Entertainment · Celebrity · 6 hrs ago
Stevie Wonder seeks to evict former girlfriend from Los Angeles home
Stevie Wonder is asking a court to evict Carmen Efferson from a Los Angeles home.
Wonder says he let Efferson, a former girlfriend, live there rent-free since 1988 under a verbal arrangement with no written lease.
His lawyers say staff tried to enter this summer to inspect the property for insurance purposes, but Efferson refused them entry.
Wonder's team then gave her a deadline to leave, but she remained in the home after it passed.
He is asking the court to order her to leave and award him damages and legal fees.
The case matters because the dispute concerns who can live in the home and access it for an insurance inspection.
The court will decide whether Efferson must leave and whether Wonder is owed money.
Stevie Wonder has sued Carmen Efferson, seeking to evict her from a Los Angeles home where he says she has lived rent-free since 1988.
Wonder says he allowed Efferson to live there under a verbal arrangement with no written lease and no rent.
His lawyers say Efferson refused to let staff enter the property for an insurance inspection.
Wonder’s legal team says it sent Efferson notice to leave by August 27, but she remained in the home.
Wonder is also seeking damages and legal fees, according to the filing.
- Who
- Stevie Wonder is suing Carmen Efferson, a former girlfriend.
- What
- Wonder is seeking to evict Efferson from a home and is also asking for damages and legal fees.
- When
- The filing was dated October 22. Wonder says Efferson has lived in the home since 1988.
- Where
- A residence in Los Angeles.
- Why
- Wonder’s lawyers say Efferson refused to allow an insurance inspection and did not leave after receiving notice.
Stevie Wonder
Carmen Efferson
Eviction
Stevie Wonder
Wonder is asking the court to order Efferson to leave the home.
Carmen Efferson
Efferson remained in the home after Wonder’s team told her to vacate; the sources do not state her position on the eviction itself.
Contact with attorneys
Stevie Wonder
Wonder’s lawyers communicated with Efferson about access to the property and possible eviction.
Carmen Efferson
Efferson objected to the tone of the communication, describing it as reflecting “racist cold-blooded white male privilege.
Wonder says he allowed Efferson to live in the home rent-free under a verbal arrangement.
Wonder’s staff made multiple attempts to enter the home for an insurance inspection, according to his lawyers.
Wonder’s team sent Efferson notice to leave by August 27.
The deadline to vacate passed, and Wonder’s lawyers said Efferson remained in the home.
The legal filing was dated.
- People
- Stevie Wonder and Carmen Efferson
- Residence
- Los Angeles
- Living arrangement began
- July 1988
- Monthly rent
- $0, according to Wonder’s filing
- Vacate deadline
- August 27
- Estimated home value
- $1.8 million, according to the Daily Mail
3 sources
What people are saying
racist cold-blooded white male privilege
Do not make any attempt to make any kind of contact with me....
My grandfather was a civil rights hero.