Ex-CSI Star Gary Dourdan Wants $110K Beat Down Payout Tossed
BOSSIP Exclusive: Bankrupt Ex-CSI Star Gary Dourdan Demands $110K Settlement For Beating Ex Erased!
Troubled Star In Bankruptcy Court
Ex-CSI star Gary Dourdan is demanding the $110,000 debt he agreed to pay his ex-girlfriend – after accusing him of brutally beating her – be tossed now that he’s bankrupt.
Dourdan filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2014, stating he had $988,000 in assets and $1.46 million owed to creditors. His assets included $20 cash on hand $1,000 in his savings, one grand in household items, another grand in clothing and a $1,000 watch.
His debts include $949,000 on his L.A. home mortgage, more than $200,000 in back taxes, $1,400 to American Express, $626 to Time Warner, $4,368 in fees due to his criminal probation, $2,000 to a Marina Del Rey hospital, more than $2,000 for a storage unit and $130 for a traffic ticket.
He lists himself as an actor/musician and makes $11,500 a month but his expenses total $11,302 leaving him only with $198 in leftover cash.
Then shortly after he filed the petition, Dourdan’s ex-girlfriend Nicole Cannizzaro headed to court in the bankruptcy and sued the the actor.
Back in 2012, Cannizarro sued Dourdan for assault and battery, accusing him of attacking her at his apartment. She said during the attack he punched her in the face and dragged her across the apartment. The ex-girlfriend said the actor beat her so badly that her nose was broken.
Cannizzaro eventually obtained a restraining order and Dourdan was charged with felony assault and battery. She filed the original suit demanding unspecified damages.
However, she explained in her new complaint that the previous case ended after the actor agreed to a confidential settlement. Per their deal, Dourdan was to pay a total of $110,000 to end the court battle with Cannizarro. He was to make two payments of $10,000 then 36 monthly payments of $2,500 to her and she would dismiss all claims against him.
She demanded the bankruptcy judge not dismiss the $110,000 Dourdan owed. The ex-girlfriend said the actor shouldn’t have the debt cleared due to it arising from his own intentional and malicious attack.
Then on February 5th, Dourdan fired back at his ex’s lawsuit saying he shouldn’t have to pay her a dime of the $110,000 from their settlement.
The actor admitted that he reached an agreement to settle the original assault and battery suit. However, he wants the entire amount owed to Cannizarro be wiped clean in his bankruptcy and her lawsuit be dismissed.
Dourdan claims that he did not deliberately or intentionally seek to injure his ex-girlfriend during the incident in question. He says due to his actions not being malicious the entire case needs to be thrown out.
