‘They’ve called in the big guns!’: Brooklyn Beckham’s ‘in-laws hire Prince Andrew’s $900-an-hour lawyer’ in his and wife Nicola Peltz’s wedding planner lawsuit
Nicola Peltz’s billionaire father has reportedly hired Prince Andrew’s ‘ferocious’ lawyer amid the family’s legal battle with her wedding planners.
Last month businessman Nelson Peltz, 80, launched a lawsuit demanding his $159,000 (£132,000) deposit back over alleged ‘mistakes’ that occurred during his daughter’s lavish nuptials to Brooklyn Beckham in April 2022.
And now it’s believed he has taken on $926-dollar an hour (£800) Marty Singer, amid claims the lawsuit could cause ‘real damage’ to his daughter’s reputation.
According to The Mirror the lawyer – nicknamed ‘Mad dog’ – is famed for helping Hollywood heavyweights including Charlie Sheen, Bill Cosby as well as the British Prince.
A source told the publication: ‘Singer is famous for his pit bull tactics and that is what Nicola is looking for. This ongoing legal case has the potential to really damage her reputation and she is not taking it lightly, so has called in the big guns’.
Hiring and firing: Nicola Peltz’s billionaire father has reportedly hired Prince Andrew’s ‘ferocious’ lawyer amid the family’s legal battle with her wedding planners
Lawsuit: Last month business man Nelson Peltz, 80, launched a lawsuit demanding his $159,000 (£132,000) deposit back over alleged ‘mistakes’ that occurred during his daughter’s lavish nuptials to Brooklyn Beckham in April 2022 (Prince Andrew pictured)
Big guns: And now it’s believed he has taken on $926-dollar an hour (£800) Marty Singer, amid claims the lawsuit could cause ‘real damage’ to his daughter’s reputation (L-R) Claudia Peltz, husband Nelson and daughter Nicola
‘He is ferocious in legal battles and his reputation precedes him. Hiring him will cost millions but she and her family feel it’s worth the money.’
They went on to say that the family hope Singer can stop the lawsuit ‘spiralling out of control’ and effecting Nicola and her family ‘very badly’.
MailOnline have contacted Nicola and Marty Singer’s reps for comment.
Prince Andrew previously faced legal difficulties when he was accused of sexual assault by Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
The Prince agreed to a £12million settlement while emphatically denying Ms Giuffre’s claims that he had sexually assaulted her when she was 17.
Meanwhile, the full drama behind Brooklyn and Nicola’s wedding was laid bare in a shocking 188-page lawsuit filed in Florida.
The £3million celebrity-packed ‘dream wedding’ which united a billionaire’s daughter with the son of a sporting icon, appeared flawless in the glossy pages of Vogue magazine.
But behind the scenes, Brooklyn’s wedding to heiress Nicola, was allegedly so chaotic that even the bride’s father called it a ‘s*** show’.
Wedding planners Nicole Braghin and Arianna Grijalba were left ‘devastated’ earlier this month when billionaire businessman Nelson Peltz launched a lawsuit demanding his £132,000 deposit back.
Mr Peltz claims the pair were fired just weeks before the three-day wedding extravaganza at the £76 million family mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, last April because of alleged ‘mistakes’.
Shock! Behind the scenes, Brooklyn ’s wedding to heiress Nicola , was allegedly so chaotic that even the bride’s father called it a ‘s*** show’
Marty Singer: The lawyer – nicknamed ‘Mad dog’ – is famed for helping Hollywood heavyweights including Charlie Sheen, Bill Cosby as well as the British Prince (Marty Singer pictured)
But last week, Ms Braghin and Ms Grijalba hit back calling Mr Peltz a ‘bully billionaire’ and filed a counterclaim in a Miami court for breach of contract and ‘interference’ with a business deal.
They are also suing bride Nicola, her mother Claudia, and wedding designer Rishi Patel for damages of at least £41,000 plus costs, which could run into hundreds of thousands of pounds.
The women’s company, Plan Design Events, was hired in February 2022, just six weeks before the lavish wedding.
More than 500 guests attended, including TV chef Gordon Ramsay, Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria, Victoria’s fellow Spice Girls Mel B and Mel C and David Beckham’s former Manchester United teammate Phil Neville.
The planners agreed to a fee of £264,000, with Mr Peltz paying a deposit of half that amount.
They were taking over from Preston Bailey – an icon in the industry who previously planned Catherine Zeta-Jones’ wedding to Michael Douglas. He said he left by mutual agreement after a year’s work because his schedule was ‘overcommitted’.
Hitting back: The wedding planners have hit back calling Mr Peltz a ‘bully billionaire’ and filed a counterclaim in a Miami court for breach of contract and ‘interference’ with a business deal (Nelson pictured with Brooklyn)
But the planners who replaced him claim things were so chaotic – with multiple guest lists and a bride allegedly ‘too busy’ to speak on the phone – that things went downhill quickly.
The court documents contain hundreds of WhatsApp chat messages texts and emails – summarised below – which show guest lists were incomplete, travel arrangements had not been made and even the flowers and cake still needed to be sorted out. Hair and make-up artists and photographers and videographers had also not been confirmed.
And when the planners came up with an idea for a wedding band Nicole branded them ‘cheesy’ and only wanted the lead singer.
Ms Braghin and Ms Grijalba say they worked 17-hour days to try to cater to their clients’ demands.
And while there had already been reports of a fall-out between Nicola and her future mother-in-law because the bride chose to wear a Valentino couture gown rather than a dress from Victoria’s label (a feud Nicola later denied), it was clear, the lawsuit says, that the Peltz’s did not want their new in-laws to be aware of the last-minute glitches.
‘Both Claudia and Nicola had insisted that Victoria Beckham could not know about any internal mistakes regarding the ongoing planning of her son’s wedding, including any errors with the guest list’, the court filing states.
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