Lisa Marie, 39, originally filed a lawsuit against the filmmaker in 2006.
Marie and Burton met in December 1991 and quickly moved in with one another. At that point, according to her complaint, the filmmaker promised to "share equally any and all property accumulated" and agreed to take care of her financial needs for the rest of her life.
Burton did assist Marie's career: the model appeared in four of his films -- Ed Wood in 1994, Mars Attacks! in 1996, Sleepy Hollow in 1999, and Planet of the Apes in 2001.
But while shooting their last film together, Marie's suit states, Burton dumped the model/actress for Helena Bonham Carter, who played the female lead in Apes. Bonham Carter and Tim Burton currently reside in England with their two children.
Lisa Marie's suit claims that while Burton and Bonham Carter pursued their romance, Marie felt "extremely depressed" for several months.
Marie, whose full name is Lisa Marie Smith, eventually received $2.7 million, but in 2004, she complained of a conspiracy preventing her from obtaining her fair share.
Burton fired back with his own petition, seeking a court declaration which would demand Marie abide by the original agreement.
You can read more details of the legal issue in this link.
I hope that Lisa Marie loses this case.Her claims sound greedy and petty and she's probably desperate since she hasn't been in a lot of movies recently.
ReplyDelete2.7 million should financially secure her anyway.. id have it.. lol.
ReplyDeleteCan u really do that after they've broken up? Im sure he took care of her financially when they were together but once you break up (especially since they werent married) all bets are off. Unless there was some legal document signed stating Tim would take care of her financially FOREVER then i dont think she has a case.
ReplyDeleteTrue the way Tim left her does sound kinda harsh but she should take the 2.7 MILLION bucks and be happy! Thats alot of money
i like that she felt 'depressed' afterwards.. lol come on clearly you ain't going to be jumping for joy.. of i sued everyone that upset me id be a million myself..lol
ReplyDeleteShe got money from him and now she wants more. That greedy b******. I hope she loses!!!
ReplyDeleteGOD! That b*tch already got her money, whats her problem?! Poor Tim...having to deal with that just shortly after his new baby girl was born.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE TIM!
Money hungry whore.
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