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Michael Darby Files Defamation Lawsuit Against Candiace Dillard Bassett For Paid Oral Sex Claims On ‘RHOP’

<p><strong>Michael Darby <&sol;strong>is taking his strained relationship with <em>Real Housewives of Potomac <&sol;em>star <strong>Candiace Dillard Bassett <&sol;strong>from our television screens to court&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Darby is reportedly suing Candiace <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;otf-doodie-lo-says-his-ultimate-goal-is-to-spread-awareness-to-those-innocent-of-false-accusations-after-winning-defamation-lawsuit-against-ftn-bae-exclusive-details&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">for defamation<&sol;a>&period; His lawsuit is based on her allegations in aired episodes that Michael paid a man for sex&period; According to legal documents obtained by <em>TMZ&comma; <&sol;em>Darby is seeking &dollar;2 million in damages&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Fans saw the oral sex allegations play out in season seven&comma; episode six&comma; during Wendy Osefo&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8216&semi;burn session&period;&&num;8217&semi; Osefo hosted a group event with the RHOP ladies in hopes of having everyone take accountability for hurting each other and move on&period; Instead&comma; it turned into a face-off between several cast members&comma; including Michael&&num;8217&semi;s estranged wife&comma; <strong>Ashley Darby&comma; <&sol;strong>and Candiace&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">RELATED&colon; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;rhop-ashley-darby-not-securing-bag-separation&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Womp Womp&excl; &OpenCurlyQuote;RHOP’ Fans React To Ashley Darby NOT Securing The Bag Amid Separation<&sol;a><&sol;h5>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>Candiace Dillard Bassett Confronts Ashley Darby About Michael&&num;8217&semi;s Alleged Bedroom Activity <&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Ashley initiated the back-and-forth&period; She said Candiace&&num;8217&semi;s husband&comma; <strong>Chris Bassett<&sol;strong>&comma; flirted with her friend Deborah at a <strong>Karen Huger<&sol;strong> event&period; Production later showed that Chris did have an interaction with Deborah&period; However&comma; it appeared to lean toward casual conversation rather than flirting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1610047815283007489" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>But Candiace was already frustrated with <strong>Gizelle Bryant<&sol;strong>&&num;8216&semi;s allegations that Chris made her &&num;8216&semi;uncomfortable&period; Additionally&comma; <strong>Mia Thornton<&sol;strong> claimed that Chris sexually stared at her during a party&period; Mia later recanted&comma; saying <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;ThePeachReport&sol;status&sol;1589507885142183937&quest;s&equals;20" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">the stare<&sol;a> was non-sexual&comma; but production footage showed no staring&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1584346077381029888" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;You don&&num;8217&semi;t have enough going on in your own lives so you want to bring drama to my door&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Candiace said&period; &&num;8220&semi;This is now the third time someone is coming to me in the group to tell me some bullsh&ast;t about my husband&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>But Ashley kept pushing&&num;8211&semi;insisting that Chris also sent private messages to other people that weren&&num;8217&semi;t <em>&&num;8220&semi;innocent or innocuous&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em> Candiace clapped back at Ashley about her rocky marriage and husband&&num;8217&semi;s alleged bedroom activity&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;Ashley&comma; your husband likes to leave you and go to man named &lbrack;redacted&rsqb; house and suck his d&ast;&ast;k&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Candiace responded&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>In a confessional video&comma; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;zero-stars-rhops-candiace-dillard-sparks-debate-over-uber-expectations&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Candiace said<&sol;a> she <em>&&num;8220&semi;wasn&&num;8217&semi;t supposed to talk about this person&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em> However&comma; she added that the unnamed man claims Micahel Darby is a <em>&&num;8220&semi;client&comma;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;em> meaning Darby allegedly pays for sex&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CkvwGu8tur6" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>Michael Darby Reportedly Sent Candiace Dillard Bassett A Cease-And-Desist<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>The episode aired on November 20&comma; but Michael&&num;8217&semi;s lawsuit paperwork reportedly states he sent Candiace a cease-and-desist earlier this year&period; Despite insisting her allegations are false&comma; Darby says Candiace hasn&&num;8217&semi;t retracted her statements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Candiace&comma; Chris&comma; and Ashley haven&&num;8217&semi;t responded to the lawsuit online&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; Candiace celebrated her husband&&num;8217&semi;s birthday on Wednesday&&num;8211&semi;just hours before <em>TMZ <&sol;em>broke the lawsuit story on Thursday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&&num;8220&semi;My FAVORITE person&excl; My heart&period; You are my home wherever we are&period; I love you to infinity and beyond&excl; Happy Birthday&comma; Swan&excl;&excl;&comma;&&num;8221&semi; she wrote&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-instagram data-shortcode&equals;"CpQUJGNJM2v" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"600" data-captioned><&sol;amp-instagram><&sol;p>&NewLine; 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