"Pawn Stars" celebrity Rick Harrison is being sued by his mother in a dispute over family assets and ownership of the Las Vegas business featured on the long-running reality TV show, according to court records.
The civil lawsuit was filed Thursday in Nevada state court by attorneys for Harrison’s mother, Joanne Harrison, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
It names Rick Harrison, the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop, business entities Harrison Properties, JoRich Properties and others as defendants. "The allegations are false and I think that my 81-year old mother is being manipulated by others for their personal gain," Rick Harrison told the newspaper.
Rick Harrison, who appears on the television show "Pawn Stars," arrives for a reception for senators and their spouses in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik,File) The breach-of-contract complaint says Joanne Harrison was married for 58 years to the late Richard Harrison, who was known on the show as "The Old Man." It alleges that while she was hospitalized in 2000 or 2001, Rick Harrison, one of the couple’s three sons, had her sign over to him her 51% ownership interest in the pawn shop.
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