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Good Morning, Angels!
A California judge has dismissed the defamation portion of a lawsuit filed by television uber-producer and The Man who Spawned Tori, Aaron Spelling, against his former nurse. Eighty-two year old Spelling and his wife sued the nurse, Charlene Richards, and her attorney for $5 million for allegedly violating a confidentiality agreement and spreading rumors that Spelling sexually harassed her. Richards later filed a sexual harassment countersuit, alleging that Spelling asked her to have sex with him and “dress like a hooker.” Richards also sent a letter to over 600 actresses who worked with Spelling on shows such as “Charlies Angels,” “Beverly Hills 90210,” and “Melrose Place,” asking if Spelling had harassed them. Spelling argued that the letter, titled “Survey on Sexual Harassment by Aaron Spelling,” defamed him.
For his part, Spelling issued a statement justifying Richards’ claims, saying, “Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went the Nursing Academy, and they were each assigned very hazardous duties. But I took them away from all that, and now they work for me. My name is Charlie. And I like a happy ending with my sponge bath.”
