2017-05-03T12:43:20-07:00'Fixer Upper' Star Still Being Targeted by Lawsuit
Looks like this feud has not been fixed.
“Fixer Upper” star Chip Gaines is being sued by two former business partners in a million-dollar fraud lawsuit.
John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark, former co-owners of Magnolia Realty, said in their 24-page suit that Gaines bought them out of the company two days before Hgtv picked up “Fixer Upper” which “prominently featured the ‘Magnolia’ brand name.”
Gaines fought back on Twitter Monday saying, “Fyi: Ive had the same cell # 15 yrs.. same email for 20 yrs. No one called or emailed? 4 years later “friends” reach out via lawsuit.. humm.”
Read the rest of this article at Page Six.
Hgtv's other home-renovation hit series, Flip or Flop, has also been in the news lately.
Looks like this feud has not been fixed.
“Fixer Upper” star Chip Gaines is being sued by two former business partners in a million-dollar fraud lawsuit.
John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark, former co-owners of Magnolia Realty, said in their 24-page suit that Gaines bought them out of the company two days before Hgtv picked up “Fixer Upper” which “prominently featured the ‘Magnolia’ brand name.”
Gaines fought back on Twitter Monday saying, “Fyi: Ive had the same cell # 15 yrs.. same email for 20 yrs. No one called or emailed? 4 years later “friends” reach out via lawsuit.. humm.”
Read the rest of this article at Page Six.
Hgtv's other home-renovation hit series, Flip or Flop, has also been in the news lately.
- 5/3/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Chip Gaines is not happy with his former "friends." The Fixer Upper star's two former business partners John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark sued him for more than $1 million earlier this week, accusing Chip of fraud. They said Chip bought out their stakes in Magnolia Real Estate days before he announced Hgtv planned to produce the reality show, which prominently features the company's name. They also say they paid just $2,500 each in May 2013 after Chip told them the company is "less than worthless" and that he threatened to start a competing real estate brokerage if they didn't sell. "Ive had the same cell # 15 yrs.. same email...
- 4/29/2017
- E! Online
Chip Gaines is questioning why his former partners in his Magnolia Real Estate Company didn’t reach out to him before filing a $1 million lawsuit over his Hgtv show, Fixer Upper.
“Fyi: Ive had the same cell # 15 yrs.. same email for 20 yrs. No one called or emailed?” Gaines, 42, tweeted on Friday. “ years later ‘friends’ reach out via lawsuit.. humm.”
The Twitter post comes two days after John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark filed the suit in Waco, Texas, claiming that the TV star bought them out of the company without telling them that he had made a deal with Hgtv to air Fixer Upper,...
“Fyi: Ive had the same cell # 15 yrs.. same email for 20 yrs. No one called or emailed?” Gaines, 42, tweeted on Friday. “ years later ‘friends’ reach out via lawsuit.. humm.”
The Twitter post comes two days after John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark filed the suit in Waco, Texas, claiming that the TV star bought them out of the company without telling them that he had made a deal with Hgtv to air Fixer Upper,...
- 4/29/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Former partners in Chip Gaines‘ Magnolia Real Estate Company claim that the Hgtv star had started filming Fixer Upper and “conspired to eliminate” them after learning that the show would be successful, a new lawsuit alleges.
John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark are suing Gaines and others for more than $1 million, claiming that the TV star bought them out without telling them that he had made a deal with Hgtv to air Fixer Upper, according to court documents obtained by People. The suit was filed Wednesday in Waco, Texas.
Lewis and Clark’s attorney, David Tekell, tells People that Gaines and his wife,...
John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark are suing Gaines and others for more than $1 million, claiming that the TV star bought them out without telling them that he had made a deal with Hgtv to air Fixer Upper, according to court documents obtained by People. The suit was filed Wednesday in Waco, Texas.
Lewis and Clark’s attorney, David Tekell, tells People that Gaines and his wife,...
- 4/28/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
Chip Gaines has found himself in some legal trouble. E! News can confirm the Fixer Upper star is being sued by his former Magnolia Real Estate partners for more than $1 million. John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark filed the documents in Waco, Texas, on Wednesday, claiming Gaines urged them to sell their share of the company two days before Hgtv picked up Fixer Upper, which prominently features the Magnolia Real Estate Name. The partners say Gaines bought out their shares for $2,500 each in May 2013 and claim he threatened to open up a competing realty company if they didn't sell their shares. The documents also included a threatening text message that Gaines allegedly sent to Lewis in which he...
- 4/28/2017
- E! Online
2017-04-28T10:29:46-07:00'Fixer Upper''s Chip Gaines Being Sued by Former Partners
Former partners in Chip Gaines‘ Magnolia Real Estate Company are suing the Fixer Upper star and others for more than $1 million, claiming that Gaines bought them out without telling them that he had made a deal with Hgtv, reports say.
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Waco, Texas, John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark claim that Gaines, 42, urged them to sell their equal shares while hiding news that Hgtv planned to broadcast Fixer Upper and feature the Magnolia brand name, Kwtx reports.
Read the rest of this article at People.
Chip Gaines' wife, Joanna Gaines, was also in the news lately, as she denied reports that she planned to leave the series.
Former partners in Chip Gaines‘ Magnolia Real Estate Company are suing the Fixer Upper star and others for more than $1 million, claiming that Gaines bought them out without telling them that he had made a deal with Hgtv, reports say.
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Waco, Texas, John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark claim that Gaines, 42, urged them to sell their equal shares while hiding news that Hgtv planned to broadcast Fixer Upper and feature the Magnolia brand name, Kwtx reports.
Read the rest of this article at People.
Chip Gaines' wife, Joanna Gaines, was also in the news lately, as she denied reports that she planned to leave the series.
- 4/28/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Former partners in Chip Gaines‘ Magnolia Real Estate Company are suing the Fixer Upper star and others for more than $1 million, claiming that Gaines bought them out without telling them that he had made a deal with Hgtv, reports say.
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Waco, Texas, John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark claim that Gaines, 42, urged them to sell their equal shares while hiding news that Hgtv planned to broadcast Fixer Upper and feature the Magnolia brand name, Kwtx reports.
“We are confident that these claims will be found to be meritless, and it is disappointing to...
In the lawsuit filed Wednesday in Waco, Texas, John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark claim that Gaines, 42, urged them to sell their equal shares while hiding news that Hgtv planned to broadcast Fixer Upper and feature the Magnolia brand name, Kwtx reports.
“We are confident that these claims will be found to be meritless, and it is disappointing to...
- 4/28/2017
- by Char Adams
- PEOPLE.com
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