Antonio Brown has a lot on his plate right now, and his former chef wants whatever is on it.
New court documents obtained by TMZ show his former cook is now accusing him of slander. Stefano Tedeschi has already been battling it out in court with AB since July when he filed a lawsuit alleging Brown owes him $38,521.20.
Stefano claims Brown refused to pay because he felt threatened by a fish head being left in the freezer.
Brown’s reps put in a motion to dismiss earlier this month, stating, “[Tedeschi’s] complaint is nothing more than a fledgling action to promote the career of a chef who will use any attempt or frivolous claim to seek fame and/or fortune.”
“Now, Tedeschi is firing back … in new court docs, Tedeschi is accusing Brown of defamation.
Tedeschi says Brown’s words were “slanderous, defamatory and not the type of language one would expect to see in a professional legal document.”
Tedeschi — who wants the court to deny Brown’s motion entirely — added, “This language can only be viewed as an effort to smear [Tedeschi].”
We reached out to Brown’s attorney, Darren Heitner, for comment on the new docs … and he told us, “There was simply no defamatory statement made.”
This lawsuit is the least of Brown’s worries right now as he has to deal with the NFL investigating 2 sexual misconduct claims levied against him, including Brown contacting a second woman and harassing her through text messages that were released by Sports Illustrated.
