Latrell Sprewell sued for $200 million by "wife"
Apparently, Latrell Sprewell had four kids and shared a life with Candice Cabbil. They were together for over 10 years, engaged but never officially married. Cabbil even raised another child of Sprewell's who is not hers.
But now he would rather live by himself on a yacht in Wisconsin than spend time with his family. And to get his point across, he allegedly beat her and threatened her. If any of this is remotely accurate, put Sprewell on the shortlist for Most Dispicable Professional Athlete (and I know, there's a lot of competition). So Cabbil is filing a lawsuit to raise her family.
A little internet digging reveals that Cabbil seems to be a hard worker who isn't just sitting back and getting fat off her "husband." She is, or has been, an official consultant for sisterlocks.com ("much more than a hair care system. It's more like a movement, and it is really powerful!), and a real estate agent for Sprewell Realty Inc in Wisconsin and in New York.
"The lawsuit says that on Sept. 8, Sprewell broke his promise to share his life and fortune with Cabbil when he entered their Purchase, N.Y., home and announced they needed 'to end this fake' relationship.
"Sprewell started giving Cabbil less money than usual for household expenses and for their children, ages 3, 7, 8 and 11, and made himself scarce when she tried to find him, the lawsuit says.
"The lawsuit said Cabbil also was the guardian for a 16-year-old child Sprewell fathered with another woman.
"It alleges that, in December, Sprewell entered their home, chased Cabbil around and smacked her hand to prevent her from trying to use a cellphone to call police. Then he allegedly grabbed her and dragged her down a flight of stairs by her feet, causing her physical and emotional injury.
"According to the lawsuit, the encounter brought a violent end to a relationship that belied earlier promises that she had 'nothing to worry about' and she 'owned everything he owned' despite his failure to marry or to put her name on the home he bought for $3 million in 2000."
Thanks to Swamper phiranhas for the heads-up.