Walsh-Young Divorce getting Ugly

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

The bitter divorce of Kate Walsh and Alex Young has been escalating its collateral damage. In fact, ABC’s head honcho, Stephen McPherson, is already seeking protection from the court!

McPherson is effectively Walsh’s boss. Young subpoenaed McPherson for a deposition (testifying about the finances of Kate Walsh). The actress’ estranged husband alleges that Walsh is hiding some financial information from him.

Meanwhile, Disney’s lawyers have already filed legal papers asking for court order to block such deposition against McPherson, who is currently the President of ABC/Disney Television.

Young believe that Walsh isn’t coming clean with all the assets acquired during their 14-month marriage. Jeff Sturman, his lawyer, fired the subpoena because he claimed that McPherson has a unique knowledge about the financial situation of Walsh.

As you may recall, Kate Walsh is the star of Grey’s Anatomy for two seasons. Later on, she bagged the lead role on Private Practice, which had a moderately successful spinoff series.

According to the lawyers of Disney, Young is harassing their client because when Walsh acquired the Private Practice role, McPherson was not running ABC Studios at the time. Meanwhile, Alex Young (20^th Century Fox movie executive) and Disney will fight this in court on July 8.

Tags: Alex Young, deposition, Divorce, Grey's Anatomy, Kate Walsh, lawyers, Private Practice, Stephen McPherson
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