My sister abused me (emotionally mostly, but occasionally hitting me or throwing water on me) for years growing up and lies about it to this day. People lie about this shit even when they have nothing to gain but attention.
This woman may very well be telling the truth, but she very well may be just trying to get a piece of the pie now that he's insanely rich. Don't just jump on board with the cancellation mob. Let the court do its job.
I'm truly sorry you had to endure that growing up. It sounds as though you've confronted her about the abuse, but she wasn't able to offer you closure.
I hope you have or will eventually be able to heal from those experiences.
Speaking strictly from the US perspective, it's very difficult to prove abuse in court, even in civil court where the threshold is lower than criminal court.
The court she has filled this case in requires there to be at least 75k worth of damages to proceed.
I’ve not read the filling myself (might read it later on, but also I might not), but the article says they are looking for a figure in excess of 75k, they can amend their filing later to increase their demand, or (if they win) leave the final figure to the decision of the jury.
(I means the jury will have a say in the figure either way, but stating what you want in the filing telegraphs to the jury what you actually want.)
All this is to say the figure in this filing isn’t the figure she will probably end up asking for.
(However, all civil courts can award you is money. So when all the person wants is to have their case heard. Have their side heard, and it’s not about the money, they will often ask for the minimum.)
if she wanted to use this sum to aggravate her addictions, it would be understandable why they don't want to accommodate her, also in light of the fact that for Sam it would certainly be less of a bother than dealing with this whole thing, if they are going down the most difficult path for them (the family)
it is possible that they are doing it for her own good, otherwise they would have given her even $1m a year, making her sign that all the accusations were false if they had been as perverse as some commentators in this thread suggest
This woman may very well be telling the truth, but she very well may be just trying to get a piece of the pie now that he's insanely rich. Don't just jump on board with the cancellation mob. Let the court do its job.