EXCLUSIVE: Fantasia's 12-Hour Settlement Talk With Boyfriend's Wife Unsuccessful; Lawsuit Imminent
Posted on Nov 11, 2010 @ 02:30PM
American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino met with her boyfriend’s scorned wife, Paula Cook, earlier this month in an attempt to keep the details of Barrino’s alleged affair with Antwaun Cook private and out of the Mecklenburg County courthouse, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
A source close to the situation says the two women attempted to settle their dispute through private mediation but the ladies were unable to reach a settlement, propelling Cook to move forward with a civil lawsuit against the singer.
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“Fantasia and Paula were in mediation for nearly 12 hours on November 1,” a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com.
“They didn’t settle because Fantasia refuses to acknowledge that she was aware of Paula’s marriage to Antwaun when she started dating him, and Paula is adamant that she knew.”
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Fantasia became the center of a celebrity cheating scandal last year when she famously got the name “Cook” tattooed on her collarbone in honor of her boyfriend Antwaun Cook – a married man.
According to the source, Fantasia and Paula are set to meet in a North Carolina courthouse again on November 22.
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“Fantasia was prepared to pay Paula as much as $100,000 to settle during their mediation, but it fell through,” another source told RadarOnline.com.
“Paula plans on going all the way and is going to sue Fantasia for Alienation of Affection.”
Alienation of Affection is a law still recognized by only seven states – one of which is North Carolina – where an abandoned spouse can file lawsuit against the party responsible for the failure of their marriage, typically the adulterous spouse's lover.
Paula has filed for divorce from her philandering husband, who is still dating Fantasia.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Fantasia attempted to kill herself in August by overdosing on aspirin after reading a court complaint filed by Paula naming her as a homewrecker.
"It just became heavy for me, so I just wanted to be away from the noise," the 26-year-old said in a televised interview.
"I was just overloaded, for six years I've been carrying so much... I always take a lickin' and keep on tickin.’"
Calls to both Paula and Fantasia’s attorney’s by RadarOnline.com were not returned.
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is it just me, or does she look like Gary Coleman in drag?
Posted Mon, 08/01/2011 - 3:24pm
I feel 4 u tasia!
Posted Tue, 12/21/2010 - 11:20pm
..."alienation of affection" means NOTHING in your life changed,, other WOMAN went after your husband NOT the other way around. Heck that's the case every time a married man pushes up on a woman she can be SUED!!!
Posted Mon, 11/22/2010 - 1:00am
Everyone wants to blame Fantasia but the real culprits are Paula & her sorry husband. This is not the first time he left her but did she sue the other woman? He&& to the NO!!!!,
Posted Mon, 11/22/2010 - 1:00am
Fantasia FAKED the suicide attempt to cry "oh poor me". She stole that woman's husband and destroyed his family and hurt his children. Fantasia never says she is sorry she hurt the children. I hope MRS Cook wins BIG bucks$$ from Fantasia.
Posted Fri, 11/12/2010 - 1:52am
This law is bs. It should be the cheating SPOUSE that needs to be sued. He is the married one in the relationship. The cheating spouse gets off without any punishment. Imagine how clogged the courts would be with all the cheaters in the world.
Posted Thu, 11/11/2010 - 10:12pm
Fantasia, get ready to write that check. Sure hope this guy is worth it. I doubt it though. Once his wife has all your money, he'll end up going back to her. That's how karma works.
Posted Thu, 11/11/2010 - 8:44pm
LOL but I hope she does not take him back.
Posted Fri, 11/12/2010 - 1:53am
Tough woman, this Paula. Just keep going and don't settle with that ugly loser, Fantasia.
Posted Thu, 11/11/2010 - 7:43pm
Also, the cheating hubby was vacillating back and forth and Fantasia kept luring him back with expensive gifts and trips.
Posted Thu, 11/11/2010 - 6:47pm