HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Rob Lowe is fighting back against a former babysitter who is attempting to blackmail him.
The 44-year-old actor took to his Huffington Post blog to launch an attack against the unnamed woman, whom he says is demanding $1.5 million from the star and his wife by the end of the week "or she will accuse us both of a vicious laundry list of false terribles."
"It is an attempt to damage and humiliate not only my wife and me, but our two young sons as well," writes Lowe, who says the woman abruptly quit several weeks ago.
"My family is devastated at this betrayal; this woman worked in our home and traveled with us off and on for seven years, without complaint. In fact, she left other jobs to return to work for us three different times," he adds.
Lowe posted two alleged text messages from the woman, in which she apologizes for quitting so suddenly and never mentions any wrongdoing on the family's part. He says that it's possible that she has romantic feelings for him, saying, "Recently, a colleague of hers has come forward to reveal that this young woman had 'a crush' on me and told her on many occasions, "I wish he would get a divorce."
Regardless, the former Brat Pack star says he "won't go away."
"No one intimidates my family," he says. "My wife and I have many former and long term employees, all of whom know this woman, who can and will refute any claims of anything inappropriate in our home, or anywhere else. We will defend ourselves with vigor and without fear."
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