Lenny Hochstein has filed a defamation lawsuit in opposition to Lisa Hochstein following her claims of abuse.
After the Real Housewives of Miami solid member, 41, first stated in an Instagram remark that she was “physically” abused and later posted a picture of her bruised arm on her Instagram Story, suggesting Lenny, 57, was accountable, Lenny is searching for damages as much as $100,000 and attorneys’ charges.
According to courtroom paperwork obtained by Us Weekly on December 1, Lenny filed his case in opposition to Lisa on Friday, denying her abuse claims in opposition to him, and stated that whereas Lisa’s bruise was sustained throughout an argument between them, he didn’t put his arms on his estranged spouse.
“It came about because [Lisa] as usual was yelling at and berating [Lenny] when he came home from work, as she did almost daily telling him how he never does anything right, so [Lenny] attempted to walk away and started walking up the stairs and [Lisa] walked in front of [him] going backward up the stairs so she could continue yelling in [his] face and [she] lost her balance and fell on a stair,” Lenny defined in his submitting.
“[Lisa’s] lies of abuse are not a surprise to [Lenny] as [Lisa] stated publicly that she needs to retaliate against [her ex] for what [Lisa] claims is harassment,” he continued. “Yet [Lenny] is not harassing [Lisa] but rather presenting the truth which [Lisa] does not like.”
While Lisa has lengthy claimed that Lenny cheated on her together with his now-fiancée Katharina Nahlik, 28, he insists it’s she who’s the “real ‘homewrecker’ of Miami” and says she cheated on him with present boyfriend Jody Glidden. Lenny additionally alleges that Lisa was with Jody on the evening he was purported to marry ex-fiancée Rabia. Both Jody and Lisa have vehemently denied dishonest.
In response to Lenny’s lawsuit in opposition to her, Lisa launched an announcement to Us Weekly.
“We haven’t received anything. This DOES seem like something ‘litigator Lenny’ would do as he’s made it clear he’s out to financially strangle me. He’s not happy unless he’s suing,” she acknowledged.
Meanwhile, in a sneak peek at subsequent week’s RHOM, Lisa is seen opening as much as her co-stars a couple of dramatic encounter with Lenny and his mother, Marina Hochstein, at their beforehand shared house.
“I’m getting ready. I’m like, ‘You need to leave the room right now. This is making me uncomfortable.’ He goes, ‘This is my house! This is my room!’ And I’m like, ‘Wait, wait, wait. No, no. This is my room.’ Logan and Elle are right in the hallway and then Lenny’s mom is in the hallway and she goes, ‘You’ll be out of here soon. I never liked you. That girl’s gonna be a better mother than you,’” Lisa recollects, giving a nod to Katharina, who received engaged to Lenny in July.
“Logan’s like, ‘What?’ Like, looking around. You don’t say that in front of my son,” Lisa states, revealing she warned Lenny and Marina that she may name the police.
“They’re like, ‘Hahahaha.’ Laughing at me! Laughing at me! I said, ‘Okay, I’m going to call the police.’ I’m like, ‘I live here. I shouldn’t feel trapped,’” she shared.
In a confessional, as she mirrored on the scary second, Lisa advised the cameras, “I’ve never felt like this in my life. I’m not a fighter. I’m not equipped for this. And every day I’m fighting to try to figure out what does Lenny have up his sleeve today? What motion am I gonna be served with today? I just don’t know.”
The Real Housewives of Miami season six airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on Bravo and streams the following day on Peacock.
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