Why did Cathy Lee Crosby sue Joe Theismann? – Actress Cathy Lee Crosby sued Joe Theismann for $4.5 million in 1991, claiming that the former Washington Redskins quarterback, who was also her former fiancé, abandoned his promise to financially support her.
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The two had been an item since the early 1980s when Joe left his wife for Cathy Lee; the couple said it was the real thing, though they never married.
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A few years ago, they created the Angel Acres Trust to manage the 103-acre farm they bought together in Loudoun County in 1984 and the four-bedroom house in Santa Monica, Calif., that they acquired for her five years later.
The lawsuit was filed after their relationship soured, and Theismann filed a suit claiming that Crosby owed him half the value of their Santa Monica home.
The details of the lawsuit were not made public, but it was reported that Crosby was seeking $4.5 million in damages. In response, Joe Theismann filed a countersuit, and both parties eventually settled out of court.
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