Rob Lowe's lawsuit against ex-nanny

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DREIERSTEINKAHA}IBRO\ryNEWOODSGEORGELLPSanon L. Stein SBN045997)lstein(ddreierstcin, omFredBl Griffrn (SBN 066027)fgriffi n@dreicrstei .comMuibeth AnnagueySBN228431)[email protected] Floor,North TowerSantaMonisq CA 90404Telephone;10.828.9050Facsimile: 10.828.90lAtlomeys orPlaintilhROBLOWE andSHERYLLOSf,E

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cAsENo. 8C388579COMPLAINT FOR:(r) BREACII OF WRITTEN CONTRACT(CONfl DENTHLITY AGREEMENT);{Z', I}EFAFIATION;(3) BREACA Or DrrIY OFLOYALIY;(4) BREACHOr flDUCIARY DUTY;(5) TNTENTTONAL TNFLTCTTONOFEMOTIONAL IIISTRESS;(o NEGLTGET{TNELICTION OFEMOTIONAL IIISTRESS;(7' INTENTIONAL fiSgEIirsnnpnrsENrArroNoMrss$pf g F(B)I\EGLrcENr rsRgEE$DthiBtd(ourssrox)i FFof s.,F-6s=s\ \ r \oar )za lJ t;, .8{ .Lo13 figl lco rG

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tPlaintiffsRob Lowe('Rob Lowe")andSherylLowc (She;ryl Lowe') (collectively

"Plaintiffs" or lhe "Lowcs'), for $eir complaintagainstDefendant auraBoyoe,an ndMdual("Defendant"); ndDOBS tluough100, nqlusive, llcgeas ollows:

NATTJREO.F Hp ACTTON1- We livc in anagewherenformmioncanbc distributedworldwide n amatsr ofseconds.That tlpe of access, ombindwith thepublic's ttrirst for detailsabout hepdvate ives

ofcelebrities,has orccdcelebrities o zealously rrardbeirprivacyand heprinacy nterests ftheir lovedones.This rquireshat hosen theiremployberrsnrrorthy and oyalbccause oyinformationaboutacelebrity rom his/lreranployee- no maurhow patently alse will beinstanhneously isseminated nd(at east nitially) believedtobetrue As sct forth in thislaursuit, auraBoyoe,a formeremployee f the Loweswhowasohargcdwith lhecareof thcirtwo childruruhasmadestatemenbn violuion of berprorfse not tq andhasmade aleoslatcrneots boutRob Loweandhis wife, Sheryl ,owe. Theeffect of her betayal reachesarbuyondpossiblymarring the Lowos' mage n thepubliceyc, ut hasalreadycausedSemendowamountof barm o theentire amily. Thry areall now grapplingwiththe rcality tbatsomeonewho was partof their livesfor thc astyearol so hasbee,n isclosingdctails abouthercrnplolmcntwith themaod evenmore cgregiouslS ying about he oonditionsn whichsheu'orked. By hcr intentionalandmaliciouscondust in completedisregard or the futh or theconfidences ntnrstcdo hcr,Dcfendanthascaused ubstantial arrn o thc lowcs, The Lowcsbringthis suit to scttherocordshaightand o lake astandagaiostall thosewho,by beuaying heconfidences f thosc heyworkfor, celebrityornot, scek o oapitalizeon their positionsor theirown Enancialbenefitanil to tbeemotionaland inancialdstrimentof their cmployers.

JURISDTCTIONAND \{ENUE2. This Court hasurisdiotionovcr his actionpursuanto its gencnalurisdiaion

Powers et orth in dre Constitutionof tbeSateof Califomiaand becaruehearnoun ncontrovrsyxceeds 25,0 0.

3. TheLowesare nficrrned ndbelierre,andon thatbasisallegg that vqruo in thisCounty s pmperbecauseheDefendantesides n theCouutyof LosAngeles.gscpo_r,Doc _z-

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THE PARTIES4, PlaintiffRob Lowe s an ndividual esiding n theCountyof SanaBarbara.He s

a well-known actorvrho hasbadmay leadandsupportingoleson Elcvision, film and hcahe.5, PlaintiffSherylLoua is an ndividualesidingn theCountyof SantaBarbara.

