After new allegations emerge in a $ 5 million lawsuit, Beverly Hills’ Erika Jayne claims she was extorted

One of the more serious dramas on Erika Jayne’s plate right now, beyond feuds with her reality TV co-stars, is a $ 5 million lawsuit. It’s just one of many civil lawsuits in which she was cited alongside her ex, Tom Girardi, her former law firm and others. Plaintiffs claim that Girardi (who currently lives in a health care facility following a diagnosis of dementia) never paid them their part of the deal and also accuse Jayne’s entertainment company of embezzling those funds. However, new allegations surfaced after this week The real housewives of Beverly Hills alum in the middle of the case, responded with charges of extortion.

In particular, the judicial documents obtained from page 6 showed that the plaintiffs (through their legal representation) had filed a motion demanding a delay for Erika Jayne to release EJ Global LLC from tax committee suspension (i.e. filing her taxes). Apparently, by not doing this on purpose in recent months, he is delaying the discovery process, which they considered an “unfair advantage” before the next hearing in July. In response, his lawyers made strong statements to the media, going so far as to accuse the plaintiffs themselves of participating in “illegal wage sharing” with Tom Girardi.

Furthermore, it was implied that the signatories extorted money from the former Broadway star by threatening to reveal that someone else would have to pay his bills lately. Bravo’s veteran reposted some of her legal team’s ferocious words on her Instagram and echoed the sentiment of feeling extorted in the caption. Look down:

Erika Jayne The real housewives of Beverly Hills Co-star Lisa Rinna left a heart emoji in support of the post. But Ronald Richards, the attorney who represented the law firms of Philip R. Sheldon and Robert P. Finn, was clearly less enthusiastic about the extortion charges. In a new statement to Page Six, Richards said:

The California Superior Court appears to have found merit in the original residence request, as it ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on Friday, May 27. RHOBH The star has now been ordered to file a report on the steps she is taking to “revive” EJ Global LLC before the June 27 deadline.

When the motion first came to light, Erika Jayne’s lawyers said they were already “trying” to suspend her business. By all accounts, Tom Girardi, her law firm and her accountants were responsible for all finances relating to EJ Global and are currently in possession of all related documents. And since they’re all currently linked to the other pending lawsuits and the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, apparently it’s turning out to be a “difficult task” to get the records for Jayne to file those taxes.

Season 12 of The The real housewives of Beverly Hills captured some of the former singer’s real-time thoughts amidst his legal woes, and more new episodes will follow. (Watch those airing Wednesday on Bravo or the day after on Peacock Premium.) And in her latest update (not on social media), she mentioned co-star Sutton Stracke’s on-screen behavior before finally revealing that she was feeling a little more optimistic. about your situation Although another costume by the name of Erika Jayne was quickly replaced after being removed. We just have to wait and see how things go for the beleaguered reality star.