CARTWRIGHT EMBROILED IN LAWSUIT OVER TRAGIC FIANCE’S BUILDING WORK
THE SIMPSONS star NANCY CARTWRIGHT has been targeted in a lawsuit over a construction project which her fiance failed to complete before his tragi c suicide.
The actress, who has famously voiced the character of Bart Simpson for more than 20 years, was devastated when her construction boss partner Ste phen Brackett died in May 2009.
She is now facing legal action from executives at the American Safety C asualty Insurance Company (ASCIC) over a policy which was taken out to co ver Brackett’s refurbishment work on a restaurant, which he failed to com plete before his death.
The suit from ASCIC alleges Cartwright agreed to act as a guarantor for the policy but is now refusing to cover the expenses which occurred on t he project when Brackett’s company folded following his suicide.
The paperwork also alleges Brackett "diverted contract funds" to the Ch urch of Scientology, of which he and Cartwright were both members.
The lawsuit seeks the $260,000 (=C2=A3173,333) which was allegedly hand ed over to Brackett to complete the project as well as various other cost s, according to TMZ.com.
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