Uh-oh — It sounds like Mary Harvey’s weekend of soul-purging on YouTube has gotten the down-and-out ex-wife of so-called romance expert Steve Harvey into a pickle with the comedian’s legal team.
And you know what that means: lawsuit! Chile, these are the things Tyler Perry plays are made of!
“We are appalled and aware of the videos and other fabricated documents … which contained false, misleading, derogatory, disparaging, malicious, explicit and slanderous information about Mr. Harvey, his current wife and others,” Steve’s attorney, Bobbie Elliott, fumed in a press release issued Monday afternoon.
“The ex-wife is fully aware of the court’s current orders and permanent injunctions which prohibit either party, their lawyers or representatives from discussing and releasing information on the Internet and to the media. We are taking the necessary legal steps to rectify this matter to the full extent of the law and we will be seeking contempt and sanctions against her for such reprehensible and callous disregard for the court orders,” the statement continued.
“We are saddened that the ex-wife has resorted to such devious and selfish behavior, with a reckless disregard for their minor son, her adult son and Mr. Harvey’s other children.”
Mary — who was with Steve for 16 years before she was unceremoniously dumped in 2005 — posted several videos online last weekend, in which she talks about their marriage, specifically saying that the jovial author was a chronic cheater who snatched custody of their son and left her with no more than a roll of toilet tissue after they split.
In three videos totaling more than 25 minutes, Mary dissects their entire relationship, from their first encounter in 1989, through the mid-1990s, when the couple lived in their car. Mary says after Steve tasted his first bite of success, he routinely shared his loins with numerous other women, and even began dating his current third wife — Marjorie Bridges Harvey — while they were still together.
Harvey, who has written several best-selling books offering relationship advice, which the radio personality had hoped would land him a spot on The Oprah Winfrey Network. Mary claims Steve is currently suing her in Texas, which is why she is speaking up now. “In Steve’s opinion, I was responsible when Oprah did not give him a TV show,” she says in Part III of the YouTube video. “I’m being sued for that as I sit here on the sofa today. … That is why I’m saying what I have to say.”
For those who still care, Steve’s new book — Straight Talk, No Chaser — is now available wherever books are sold.
Posted By: DAVID JOHNSON
Tuesday, January 25th 2011 at 2:49PM
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