Rob Lowe Reveals Blackmail Claim

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Rob Lowe has reportedly accused a former employee of trying to blackmail him out of $1.5 million. He claimed that the woman who worked for him demanded that he and his wife Sheryl pay the money by end of this week or she'll go public with allegations of harassment. Yikes, another sex scandal?

Lowe wrote on The Huffington Post that the woman has worked for his family "off and on for seven years" and that she abruptly quit several weeks ago. Lowe also added that one of her colleagues revealed she had a crush on him and wished he's divorce his wife of 17 years. Lowe wrote:

"A former employee is demanding my wife Sheryl and I pay her $1.5 million 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. 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."

Rob also reproduced two text messages he alleges the woman sent to his wife shortly after she left her job and argued that they both prove she was perfectly content during her time working for his family. He added:

"(There's) nothing about abuse in the workplace or inappropriate conduct; nothing about discrepancies with monies owed, no explanation as to why she would return numerous times to a job she considered so abusive. Just a correct assessment of her relationship with our family. But clearly, if you are going to demand a million-five for supposed 'anguish' suffered in our home, you'd better change your tune fast; so she did...Everyone knows we live in a time where public figures are targets. But I also know of many people in everyday life who are paying the price of a climate where anyone can accuse anybody of anything, anytime, and hope for a big cash pay-off at the end. 'Hush money' to just go away. Well I won't go away. No one intimidates my family."

Wow, that sucks. It's probably a good thing he exposed the woman right away. I wonder if he contacted the police or the FBI about it too. I don't blame the woman for having a crush on him though - I've had a crush on him since the days he starred in after-school specials and The Outsiders, but I wouldn't go trying to blackmail him if I worked for him.

Hint: you can hire me Rob!

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