Filed under: Ricki Lake, Celebrity Justice, Dancing with the Stars
Safe to say the guy suing Ricki Lake for allegedly burning down his Malibu mansion is NOT a fan of “Dancing With the Stars” … because he claims the show has derailed his lawsuit!
According to docs filed last month, the owner, Hovsep Kousouyan, has been trying to get Lake to sit for a deposition for months … but she claims she can’t because of her commitment to “DWTS.”
Kousouyan’s lawyers claim they’ve offered up at least eight different dates — including nights and weekends — but Lake’s attorneys have repeatedly said she’s unavailable until December.
Sources close to Lake tell TMZ she has no problem sitting down for the depo … she’s just been working seven days a week on “DWTS.” We’re told he lawyers are working on setting a date.
Kousouyan says he’s out $20,000 a month on lost rent, so Lake could be on the hook for a HUGE chunk of change.
Lake was renting the house in September 2010, when she tried re-filling a portable heater with oil and accidentally spilled it on the hot coils, which then ignited the sofa on fire which in turn casued a mega-blaze.
