Fixer Upper' Star Chip Gaines Responds To Lawsuit Filed By Former Partners

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); Chip Gaines of HGTVs Fixer Upper has responded to the lawsuit filed against him by his former business partners.On Saturday,Gaines addressed the news on Twitter and, at the same time, seemingly called out his former friends. Judging by the tweet, we think its safe to say Gaines isnt too impressed by the whole situation.Fyi: Ive had the same cell # 15 yrs.. same email for 20 yrs. No one called or emailed' 4 years later "friends" reach out via lawsuit.. humm Chip Gaines (@chippergaines) April 29, 2017 Gaines previous partners, lawyers John L. Lewis and Richard L. Clark, are suing him for over a million dollars, claiming he bought them out of their shares in Magnolia Realty without telling them about HGTVs decision to air Fixer Upper. Lewis and Clark reportedly allege they were pressured to sell their shares before they were aware of how much Fixer Upper would increase Magnolias value.We are confident that these claims will be found to be meritless, and it is disappointing to see people try to take advantage of the hard work and success of Chip and Joanna Gaines,Gaines attorney, Jordan Mayfield, told HuffPost via email.HGTV told HuffPost the network is aware of the lawsuit but did not comment any further. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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