Yes, men can be gold diggers too as evidenced by Leicester Stovell’s lawsuit against NBA star LeBron James. Stovell filed his lawsuit in June alleging he met James’ mother, Gloria, in a Washington bar in 1984, when she would have been 15 or 16 years old.
He claims he had sex with the minor child only once, and that she contacted him months later to inform him that she was pregnant. Stovell, who is an attorney, said she told him she would name their child LeBron, a combination of Leicester Bryce — Stovell’s first and middle names.
But on Monday (Aug. 30) Gloria filed a counter suit against Stovell seeking to dismiss his frivolous lawsuit on the grounds that a DNA test proved he is not the father.
Stovell claims LeBron, Gloria and Santa’s elves tampered with the DNA test so it would show a false negative. Stovell is demanding millions in compensation for the loss of a relationship with a son that he couldn’t care less about even though he — allegedly — was informed of the child’s existence.
He claims he has been trying for three years to establish paternity, which he hopes would lead to “financial and commercial opportunities.”
But in a legal filing on Monday, James’ team of attorneys, Frederick Nance and John Burlingame, scoffed at Stovell’s demands, saying he is a gold digger (not in those exact words).
“Stovell’s claims for millions of dollars from his putative son and Gloria James are based upon rank speculation,” said the court filing, “that a man who claims that as a 29-year-old lawyer he got a 15-year-old girl pregnant during a one-night stand and who never contributed a penny in child support would earn millions in commercial endorsements by crawling out of the woodwork after the child he never gave a thought to became an NBA star.” Read more…
Stovell is no stranger to filing frivolous lawsuits for financial gain. According to public records, Stovell filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the SEC in 2002. The SEC settled the case $230,000, while not admitting fault.
I guess the only question that remains is, when will the judge dismiss this latest bogus lawsuit and fine Stovell for wasting the court’s time and resources?
