Former "Windy City Rehab" co-star Donovan Eckhardt is suing HGTV’s parent company and the production studio behind the popular home remodeling series, claiming defamation and emotional distress brought on by what he alleges was a "humiliating" and "villain" portrayal during the second season of the show.
The ex-business partner, contractor and developer associate of series co-star, Alison Victoria, filed a suit in Illinois’ Cook County Circuit Court on Monday against Discovery Inc.
and production company Big Table Media. Eckhardt claims the home renovation title was scripted in its delivery of content and was edited to make Eckhardt out to be a bad person and Victoria a victim of his dealings, according to People magazine.
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