A downstairs neighbor of debonaire James Bond actor Sean Connery has filed a $30 million lawsuit alleging he’s a bully who’s trying to force the family out of the townhouse they share.
“Notwithstanding the cinematic James Bond image of consummate finesse, the defendant Connery, in true Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde fashion, acts the part in real life of a bully who ignores norms of neighborliness and decency,” the court papers say.
The CNN version has comments from Connery’s publicist:
“Sir Sean Connery does not own any property in the United States and is rarely in New York,” she said.
“Anyone in the United States can sue for anything. That does not mean that the suit has any merit. The claims are ridiculous.”
Whatever happens, I’m amused by the suit claiming that Connery came to the door in a robe and was a “fat old man.” Just wondering what in the world that has to do with anything at all…
I wonder if the irate tenants, and the AP reporter who listened to them, are unable to distinguish between Sean Connery born in Brooklyn and worked his way up from handyman to superintendent to slum lord, and Sir Sean Connery the Movie Star…
(not that I know anything about this other Sean’s history, or even if there really -is-
another Sean, but… )