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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
New documents were filed yesterday by Rob Lowe's attorney, but they're boring as s**t. 
Peruse them, if that's your thing.
Filed under: Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe's ex-nanny loves the word no. In a declaration filed today, Jessica Gibson goes line by line, denying every allegation Lowe, wife Sheryl and anyone on their side has made about her and her alleged behavior.
In court docs, filed today in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Gibson says there is "animosity" between her and her sister Jamie, so you can't believe her yarn about demanding cash from the Lowes. She also adds she doesn't recall ever signing a confidentiality agreement to work for the Lowes.
Gibson says she had no clue she couldn't have visitors over to the Lowe house and "was not aware" that she needed permission for the visits.
And there's more ...
Click here... it's not over yet
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
Mrs. Lowe is nasty -- allegedly. A former Lowe nanny has filed new legal papers, reiterating her most shocking claim -- that when she tried to call in sick to work one day, Sheryl Lowe yelled the reason for her illness was "she got strep throat from sucking n****r d**k. I mean black d**k."
In new documents, filed yesterday in L.A County Superior Court, Laura Boyce claims on November 16, 2007 she called in sick. She says she "heard Sheryl Lowe in the background yelling and laughing into the phone." Then she allegedly made the racist comments. "At the time," Boyce says, "I was dating an African-American man."
After hearing what Sheryl said, Boyce quit -- then and there. She said she had no contact with the Lowes, except one voice mail she says Sheryl left her, until April 7, 2008 when she was "shocked to learn from a television report that I had been sued by Rob and Sheryl Lowe."
It is unclear why Laura has made the same allegations in two separate legal filings.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
The boyfriend of Rob and Sheryl Lowe's former nanny admits he gave her some pretty dumb advice.
In more court documents, filed late last week in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, Jessica Gibson's boyfriend Jason Lesh says after Gibson abruptly quit her job last February, she wanted to "tell Sheryl Lowe to f**k off" in a text message. Lesh says he stopped her -- and crafted a kinder, gentler text for her to send.
In his declaration, Lesh says he told Gibson to send a text in a "nice tone" to her former boss to "appease" her, with the hopes "that Jessica could 'neutralize' her." He now says that was something that "I deeply regret, and now believe to be stupid."
The Lowes sued Gibson in April alleging their former nanny breached her confidentiality agreement and was in cahoots with other employees trying to shake down the couple. Gibson fired back with her own suit, claiming the Lowes sexually harassed her and engaged in sexually inappropriate behavior.
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
A former chef for Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl says the couple's former nanny was a "sexual predator"!
In a declaration filed today in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, James Maclear says he worked for the Lowes as a chef from June to December 2005. In that time, he claims Jessica Gibson had an "overtly flirtatious manner." He says within hours of meeting her she "changed into hot pants and was laying on the kitchen floor with her legs open in a very suggestive manner."
He also says Gibson aggressively pursued him -- on several occasions telling him "she was very horny" -- even though he told her he had a girlfriend.
He says once at a friend's birthday party Gibson paraded around a pizza joint singing the Pussycat Dolls' "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me" directly to his girlfriend.
Maclear also says Gibson's "constant sexual innuendo" made him so uncomfortable that he complained to her supervisor. He says he "never saw Rob flirt with Jessica," and "never saw Sheryl do or say anything that was sexually inappropriate or offensive." He also says Jessica "would often call Sheryl names, including a 'f***ing c**t'."
Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Rob Lowe
In response to the litany stories TMZ published today about Rob Lowe and Jessica Gibson, Gibson's attorney, Gloria Allred, just issued this statement:
"These declarations were filed in opposition to our SLAPP motion which will be heard on July 10th. We will be filing our reply next week.
"This appears to be an attempt to distract from the real issue which is our allegations of sexual harassment by Rob Lowe of Jessica Gibson and retaliation against her when she complained of it.
"When the smoke clears, this is what the case is about and no amount of red herrings will distract the jury from deciding these issues."
Filed under: Rob Lowe
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