She s the wife of Rob Lowe andhasbeenamake-up tist for telcvisionand ilrn.6. The ,owes malntain heir rsidencen SantaBarbara.7. Lawa Boyce,an ndividual, s a omer employee f the Lourcs,Shemaintainsher

residencen thc County of Ins Angelcs.8. TheLowesare rfonned andbclieve,andontbatbasisall"ge,pursuant oCodoof

Civil ProccdureSection 474rtbat he fiotitiouslynaurodDefendantsuedhereinasDOES Ithrough100, nclwivc, andcachof themwcrc n somemarucr csponsible r legally iable ortheactions,evcnls, ransactions nd circumstanccsllegedberein. Therue ftrmeeandcapacitiesof such ictitiously namedDefendants, hether ndividual,corporate, ssooiate,r othenn'ise, rcpesently unlcnowno theLowes. TheLoweswill soek eaveof this Court o amendhisComplaint o asscfr&e eue rameoandcapacities f such ictitiously nanredDefendants ilren hesame asbecnascertained. orconvenience,ach eferenceo Defendantshall nclude beDOEDefendants,ndeachof them. BoyceanddreDOEDefendantshatlbecollectivly efe,lredo asDefcndants.

9. Thp Lowes are nformcdandbclieve,andon that basisallegc, hatDefndaols, ndeachoftherq mcand were at all timeshoreinmentioned,he agents, enrants, tnployoes,ointvenhuers, r co-conqpiratorsf eachof theotherDefendants, ndat all tirossherein nrentionedwereaotingwithin thc courseandscopeof saidsgmW, employuen" or service n filtherance ofthe oint vcntuIeor conspiracy,lltltl/l958090_t.DOC

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GENERAL FACKqROUI{D10. Rob lowe is a 'rcll-known celebritywhohasbeenn thepublic cye for many

yeaxs. Dueto his celcbrity sktusand hcpublic'sseeming nqucnchablehirst for the ntirratcdetailsof all cclebritics,Rob Lowemust asmwt all celebrities be ablo o tnrstNs cmploycesnotto discloseanv informationor detailspertainingo Ns personalifc bccause uchnfourationmaybedisseminatcdo theglobalpublic n a matter f scconds.

I t. Thus,all employees fthe Lowes,and n particular hoseernployeeswho work in6e lowes' householdand bavehelpedo care or theLowes'childrerl re roquired o signaconfidendalityagreernent sa conditionof theirgmploFtrent,Theconfidentiality agEementprovidesn relevantpafl that thc employcc:

Srill not givc an/ interviews whether ral or written) or wrile orprcpar, r assistnpreparation f anybooks,articles, riograrns,rotlrcroral or rnnitten ommunicationsealingwith the business rpersonal ffairsof the Lowe's' and he [.owE'sParties',norconfirm or denyany nfonnadonof any kind (whether umorpdorknown in anywey) relating o business rpersonalaffairsof rheolov/E's'and he Lowe'sPartis'."

IIpF'ENDAI{T'S pMpLOyMENT WITH TIIE LOWES12. Defendantworked or the [-owpsover he lastyearor so :ts a f,aflny o their two

sons,Matthcw andJobn Owen(eolloctivelywith the Lowes, he T-oweFanrily'). As aconditionof hct employment,Dcfendantsigneda confidendalityagreementthe "ConfidentialityAgreement')wt as every other enrployee f thc Loweshassigncd

13, Defendant cnerdlyworkod2-4 daysperweek or appmximately -10hours,sometimesnoreand ravcled with the [.oweaonat loast wo family vacations.

14. Over thecoutscof heremployment,Defendantdeveloped close elrtionshipwiththeLoweFamilyand reely alkedaboutpersonalnd ntirnatedetailsaboutberpersonalife withShcrylandotheremployees nd liends of thcLowcs,iltl95a090_t.Doc

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