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It appears Bravo simply can’t catch a break. The community, already juggling a number of authorized battles, has discovered itself within the courtroom highlight as soon as once more, this time due to a $200 million lawsuit from Mark Ferrell Chuvalo, the ex-husband of latest Actual Housewives of Atlanta star Kelli Ferrell.
In response to TMZ, Mark claims that Bravo and his ex-wife “concocted tales about his habits and funds that have been false” whereas he appeared on the present. He’s accusing the community of depicting him incorrectly, resulting in what he says is important harm to his fame.
Mark’s authorized staff has alleged that Kelli “erroneously claimed that Mark was abusive in the direction of her.” She additionally advised viewers that her ex-husband owed her cash she had lent him — one thing Mark has flatly denied in court docket paperwork.
Authorized filings obtained by The Day by day Mail shed extra gentle on the monetary feud. The paperwork state that the previous couple took out a $420,000 mortgage three years in the past to fund their dream restaurant, Nana’s Rooster & Waffles. Nonetheless, Mark claims that Kelli “misused the funds for a birthday celebration celebration, amongst different issues,” and later shifted the blame onto him.
“He additionally revealed that he had paid the mortgage in full,” the filings say, “however his ex continues to unfold inaccuracies, claiming that he took the cash with out her data or authorization.”
Kelli, in the meantime, has saved her response minimal. She has “but to affirm or deny her ex’s accusations regarding their funds,” reportedly focusing as a substitute on elevating the couple’s three youngsters. In a earlier interview, she maintained that she tries “to stay optimistic in each scenario and hopes for the perfect.”
This new lawsuit is only one of a number of Bravo has confronted lately. Earlier this month, one other Housewives ex-husband, Todd Nepola, filed a $10 million lawsuit in opposition to the community, claiming that his “enterprise experience was misrepresented on the cable community, leading to hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in misplaced income.”
With a number of lawsuits stacking up — together with defamation claims and even arrests amongst forged members — Bravo’s actuality empire is perhaps going through some very actual penalties.
