the monetary data to “paint an image of [Kevin’s] monetary profile in order that Defendant may argue that [Kevin] couldn’t afford to pay the automobile be aware.”
Kevin argued the divorce settlement had nothing to do with the case at hand. He stated that if he was compelled to disclose it, it may expose non-public offers he could also be a part of and reveal details about third events not related to the case.
A decide has but to rule on Kevin’s movement.
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As RadarOnline.com first reported, final 12 months, Kevin revealed he confronted monetary points after his alimony checks from Wendy have been abruptly minimize off.
He stated the help stopped coming in resulting from Wendy’s battle with Wells Fargo over her fortune. The discuss present host’s combat with the financial institution led to points with Kevin being paid out what he’s owed.
On prime of the insurance coverage lawsuit, Kevin sued the producers behind The Wendy Williams Present for $10 million. He accused them of wrongful termination — and claimed they improperly fired him after Wendy filed for divorce from him.