Judy Austin is suing her ex-husband and Rita Edochie for over \u20a62 billion in damages, demanding public apologies and retractions. Here’s the full gist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So Judy Austin has clearly had enough. The Nollywood actress, who’s married to Yul Edochie, just dragged two people to court, her ex-husband and her husband’s relative Rita Edochie, and she’s asking for over \u20a62 billion combined. That’s not a typo. Two. Billion. Naira.
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Here’s the gist. Judy filed separate lawsuits against her ex-husband, Emmanuel Chukwuobasi, and against Rita Edochie, who’s been a vocal critic of hers for years. In the case against her ex, she’s asking for \u20a61 billion in damages, claiming his statements about her caused real harm to her name and reputation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
She’s not just after money though. Judy wants him to publicly apologize, retract everything he said, and take down any posts she considers defamatory, and she wants that apology printed in at least two major national newspapers plus all his social media pages. No small ask.
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On top of that, she wants him to cover \u20a6100 million in legal fees. That’s the price of dragging someone to court these days, apparently.
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Now here’s where it gets interesting. Videos started circulating online showing the moment Obasi actually received the court papers. In the clip, he calmly confirms it, saying, “I have received the court suit from the messenger. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The name here is Mrs Judy Austin Yul Edochie.” Imagine getting served and just… filming it for the internet to see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As for the second lawsuit, Judy is asking for another \u20a61 billion from Rita Edochie, bringing the total to more than \u20a62 billion across both cases. Rita hasn’t said anything publicly about it yet, which honestly feels like the calm before a storm, considering how outspoken she’s usually been about Judy online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n