'Housewives' Ex Sues Over Rape, Dog Murder Claims

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 9th 2009 06:40AM

The ex-husband of 'Real Housewives of New Jersey' star Danielle Staub is suing her for defamation, saying recent claims that he raped her and murdered their dog during their marriage has scarred him emotionally and damaged his business.

TMZ reports that Kevin Maher, who was married to the Jersey girl for a year in the 1980s, filed a lawsuit Thursday in L.A. County Superior Court. He has received "serious and outrageous threats" since Staub made horrific claims in a PEOPLE article in June.

Maher spoke to E! Online earlier in the week:

"I am filing a lawsuit against my ex-wife, Danielle Staub, stemming from her allegations that I raped her on a bed of broken glass, inserted my handgun inside her and played Russian Roulette, and last but not least, killing her dog by way of hanging it," Maher states.

"She also threatened me on the reunion show that Bravo aired."

Staub has not issued a comment about the lawsuit.

Tags: danielle staub, DanielleStaub, real housewives of new jersey, RealHousewivesOfNewJersey

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Wednesday 25 August

By philipjohn

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joke joke and big fat joke lol

what a big fat joke lolol

Wednesday 01 September

By Carole

She is not a fit mother. Her children look disgusted with her. Her ex-husband should be given custody - she's not fit for anything, but a munipulative way of life. I don't know why BRAVO wastes their time with her - except that she makes money for them. She isn't a bit attractive - she looks desperate - evil and calculating.

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