Exclusive: Nelly Asks Judge For A Protective Order Shielding His “Private” Financial Records In Rape Case; Accuser Fires Back
PARIS, FRANCE – JANUARY 23: Nelly poses with Shantel Jackson at the Ralph&Russo Haute Couture After Party Spring Summer 2017 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on January 23, 2017 in Paris, France. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Samir Hussein/WireImage)
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Nelly has asked a judge to issue a protective order shielding his financial info from prying eyes in his civil rape suit – but his accuser isn’t having it.
The “Hot In Herre” rapper said in court papers that his accuser, Monique Greene’s, demand for info like his confidential financial, taxes, contract terms, total yearly income and business information is too much for him to handle and won’t add anything constructive to the case. He wants the judge to toss Greene’s demand for Nelly’s business and financial information and tax returns because they are “over broad and unduly burdensome,” and are “not calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence.”
The rapper said he’s worried his private info will be leaked to the media and other “third parties,” and cause him embarrassment and harm, according to his court papers, which were obtained by BOSSIP.
However, Greene fired back, and said her asks were “routine” and he doesn’t spell out how he’ll be harmed if the judge doesn’t step in – except for the fact that he is a celebrity. Greene’s lawyer said Nelly doesn’t deserve special treatment and said it was shocking that Nelly sued his accuser for defamation – but then had the gall to try to get out of evidence collection that’s not out of the ordinary for these types of cases.
Greene has asked for info like Nelly’s tax returns from the last five years, information on his income from concerts, music and photography.
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 24: Recording artist Nelly and actress Shantel Jackson attend The 7th Annual Face Forward Gala at Vibiana on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JC Olivera/Getty Images)
The rapper also asked the judge to cap the amount of evidence Greene is allowed to ask for, wants allegations from a second alleged victim from the U.K. thrown out and especially doesn’t want his gal pal Shantel Jackson to be forced to testify as part of the case.
Greene said in court papers that she objects to that too, and said the inclusion of the second victim’s allegations show Nelly’s alleged pattern of sex abuse. And as for Jackson, Greene pointed out that she publicly stated that she was with him when his accusers said some of the alleged assaults occurred, so it was laughable to think that she didn’t have anything to say about it.
“The discovery requests in this case seek personal contact information and sensitive financial, business and tax materials that implicate the rights of third parties and defendant both,” Nelly’s motion paperwork says. “Defendant requests that this court strictly limit the disclosure of any such materials and to prevent the use of such materials for any purpose other than those strictly necessary for the proposes of this litigation.”
A judge has yet to rule on Nelly’s motion for a protective order.
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