Shannon Beador may soon go to court after her ex, John Janssenfiled suit against her in Orange County Superior Court last week.
Janssen is suing the Real Housewives of Orange County star for breach or verbal contract and promissory fraud, People exclusively reports. Janssen is asking for $75,000, which he claims he loaned to Beador and was never repaid.
According to the lawsuit obtained by the publication, Janssen claims he agreed to help Beador financially and wired $40,000 to her in January 2022 to allegedly pay for a facelift procedure before sending her an additional $35,000 in May.
Jannsen claims that in the case of both amounts, Beador agreed to repay the loans with interest and allegedly failed to do so, despite being requested to repay in 2023 and earlier this year.
Beador and Janssen withdrew at the end of 2022 after more than three years together.
Beador released a statement to People claiming that she “agreed to pay John what he wanted because she knew the legal fees would exceed the amount requested, but most importantly eliminate the negative emotional components that accompany a lawsuit.”
“It is important that I continue to focus on the positive aspects of my life and move forward,” Beador’s statement continued. “John declined the offer because he refused to sign a mutual non-disparagement agreement. I was hoping that if I met his baseless demand, we could at least use this as an opportunity to completely close this chapter of my life.”
Beador and Jannsen’s 2022 split came shortly after filming wrapped on season 17 of RHOC. The pair were initially friendly until they stopped talking shortly after his DUI arrest in September 2023.
In November 2023, Beador was sentenced to 36 months probation40 hours of community service and a nine-month alcohol program.
Days after his sentencing, Beador spoke to ET at BravoCon 2023 and she opened up about her legal troubles and her breakup.
“I spent the last month focusing on myself,” Beador said at the time. “I went to a program for 28 days and I am – I have started and continue to eliminate toxic, unhealthy things from my life.”
“I haven’t been drinking and, you know, there are certain relationships that I’ve ended as well,” she added. When asked about her post-split friendship with Jannsen, Beador said, “We haven’t spoken in over a month and I have no intention of doing so.”
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