Bench Warrant Issued For Arrest Of Real Housewife Gretchen Rossi
Posted on Sep 09, 2011 @ 01:30AM - 4 comments
By Alexis Tereszcuk - Radar Senior Reporter
A bench warrant for the arrest of The Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi was ordered by a judge on Thursday, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Gretchen Rossi Wins Partial Legal Victory Vs. Ex-Boyfriend
Posted on Jun 07, 2011 @ 06:46AM - 7 comments
By Jen Heger
Radar Legal Editor
Gretchen Rossi has won a partial legal victory in her ongoing legal battle with ex-boyfriend, Jay Photoglou, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
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Posted on May 27, 2011 @ 08:26AM - 6 comments
By Jen Heger
Radar Legal Editor
EXCLUSIVE: OC Housewife Gretchen Rossi May Be Forced To Pay $40,000 In Attorney Fees To Ex
Posted on Dec 23, 2010 @ 02:00PM - 6 comments
Another Real Housewife may be facing financial woes this holiday season and it isn’t from buying holiday gifts.
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Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi may be forced to pay ex-boyfriend Jay Photoglou a whopping $40,000 in attorney fees as a result of an anti-SLAPP motion filed by Photoglou in relation to a defamation lawsuit she filed against him.
EXCLUSIVE: Gretchen Rossi Served - A Lawsuit - At 'Housewives' Party
Posted on Sep 21, 2010 @ 06:30AM - 10 comments
More than dinner was served when Gretchen Rossi got together for a meal with her Real Housewives of Orange County co-stars last Saturday night.
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As soon as Rossi arrived at the party she was served - with a lawsuit, RadarOnline.com learned exclusively.
EXCLUSIVE: Gretchen Rossi Finally Pays Her Ex - See The Check
Posted on May 03, 2010 @ 11:35AM - 8 comments
She fought and fought and fought but in the end Gretchen Rossi finally handed a check, for the amount of $22,375.05, to her ex boyfriend Jay Photoglou and RadarOnline.com has exclusively obtained a copy of the check.
The Real Housewives of Orange County star lost a judgment to Jay and then skipped a court date for a debtor’s examination.
A judge issued, and held, a bench warrant, demanding the star show up in court. But before she did, Rossi filed a lawsuit against Jay for defamation and other counts.
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Gretchen Rossi On Ex: He's Not Getting Any Money From Court Battle
Posted on Apr 29, 2010 @ 01:07PM - 9 comments
Real Housewives of Orange County star Gretchen Rossi appeared in an Orange County, California courtroom Thursday in her long, long running battle with her ex, Jay Photoglou, and again avoided paying him a judgment of nearly $20,000.
RadarOnline.com was in court and Gretchen told us that no matter what happens Jay "isn't getting any money" from her.
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Jay won a judgment against Gretchen from a previous court case. She did not appear at a scheduled debtors examination court date last week and a bench warrant was issued and held until Thursday.
That warrant was recalled on Thursday.
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Meanwhile, Gretchen counter attacked Jay by filing a lawsuit against him within the past week for defamation.
In Thursday's court action, Gretchen was left with a choice of paying Jay the money she owes from the previous court case or securing a bond worth double that amount as she proceeds with her new case.
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But Gretchen told RadarOnline.com that no matter what happens she won't be paying Jay, because she says he owes tax money and she would be writing the check to the California Franchise Tax Board!
The parties are due in court again Friday.
Jay was not in court Thursday.
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Jay's lawyer Orlando Castano told RadarOnline.com that his client will continue to seek damages saying, "Today the judge extended the hearing for one more day because they need to post a bond, which is for double the amount of the judgment in order for the stay on the examination to go into effect, otherwise I will be bale to examine her, or they can present a check to my client."
But Gretchen's lawyer Gregory Brown fired back, telling RadarOnline.com: "He's never going to get any money, the franchise tax-board has demanded that we pay any money to them, we offered to pay it all to the Orangewood Children's foundation instead of sending ti to the IRS and they didn't want to do that."
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As for Gretchen, she told RadarOnline.com: "I'm great and I'm happy with what happened today."
EXCLUSIVE: OC Housewife Gretchen Rossi Sues Ex For Defamation
Posted on Apr 24, 2010 @ 10:10AM - 7 comments
Reality star Gretchen Rossi has filed a lawsuit for defamation against her ex-boyfriend Jay Photoglou, sources tell RadarOnline.com.
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This comes just one day after Rossi was issued a bench warrant for not appearing in court.
Photoglou says she owes him more than $21,000 and the hearing was to determine how much money she makes and how many assets she has.
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The judge gave her a break by giving her a week to solve the issue before activating the bench warrant for her arrest.
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The Gretchen versus Jay court show has been going on for a long time now with Gretchen hurling some pretty ugly charges at Jay and even denying they dated.
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Besides being a star of the show that began the Real Housewives franchise, Rossi also owns her own make-up line.
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Season 5 of The Real Housewives of Orange County ended in March. It’s unclear whether it will be back for Season 6.
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EXCLUSIVE: Gretchen Rossi A No-Show In Court, Warrant Issued
Posted on Apr 22, 2010 @ 08:30AM - 6 comments
Gretchen Rossi failed to show up for a court appearance Thursday and a judge issued a bench warrant, RadarOnline.com is reporting.
But before Bravo starts rolling video of their Real Housewife in handcuffs, relax. The judge held the bench warrant for a week, meaning the Orange County hottie will remain free.
Rossi was supposed to be in court for a debtor examination related to money she owes her ex, Jay Photoglou, stemming from a lawsuit she filed against him that was thrown out.
EXCLUSIVE: Gretchen Rossi Served With Legal Papers - In The Middle Of A Fashion Show
Posted on Mar 16, 2010 @ 04:40PM - 24 comments
Gretchen Rossi was served with legal papers in the middle of a fashion show, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
Gretchen’s ex lover Jay Photoglou had the Real Housewives of Orange County star served at The Grove in Los Angeles just days ago. He had been trying to serve her for days before that, but was unsuccessful as Gretchen proved elusive!
“She wasn’t easy to serve, but she’s been served,” Jay told RadarOnline.com. “I’m looking forward to going to court.”
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Jay and Gretchen have had a long-running battle over their previous romantic relationship, with Gretchen, at times, denying they were involved.
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Photoglou filed a lawsuit against the blonde beauty for libel, slander and five other counts on January 29. The lawsuit further claims that Rossi was “intimately involved with Photoglou the entire time the show filmed Rossi’s first season,” and charges her with hurting his reputation by calling him a liar, a drunk and a thief.
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Rossi has also been busy in court against Jay and obtained a temporary restraining order against him at one point. But she didn’t show up for a court date and a judge awarded Jay in excess of $18,000. He is going back to court on the same case and needed to serve her with papers for that.
Easier said, then done, it turns out.
Rossi proved elusive but when she was at a BeBe fashion show at The Grove a process server got her.
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The feud between Rossi and Photoglou originated when Rossi denied having a romantic relationship with him. Jay says they began dating in 2008 and were known as a couple, vacationing with each other’s families.
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On Bravo’s The Real Housewives of Orange County, Rossi was depicted as the fiancé to Jeff Beitzel, who died in September of 2008. According to Jay, Gretchen told Jay was that Jeff was her ex-boyfriend and she was taking care of him because he was suffering with a terminal illness.
