Trying to stave off an pending lawsuit, American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino met with her lover's wife to work out a settlement.
American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino met with her boyfriend’s scorned wife, Paula Cook, earlier this month in an attempt to keep the details of Barrino’s alleged affair with Antwaun Cook private and out of the Mecklenburg County courthouse, RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned.
A source close to the situation says the two women attempted to settle their dispute through private mediation but the ladies were unable to reach a settlement, propelling Cook to move forward with a civil lawsuit against the singer.
“Fantasia and Paula were in mediation for nearly 12 hours on November 1,” a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com.
“They didn’t settle because Fantasia refuses to acknowledge that she was aware of Paula’s marriage to Antwaun when she started dating him, and Paula is adamant that she knew.”
Fantasia became the center of a celebrity cheating scandal last year when she famously got the name “Cook” tattooed on her collarbone in honor of her boyfriend Antwaun Cook – a married man.
According to the source, Fantasia and Paula are set to meet in a North Carolina courthouse again on November 22.
“Fantasia was prepared to pay Paula as much as $100,000 to settle during their mediation, but it fell through,” another source told RadarOnline.com.
“Paula plans on going all the way and is going to sue Fantasia for Alienation of Affection.”
Alienation of Affection is a law still recognized by only seven states – one of which is North Carolina – where an abandoned spouse can file lawsuit against the party responsible for the failure of their marriage, typically the adulterous spouse's lover.
Paula has filed for divorce from her philandering husband, who is still dating Fantasia.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, Fantasia attempted to kill herself in August by overdosing on aspirin after reading a court complaint filed by Paula naming her as a homewrecker.
"It just became heavy for me, so I just wanted to be away from the noise," the 26-year-old said in a televised interview.
"I was just overloaded, for six years I've been carrying so much... I always take a lickin' and keep on tickin.’"
Calls to both Paula and Fantasia’s attorney’s by RadarOnline.com were not returned.
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15 comments:
I know that people are going to jump on his wife but she is willing her legal right according to laws that are in place in NC. I think that she is doing a brave things and side pieces need to learn and so do married men with no class.
What Fantasia is doing is like coping a plea to a crime if you didn't do it - she seems guilty just by offering to settle - if you claim you didn't know he was married why would you even entertain paying her off - I'd be like see you in court bitch... and the wife - lawd help us - they are both dumb - no way I'm paying for dick and no way I'm gonna bargain for my mate - they both need a dope slap upside their big empty heads - meanwhie this idiot man off somewhere fucking the next chick... black women like them make me sick (I'm black)
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Ignorance of the law is NO excuse! If she didn't know in the beginning he was married, she sure has known it at least for the past year-and she still continues to see him!. The wife is within her rights to sue her. Let this be a lesson to people who date married people- it comes with a price!
I feel soo sorry for you Fannie...really!!, let's go back shall we, pics on the beach, all sorts of cozy poses with you and brother man, and lets not forget the videos..wow Fannie, she got you good!!..thats probably why you tried to commit suicide..suck it up, and get over it...pay that trick, thats all she wants is money..you are a fabulous vocalist, and a very decent actress (life is not a fairytale) you will make more money..
This idiot is still dating him after all of this.
Why would you risk your whole career on a married man, seperation does not mean divorce? If he loved you so much Fanny, why not wait until the the ink dried on the divorce papers. You are in the public eye, you should know better. You better get ready to pay up, you were dead wrong and so was the married man but unlike yourself, the married man walks away from his wife and kids and you...you walk away with a ruin reputation and possible lost of a career. You should listen to your Aunt Bunny and walk away from this hot mess. If you stay with him, he will be living off of you and using you and when the money is gone, he will go dragging back to his wife and two sons.
My neighbor went through the same drama and when he drained her dry, he begged his wife and kids to accept him back and he left her. What comes around goes around? I just thought you were smarter than this...shame on your Fantasia!
You put a tat on your sholder with him and his wife's last name on your body. You called his wife and talked ish to her about her husband not wanting her (documented in the court papers). You took pictures out in public with a married man and thought no one would talk about you. Now you want to pay her off to keep it out of court, knowing that he was still seeing his wife when he was with you. Girl you better use some of that money you have left, before his wife takes a huge chunk out of it and seek Godly Counseling. You are putting yourself out there in a bad light. How long do you think this is going to last when your daughter reads about how you broke up and was sued for laying up with a married man. You can get out of this before it gets really bad.
Let him go, listen to your family and leave him alone, married men lie. If he lied to his wife about you what in the hell do you think he's doing to you. You have more money then his wife and his present family situation so the best move would be, to be with you but why not want a man to love you for you and come to the table with more than drama and a wife and two sons he left to be with you. Love is blind you can't see that he's on the come up. Don't loose your fans and money over this guy, it's not worth it, you may not rebound back, you are not Alesia Keys.
Fantasia really is dumb. Dumb as hell. You are going to pay to have this low life bum in your life only to have him live off of you like everyone else. You are money to him, Ta. You are only money. It is one thing to lack formal academic education, but it another to lack that AND common sense. She is so stupid. Willing to pay for peen? I hope he is worth it (but I seriously doubt it). This man doesn't love your sea bass looking ass. Dayum Dumb
Alright @4:15..high five
Fantasia is adding fuel to the fire shacking up with dude. Honestly, this is why the woman is probably still scorned, hell hath no fury on a woman scorned...Cheaters be warned.
I honestly am a bit angered and disgusted by this whole situation. In the real world, men/women leave their spouses. You get over it and move the hell on. If she was offered 100K what more does she wants from Fantasia...for her to go to jail? It's not happening. She is better served taking the damned money and moving on.
Tasia needs to cut that loser free and cut her loses.--ThatBKChick
Get enough to pay your house oft and put your kids thru college. And get a bit more for your troubles.
I believe both Paula and Antwan are in on this. Fanny is just too dick whipped and stupid to figure it out. How can anyone in their right mind agree to a sit down settlement about someone else's HUSBAND?!? She effed up her relationship with Young Dro's fine ass to get with a dude who works at T-Mobile!!
If he doesn't give a damn about cheating on his wife and putting his kids through this fuckery, why would he care about you?
My mom always me you can expect to lose someone the same way you can by them. If he leaves her to get with you; he will leave you for someone else. Fantasia needs to be smarter.
"BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY"-AMG
LMAOOOO @ 9:27!!
No one can break up anyone if a person wants to cheat they are going to cheat I hate when women can't admit that the are married/dating a cheater what the fuck why keep blaming someone else for your problems. Now that Paula see dollar signs she is ready to leave him just miserable no one else can have him so you hold on to a wasteless marriage until money comes, baby please he never meant that much to you in the first place.
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