Rob Lowe Another Victim Of Public's Fascination With Celebs
Rob Lowe posted an impassioned article on Huffington's Post recently about a very difficult situation in his personal life. According to his portrayal, his family is under attack by a former employee, Laura Boyce, who after many years of working closely with the family, suddenly disappeared last November without a clue as to where she went or why. The Lowe's for their part became concerned enough for this woman's whereabouts they filed a missing person's report, only then did she come forward, and the nature of her disappearance revealed: she wanted money or she was telling on them.
Sounds mysterious and salacious, huh? No doubt Lowe's own sordid past from his youth may be coming back to haunt him, or in this case, used against him. Before we even get into the specifics, I will give you my take initially.
Anyone in the public eye who is forthcoming with these kinds of issues strikes me as someone who has the facts on their side, I doubt Lowe, who has weathered his own personal storms, would be so bold as to make proclamations about his families innocence against claims of abuse, if he weren't sure they could stand up under scrutiny. I could be wrong, but human nature is some instances, is VERY predictable.
Rob Lowe's post:
Harassment in the workplace, sexual or otherwise, is something I take very seriously. In my home and on the set, I have been surrounded for years by hardworking women (and men) whom I respect and whose rights are to be protected. But when people make false claims of harassment particularly for financial gain, it must be defended vigorously and openly, for it weakens the claims of legitimate victims.A former employee is demanding my wife Sheryl and I pay her $1.5 million by the end of the week or she will accuse us both of a vicious laundry list of false terribles. It is an attempt to damage and humiliate not only my wife and me, but our two young sons as well. My family is devastated at this betrayal; this woman worked in our home and traveled with us off and on for seven years, without complaint. In fact, she left other jobs to return to work for us three different times. Several weeks ago she quit abruptly, leaving us without a replacement. Within days we received these texts from her explaining her sudden departure:
------ SMS Text ------ From: (phone number redacted) Sent: Feb 25, 2008 9:47 AM Subject: Sheryl, I am really sorry. Continued on the next page
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