Exclusive: Steve Harvey Wants $5 Mill Harassment & Stalking Suit Tossed; Says Accuser Is Abusing The Justice System

HOLLYWOOD, : US comedian Steve Harvey (L) and his wife Mary (R) arrive at the premiere of Spike Lee’s new film “The Original Kings of Comedy”, which is about Harvey’s comedy concert tour, in Hollywood, CA, 10 August 2000. (ELECTRONIC IMAGE) AFP PHOTO/Lucy NICHOLSON (Photo credit should read LUCY NICHOLSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Berry said once Harvey found out about the potential deal, he obtained a gag order against Berry in his divorce case from Vaughn, and accused her of being an “extortionist” and a “co-conspirator,” all in an attempt to “shatter and murder Ms. Berry’s emotional state of mind through the TX’s (sic) court with a lie for years,” according to court papers obtained by BOSSIP.

Berry said Harvey’s behavior has made her fear for her life and caused her and her family severe emotional distress. The widow said the reality show offers dried up because of Harvey’s actions, and that he’s done irreparable damage to her reputation as a civil rights activist.

But Harvey said Berry is abusing the court with her “meritless” lawsuit when all he has done is enforce the Texas court-ordered terms of his divorce from Vaughn. He also said that Berry doesn’t have authority to challenge court orders that were issued in Texas, and said she has failed to state an actual basis for her claims for money damages.

“By this demurrer, Mr. Harvey seeks to end Ms. Berry’s latest misuse and abuse of the judicial system,” Harvey’s lawyers wrote in court docs. “Her rambling and incoherent pleading is woefully deficient. It purports claims that do not exist.”

A judge will rule on Harvey’s demand this summer.