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Real Housewives of Orange County star Shannon Beador suffers a setback in court cast with ex-boyfriend John Janssen over alleged facelift.
Shannon Beador‘s effort to reduce her ex-boyfriend John Janssen‘s lawsuit against her has been shut down in an Orange County court.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, a judge recently denied the Real Housewives of Orange County star’s request to remove John Janssen’s allegation of fraud from their ongoing court case.
In a recently filed motion, Shannon Beador’s legal team argued that her ex-boyfriend failed to present enough evidence to back up his claims of promissory fraud.
However, the Orange County businessman’s legal team opposed the motion, insisting that his lawsuit has more than enough evidence to move forward.
Meanwhile, Shannon Beador also argued that her ex’s request for punitive damages and attorney fees be dismissed by the court.
The Orange County judge presiding over the case denied Shannon’s request to prevent John from seeking punitive damages but did shut down his request to collect attorney fees from the RHOC star. Court documents note that John may refile his motion for attorney fees at a later date.
“My attorney has been in constant communication with his counsel. I agreed to pay John what he wanted because I knew that attorney’s fees would surpass the amount sought, but more importantly to eliminate the negative emotional components that come with a lawsuit. It is important that I continue to focus on the positive aspects of my life and move forward,” Shannon said in the court filing.
As AllAboutTRH previously reported, John is suing Shannon after she reportedly borrowed $75k for a facelift and failed to repay the loan.
On March 20, John filed a lawsuit in Orange County Superior Court against Shannon “for breach of oral contract and promissory fraud, among other things, to recover $75,000 he claims she failed to repay him.”
John alleges that the RHOC star “turned to him for financial support in early 2022, borrowing $40,000 via wire transfer on Jan. 23, 2022, for a facelift procedure. Then, on May 20, 2023, he gave her another $35,000 via personal check.”
In the court filing, the OC businessman claims that Shannon agreed to pay back both loans with interest. However, when he attempted to collect the payments in 2023 and 2024, the reality star failed to do so.
John and Shannon dated for nearly four years before splitting in late 2022.
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs on Bravo Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
