MORE NANNYGATE FOR ACTOR ROB LOWE

Rob Lowe

Now there is more trouble for Hollywood star Rob Lowe after a second nanny has launched legal action against him accusing his wife Sherly of sexual harassment and only just weeks after another nanny filed a similar suit against the famed actor. Former nanny Jessica Gibson filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Lowe last month, alleging he touched her inappropriately on several occasions between September 2005 and January 2008. Lowe is denying the claims and counters Jessica made up the allegations in an extortion scheme. And now another nanny has filed papers against the West Wing star’s wife. Laura Boyce filed a lawsuit yesterday accusing Sheryl of sexual harassment and wrongful termination, insisting she created an "extremely sexually offensive and hostile work environment … behaving in a …perverted, disgusting and crude manner." Lowe’s attorney Larry Stein is slamming the new allegations accusing Boyce’s lawyer Gloria Allred - who also represents Gibson - of "dragging (Lowe’s) wife and children into the fray." He says, "Although framed as a sexual harassment claim against both Sheryl and Rob Lowe, the cross-complaint (from Boyce) alleges only words by Sheryl and never mentions any words or conduct by Rob whatsoever. "The alleged statements by Sheryl are totally unrelated to, and do not provide any support for, Gibson’s claims against Rob." A deposition of the actor and his wife is set for May 19th and 20th, respectively, in the couple’s hometown of Santa Barbara, California.