EXCLUSIVE: Demi Lovato Close To Settling Case With Dancer She Punched
Posted on Dec 07, 2010 @ 02:53PM
Even before it hits court, troubled Disney starlet Demi Lovato has moved to settle her dispute with a back-up dancer she punched, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
Alex Welch’s high-powered lawyer Donald Karpel revealed he and Demi’s lawyers are moving towards a settlement.
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“Alex is seeking a settlement, an apology from Demi and a donation made to a charity of her choice,” Karpel told RadarOnline.com.
Karpel said that he is working with the firm that representing Lovato and “has faith that we will reach an amicable settlement.”
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Welch was scheduled to do an on camera interview with RadarOnline.com and other media outlets on Tuesday, but Lovato’s camp asked the young dancer to hold off on interviews while their case is being negotiated.
The dancer, 21, who received a black eye in the incident five weeks ago, told RadarOnline.com: “I hope to get this settled and put this behind me.”
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As we exclusively reported, Welch has been seeking medical attention for the injuries she claims she received when Lovato hit her.
Jesse Derris, a spokesman for Lovato, told RadarOnline.com: “Demi’s attorneys have had an initial discussion with Mr. Karpel. They are exploring the possibility of an amicable resolution of this matter. We do not plan on making further public comments during this process.”
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amagod121 you are a moron. There ARE no Coke videos out there. Also one punch is NOT beating someone up. And a settlement is meant to be compensatory. Not unconstitutionally large. learn a thing or two about extortion you idiot.
Posted Sat, 12/11/2010 - 9:49pm
amagod121
Posted Sat, 12/11/2010 - 9:47pm
Demi hasn't spoken to her father in years. Everything that man says is a lie to buy attention for himself. And there is no "coke snorting video." I seriously doubt a girl that size can throw a punch hard enough to break someone's face.
Posted Tue, 12/07/2010 - 9:22pm
If you're going to get punched in the face, make sure the puncher has something to lose and some $$s. :-}
Posted Tue, 12/07/2010 - 8:02pm
Alex has ruined any chance of being hired by anyone in the "biz". It was wrong to punch her in the face, violence is never cool. But her going public about such a trivial incident is pathetic, and plastic surgery for a black eye? Give me a break!
Posted Tue, 12/07/2010 - 6:25pm
How do you know that her bone wasn't damaged? And that she's unable to be hired again? Or that it was a trivial matter? We don't know the full story, and sorry, but I'd sue if someone attacked me.
Posted Tue, 12/07/2010 - 8:04pm
And Julie IS right. By overplaying the victim card and suing her “friend” as she claims over a facial bruise makes her a liability now and an expensive one at that. That's why sometimes a lawsuit isn't worth it.
Posted Tue, 12/14/2010 - 6:51pm
Also if there was bone damage, she would be feeling tremendous pain when performing those dance moves. Hell she wouldn't be able to dance without some sort of head ache if that was the case.
Posted Tue, 12/14/2010 - 6:49pm
If there were bone damages on her face, we would've heard of them by now. They would've added it to the punitive damage lawsuit. THAT would've been made clear. It wasn't added. Also she wouldn't be able to perform. It IS a trivial matter.
Posted Tue, 12/14/2010 - 6:47pm
If she was dancing the way she was on the tour and what not, it's safe to assume there was no serious damage to he face. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to know that broken bones= massive owies. That's a fact.
Posted Tue, 12/07/2010 - 8:22pm