Woman sues Bill Maher, says he reneged on offer to marry her

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2004/11/11/state1317EST0061.DTL

Political comic Bill Maher is being sued by a woman who claims he shook her at a party and welched on promises to marry her and buy her a home in Beverly Hills.
Nancy "Coco" Johnsen, a former model and flight attendant, is seeking $9 million and other unspecified damages, according to the action filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court. It accuses Maher of fraud, battery and assault


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According to the suit, Maher convinced Johnsen to quit her career and in return promised the two would marry and have children, that he would reimburse her for clothing and other expenses necessary for her to accompany him as a "power couple" and that he would support her for the rest of her life. He also promised to buy her the house in Beverly Hills where Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez once lived or give her money to buy a similar house, the suit contends.
But after she quit her job as Delta Airlines, Johnsen said, Maher "verbally abused" her and at a party last May he became angry and shook her, causing back and neck injuries.

Bill Maher would never want to get married.

did you see her picture?
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/1111041coco1.html

Well, you know. . . maybe her and Ann Coulter share a "special secret".

Bill and Ann are really close friends and now this "girlfriend". Coincidence?

it's not true..Seems the slams keep on coming.

I've NEVER heard him say he even LIKED children, much less wanted any.

There is no way that Maher said he wanted to have children - If anyone has ever heard him talk about kids they would know that kids aren't in his future. I don't even think he could utter those words no matter how badly he wanted to get laid.

...like where people think famous people are in love with them.

does this we're through ? you promissed to buy me a house in Crawford.

I thought Maher lived there.

didn't one of his ex girlfriends write a tome about his massive organ? (that one surprised me)

by Maher against the woman. At least non-GOP'ers have the decency to screw over lovers the normal way: Love 'em and Leave 'em. (at least if the allegations prove true).

all they have to do is show videos of his TV appearances - everyone knows he does not want children and does not believe in marriage.

Hope she has to pay court costs and his legal fees for this.

That's talent.

she left her flight attendant job, worth $9 million.

Let's just say that she models in many positions and leave it at that.

expect a lot of these suits.

He said he loves me once and I now want you to order him to marry me and have the three kids he promised at the bar. I don't to ever work again and want a brand new house because I had sex with him.

Can you even kiss or compliment someone without being sued for palimony?

hmmmm ... :freak:

guys with money :). If you're making $30k there's nothing to sue for

Because everyone in real life is just like the people on TV. So you had probably better just stay by yourself. You'll be happier that way.

Are there really going to be lawsuits everytime some rich person breaks up with their boyfriend/girlfriend?

Be careful with those lines guys - that "I'll love you forever" courtesy of Jack Daniels could come back to haunt you.

<best whiney-sniffle voice> "And, and...but he didn't love me forever! I need half his assets to get over the trauma. What? No, I didn't sue when my high school boyfriend dumped me....but if he had been rich and famous, you can bet that I would have!!!"