Sheryl Berkoff

Rob Lowe was sued for sexual harassment by an ex nanny , Jessica Gibson, in April of last year. Gibson alleged that Lowe tried to get her to touch his manhood and that he and his wife openly discussed their sex lives and routinely walked around the house naked. Lowe filed a peremptory suit for defamation, saying that Gibson was trying to extort money from him. Gibson’s story didn’t add up I was willing to believe Gibson at first, but there were so many inconsistencies in her story, and... Read Full Story

Kudos to Rob Lowe and his wife Sheryl Berkoff have won the case that their Former Nanny Laura Boyce filed against them claiming that they violated her Nanny Rights. This could send a message to other disgruntled employees of celebrities who threaten to reveal their former employers deep dark secrets and sue for damages the moment things turn sour. Boyce claimed that her freedom of speech rights had been violated and that the confidentiality agreement that she signed was invalid... Read Full Story

Originally posted Tuesday April 15, 2008 03:15 PM EDT Current and former employees of Rob Lowe have come to the actor's defense against sexual harassment claims made by his former nanny, Jessica Gibson. Lowe's estate manager, Carol Andrade, defended the actor in a written declaration provided to Lowe's legal team and obtained by a source : "Jessica never told me ... that Rob ever said or did anything that she found inappropriate or offensive or that made her feel uncomfortable ... or made... Read Full Story

Posted on June 27th, 2008 10:39 pm Round two of the Rob Lowe and Jessica Gibson battle is on - and juicy! According to court documents released Friday, Gibson - the former nanny who is accusing the actor of sexual harassment - repotedly offered sex to the family’s tennis instructor. Oh yes. We told you it was juicy. In a sworn declaration, instructor Nigel Armstrong stated that Jessica Gibson “told me shortly after we first met [in mid-2005] that she was interested in me… She was very... Read Full Story

Originally posted Wednesday April 16, 2008 05:15 PM EDT The family of Rob Lowe's former nanny describe the 24-year-old woman at the center of the nasty sexual harassment case as caring, cautious and concerned about the actor's two sons. "I was shocked when I heard about everything [and] I worry about her capability to cope with things," says Jessica Gibson's father Jim, 63, a technology executive. In a lawsuit, Jessica Gibson claims Lowe repeatedly exposed himself and inappropriately touched... Read Full Story

Rob Lowe’s former nanny Jessica Gibson (above with high-powered attorney Gloria Allred) has definitely secured herself some good PR representation. Her family has been all over the media the past two days singing her praises and accusing the Lowe’s of overworking Jessica. Apparently Jessica’s half-sister Jamie helped Jessica land the job with the Lowe’s, according to their father who spoke to People this morning: “I’m sure [Jamie] thinks if only she could go back and change things she... Read Full Story

Rob Lowe snaps back at nanny: The actor responded to a former nanny accusing him and his wife of harassment, saying it was the nanny--not his wife--who used a racial slur and behaved inappropriately. Lowe filed sworn statements from people who worked with Laura Boyce in response to her claims against Lowe and wife Sheryl. Boyce sued the Lowe's in April, alleging Sheryl Lowe created a "sexually offensive and hostile work environment" by using the n-word to describe Boyce's boyfriend and... Read Full Story

The 'Invention of Lying' star doesn't let his two sons - Matthew, 16, and 13-year-old John - join him when he is participating in his favourite pastime of heliskiing, which involves being taken to a remote mountain top and dropped to ski down without the aid of a trail. Speaking about his love of the activity, he said: "It's doing something very dangerous. I have not taken the kids. "They want to go. That's a little bit of a discussion at home. My wife is like, 'Are you crazy?' I think we're... Read Full Story

Posted on May 1st, 2008 4:07 pm During an emotional press conference with attorney Gloria Allred, Laura Boyce - the woman accusing Rob Lowe’s wife, Sheryl of, well, many things - broke down in tears. “I feel betrayed and hurt and extremely upset that (the Lowes) would sue me after I endured what I did in their household,” Boyce said. “I never did anything to them other than give them my best efforts for their children.” That’s not how Sheryl Lowe sees the situation, though: “The charges... Read Full Story

Originally posted Monday April 07, 2008 11:50 PM EDT Rob Lowe, who accused a former nanny of trying to extort $1.5 million from him and his wife, went a step further on Monday, filing three separate lawsuits against two of his former nannies and his former chef. Lowe, who wrote an article on The Huffington Post condemning the nanny for what he described as an "attempt to damage and humiliate" his family, filed court papers in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles counties accusing the ex-employees... Read Full Story