LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A judge has indicated he may dismiss a lawsuit filed against "Black-ish" creator Kenya Barris filed against him by his sister in which she alleges a breached anti-disparagement agreement.
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Colette Barris alleges in her Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit filed Dec. 12 that her sibling broke a commitment in which they had agreed to avoid denigrating each other when he told a third party in 2022 that his sister is a woman with no talent.
However, neither Colette Barris nor a representative for her showed up for a scheduled trial-setting conference on Friday, so Judge Peter A. Hernandez delayed the proceedings until Dec. 5. At that time, the plaintiff will have to show why she should not be fined or her case should not be dismissed because of her failure to appear Friday without notification to the court.
Kenya Barris, 51, is a film and television writer, producer, director and actor. Colette Barris has been a teacher for more than three decades at Los Angeles Unified high schools and middle schools.
In December 2020, Kenya Barris sought a domestic violence restraining order against the plaintiff, alleging that she had abused his children, Colette Barris' court papers state.
Two months later, the siblings reached an agreement for Kenya Barris to drop his restraining order request and he promised not to disparage her in the future, but he broke that commitment in June 2022 by making unflattering comments about his sister to a third party by stating that his sibling is a "no-talent hack," according to her suit filed in December 2022.
Kenya Barris is represented by attorney Bryan J. Freedman, whose clients also include Don Lemon, Tucker Carlson and the Mendendez brothers.
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