Rob Lowe Sues Nanny

Posted on April 8, 2008 at 8:29 am (PST)

Yesterday Rob Lowe published text messages from his former nanny who quit, then asked for $1.5 million to keep her from telling secrets about Lowe and his wife. Rob said earlier Monday that the former nanny is demanding $1.5 million from the actor and his wife "or she will accuse us both of a vicious laundry list of false terribles." Rob filed suit against the lying nanny. People reports:

In a 26-page complaint against the longtime former nanny, Lowe’s lawyers say the woman claimed to have "a personal and intimate relationship (with Lowe), and, in effect, accusing Rob Lowe of infidelity." The Lowes also learned that the nanny repeatedly expressed romantic interest in Rob and told people that "she wished he would divorce Sheryl Lowe."

On at least one occasion, the nanny "bragged" about giving Lowe a massage during a trip with the Lowe family, according to court papers. (The couple claims it never happened.) The woman also allegedly claimed that Lowe sexually harassed her and that Sheryl Lowe was an "overly demanding" and "abusive" employer, who made "inappropriate comments of a sexual and racial nature" to her.

Rob also filed a lawsuit against two other employees. People reports:

In the 19-page filing against the former chef, Lowe claims the ex-employee had sex on their bed "with third parties" when the family was out of town, stole prescription drugs from their medicine cabinet that he later distributed to his friends, broke several security cameras and overcharged them for food. According to the suit, he also allegedly made statements to various people that Sheryl was heartless, cold and "unclean."

Hopefully the chef washed his hands before he started cooking.