'I want this predator off the street': Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis sues gym chain after personal trainer lover 'conned her out of $50K'
Legal action: Jenifer Lewis is suing a gym chain after one of their personal trainers alleged conned her out of $50,000
Black-ish star Jenifer Lewis is suing a gym chain after one of their personal trainers alleged conned her out of $50,000.
The actress claims the scoundrel researched her on the internet before approaching her at a LA Fitness in West Los Angeles, and eventually charmed her into starting a romantic relationship.
Three months into their romance he is said to have persuaded her to hand over cash to invest in a film industry project after she fell for his line he was an Oscar-winner, despite the fact he was working as a front desk manager at a health club.
The 60-year-old told TMZ: 'I want to get this predator off the street and back in prison.'
Jenifer added: 'I was working out at LA Fitness and one of the managers approached me to train me and work me out.
'The relationship of course became personal and he convinced me to invest into a fake sound invention.
'We became romantically involved but little did I know he was a life criminal, a con artist.
'He had researched me on the internet, knew all of my ins and outs and played them against me
'This is a horrible man and I really got hurt. It was very painful.'
She is suing the gym chain after they failed to respond to what happened to her satisfaction.
Approached: She claims she handed over the money after becoming romantically involved with an LA Fitness personal trainer
The actress believes the health chain should have realised he was a con man and not hired him, and claims in her suit that when she told managers at her gym what happened they sided with her ex, tellin her to 'Stop making accusations.'
She has also claimed in her legal filing she was blocked from returning to the gym.
Jenifer, who plays Ruby Johnson in the hit ABC comedy series, said: 'When we found out LA Fitness did nothing we called them and they did nothing. Made me kind of think they were in on it because I couldn't believe it.
'And when we went to court LA Fitness actually wrote a letter promoting him, saying that he is a good guy who works with them after we had told them.'
LA Fitness have yet to comment on her allegations.
Hurt: The Black-ish star claims it was a 'very painful' experience
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