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Sara Evans Sued by Ex-Nanny

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Sara Evans photo courtesy of RCA Records


April 12, 2007 — Sara Evans' former nanny has sued the singer, saying Sara smeared her name during the course of her divorce case, The Tennessean reports.

Alison Clinton Lee filed the lawsuit this week in Davidson County Circuit Court. She and her husband are seeking $3 million in punitive and compensatory damages from Sara and her attorneys.

The suit says Sara made "slanderous and libelous statements" in her October 2006 divorce filing when she claimed her husband, Craig Schelske, had an affair with Lee. Later, Lee said in court papers, Sara continued to make such statements through her attorney to the media. Attorneys on both sides of the case declined to comment.

Lee has denied having the affair and called for public retractions of Sara's accusations. Her court complaint says stress over the affair accusations aggravated a pre-existing eating disorder, forcing her to seek additional medical treatment.

Lee had worked for the Evanses as a nanny for several years until 2004, when anorexia forced her to stop. After getting treatment, she was rehired as Sara Evans' personal assistant and fan club co-president. She said she was fired as the couple's personal assistant the day after Sara Evans filed for divorce.

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