People: Vergara’s ex suing over frozen embryos
Actress Sofia Vergara’s former fiancé says in an op-ed that he sued the “Modern Family” star to protect their frozen embryos because he longs to become a parent and doesn’t want the “two lives” they created to “be destroyed or sit in a freezer until the end of time.”
Businessman Nick Loeb wrote Wednesday on NYTimes.com that as the child of divorced parents he yearned to have the kind of family depicted in artist Norman Rockwell’s iconic paintings.
He said when he was in his 20s, his girlfriend had an abortion and the decision was “entirely out of my hands.” Later, he married a woman with whom he tried to have children with the help of a fertility specialist. The marriage eventually ended.
When he and Vergara became engaged, he said, he began “to push for children” but she insisted they use a surrogate. He said initially two fertilized embryos were created. The first one implanted didn’t take and the surrogate miscarried the second. “I felt crushed,” he wrote.
Two more embryos were created before their relationship ended. He said he was willing to take full parental responsibility if Vergara didn’t want to share custody, but she refused.
The two had signed a form stating that any embryos they created could only be brought to term if both of them agreed. Loeb said the form didn’t specifically say what would happen to the embryos if they separated.
Loeb said Vergara’s lawyer has told reporters that she wants to keep the embryos frozen indefinitely. “In my view, keeping them frozen forever is tantamount to killing them,” he said.
Vergara didn’t immediately return a request for comment.
Mayweather might post Knight’s bail
Former rap mogul Marion “Suge” Knight could soon be out of custody, but it all depends on if his good friend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is victorious Saturday in his history-making match against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
Matthew Fletcher, Knight’s attorney, said that if Mayweather wins the bout, he expects the boxer to cover his client’s $10 million bail.
“They’re good friends,” Fletcher said. “That’s one of his wealthiest friends.”
Knight pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder for allegedly plowing his truck into two men at a Compton restaurant earlier this year.
Knight’s bail remains at $10 million, even though his attorney requested it be reduced by half. A jury trial was set for July 7.
The quick hearing was different than Knight’s previous court appearances. He didn’t collapse in court, express the need to vomit or complain of pain.
This time he was ushered in and out of court like every other defendant.
The birthday bunch
Country singer Sonny James is 86. Singer Judy Collins is 76. Singer Rita Coolidge is 70. Pop singer Nick Fortuna (The Buckinghams) is 69. Actor Dann Florek is 64. Singer-songwriter Ray Parker Jr. is 61. Country singer Tim McGraw is 48. Actress Julie Benz is 43. Actor Jamie Dornan (Film: “Fifty Shades of Grey”) is 33.