Jan. 29 2024, Printed 4:00 p.m. ET
Sofia Vergara accused the contractor suing her for a 7-figure judgment of submitting his lawsuit to “publicize a false narrative” and “to strain” her — and the actress demanded his claims be fought outdoors the general public eye.
In line with court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, Vergara responded to the case introduced by contractor Reside Customized Houses [RCH] that demanded $1.7 million in damages.
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Within the lawsuit, RCH claimed it was employed in April 2022 to assist renovate Vergara’s $26 million Beverly Hills mansion.
The swimsuit mentioned Vergara agreed to pay for the work plus the contractor’s charge. The corporate mentioned it labored on the property till March 2023. Vergara moved again into the house following the work being accomplished.
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Per the lawsuit, RCH put in clay plaster in varied rooms all through the house and changed a flight of stairs.
RCH claimed it fronted the cash for a portion of the work regardless of Vergara allegedly promising to have the invoices dealt with.
The lawsuit demanded $1.7 million in damages.
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On the time, Vergara’s lawyer Marty Singer mentioned the Trendy Household actress had despatched a requirement letter to RCH on October 4, weeks earlier than the corporate filed swimsuit.
Within the letter, Singer accused RCH of overcharging Vergara and performing shotty work on the mansion. Additional, the actress demanded the matter be heard in arbitration and NOT in public court docket.
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Now, in her newly filed response, Vergara mentioned your complete lawsuit must be moved out of Los Angeles Superior Courtroom and into arbitration.
“Not solely are [RCH’s] claims topic to arbitration, they’re nothing greater than frivolous counterclaims that had been concocted after Defendants’ counsel despatched an October 2023 demand letter concerning [RCH’s] failures to carry out its obligations as Common Contractor,” the movement learn.“[RCH] filed this motion in direct contravention of the duty to arbitrate with a purpose to publicize a false narrative and search to embarrass well-known actress, Defendant Sofia Vergara, given her public persona.”
As well as, Vergara accused the contractor of “homophobic conduct.”
Her movement mentioned, “[RCH] seeks to publicize a false narrative to blunt the impact of its fraudulent representations that induced the settlement permitting [RCH] to work at Defendants’ property, the failure to carry out its agreements, together with with respect to approval of subcontractors, negligence in developing the Property necessitating many expensive repairs, and [RCH’s] horrific and unauthorized homophobic conduct.”
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She claimed RCH “engaged in homophobic conduct, by amongst different issues, “referring to gays as “fairies” and firing a gay consultant apparently based mostly on animus associated to sexual choice. Had [Vergara] recognized that [RCH] was homophobic, [she] by no means would have employed [RCH],” her lawyer claimed.
A decide has but to rule on Vergara’s demand the case be moved to arbitration.
As RadarOnline.com beforehand reported, on high of the drama along with her contractor, Vergara remains to be hashing out a divorce settlement along with her estranged husband Joe Manganiello, and dealing with a lawsuit introduced by Griselda Blanco‘s household over her new Netflix sequence in regards to the drug Queenpin.