Not only is the work life stressful for celebrities, but things can also get very complicated at home. In the past, we've seen several instances of nannies filing a lawsuit against their celebrity employers.That was the case for Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey, after a nanny complained about her working conditions. The same went down with Sharon Stone, who was sued by her nanny for wanting her overtime pay back... In this instance, it was Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez's long time housekeeper that filed a lawsuit. In truth, J-Lo and Marc Anthony had lots of trouble finding a nanny and although there housekeeper stuck around for more than a decade, the end of their working relationship was not a good one. We'll take a closer look at the lawsuit, and why Marc Anthony and J-Lo's former maid requested $500,000 in court. We'll also reveal the final verdict, and how it all played out.
Jennifer Lopez And Marc Anthony Couldn't Hang On To A Nanny Given The Demanding Hours
Given their hectic schedules, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony needed extra help with the twins. In fact, they were willing to pay $2,250 a week for the service.
However, according to The National Enquirer, things didn't start off on the right track. Given the hours involved, nannies weren't knocking on their door.
The publication wrote, “Normally people who make huge sums of money and have loads of professional and social obligations hire a nanny for each child, especially for newborns. But it is as if Jennifer expects one nanny not only to take care of both twins, but to work 16-hour days, seven days a week!”
It is said that the first nanny involved only lasted a week given the intense schedule. As for nanny two, she was an upgrade, but once again, the schedule was too much.
“They hired a second nanny, who was wonderful with the twins, but she couldn’t take working such long hours without a break,” the source said. “After that nanny resigned, the couple began desperately seeking nanny No. 3.”
The couple managed to raise their children, however, for Marc Anthony, he'd run into more problems in the future, this time around with his housekeeper.
Marc Anthony Was Sued By His Maid For 'Unpaid Wages'
Concetta Graziosi filed a lawsuit worth $500,000 against Marc Anthony. This came in 2018. The maid cleaned Marc Anthony and J-Lo's home starting in 2005, and would last over a decade, up until 2017.
According to the lawsuit, Graziosi never received overtime pay for her work, and wasn't given a vacation pay either.
Page Six reported, "She said that she cleaned up after Anthony, his then-wife Jennifer Lopez and their children, Max and Emme, in their Brookville, NY, home from 2005 until the estate was sold in 2017 — and received $2,000 every two weeks, despite working around the clock. She also claimed that she didn’t receive any paid vacation."
“At times [Graziosi] would buy groceries for the household prior to her ‘official shift’ starting, with no compensation,” the suit added.
Marc Anthony's team decided to keep the matter on the down low, and didn't comment any further. Ultimately, it seems as though a verdict was made privately, away from the public eye.
A Settlement Was Reached Between Marc Anthony And His Maid Privately, Outside Of Court
The matter was ultimately settled privately. The terms were not disclosed and kept private. Though it is believed that Marc Anthony had to fork over a sum that was near $500,000.
It wasn't the first time the artist faced a legal battle. In the early 2000s, Marc Anthony was also brought to court for the song, I Need To Know.
The lawsuit reads, "The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan on April 3 by songwriter Daniel Agren, alleges that Anthony, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony/ATV Tunes and producer Cory Rooney engaged in "wrongful use of plaintiff's copyrighted music, lyrics and arrangement.'' Agren said he got a copyright for a song of the same name in June 1989."
This time around, Marc Anthony wasn't in serious trouble, as the lawsuit was completely dropped after it was proved that there was insufficient evidence to prove such claims.