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Rob Lowe has settled a lawsuit brought on by his former nanny.

Jessica Gibson had sued the Brothers & Sisters star and his wife, accusing them of sexual harassment, among other offenses, in April 2008.

This course of action took place a week after the Lowes sued Gibson for allegedly breaching the confidentiality clause she signed when she went to work for the couple; they claimed she conspired to demand $1.5 million in exchange for keeping quiet about various pieces of dirty laundry.

In the end, neither party's attorneys revealed whether money was involved in the settlement, making the ending to this case as anticlimactic as Lowe's ending scene on The West Wing.

You though the Rob Lowe vs. Laura Boyce feud was over, didn't you?

Far from it.

In response to claims against Lowe and wife Sheryl that they sexuallu harassed their former nanny, the actor filed sworn statements in a Los Angeles Superior Court from people who knew and worked with Boyce. They said she didn't like black people.

"Laura would use the 'n-word' a lot when referring to her African-American friends and lovers," Boyce's former friend Noa Shaw said in her statement. "Laura was very open with her use of the 'n-word' in public."

Moreover, the president of Lowe's production company, Jennifer Dynof, said she had reprimanded Boyce "about her use of the ("n" word) around the children and the Lowe's friends."

Gloria Allred, the attorney for Laura Boyce, made it clear, this issue was far from over: "We will be filing our reply to (Lowe's allegations) within five days and it will contain our response."

Both Rob Lowe and Jessica Gibson had important parts of their cases thrown out in court - and if you ask their attorneys, they both won.

The judge threw out Jessica's retaliation claim, but the judge also tossed out four Lowe claims - one being an allegation of defamation.

Jessica Gibson's attorney, Gloria Allred, said in a statement:

"He lost the heart of his case, which is defamation, and we are permitted to proceed with the heart of our case, which was and still is our allegation that Rob Lowe sexually harassed Jessica Gibson."

Lowe's attorney, Larry Stein, told celebrity news site TMZ:

"We are delighted with the court's ruling today. It removed the retaliation claim, which Ms. Allred had been focusing on and left in six claims, which allows us to prosecute every claim we've made."

Well, that settles that. Only not at all. She still says he spanked it in front of her, he says she skanked it in front of everyone, etc.

Former nanny Jessica Gibson is suing Rob Lowe and his wife.

Today in the Rob Lowe nanny saga, we ask:

Why would Sheryl Lowe invite Laura Boyce on vacation - then sue her right after?

In court documents, Laura Boyce says she had no contact with Sheryl Lowe after she quit her gig last November - that is, until she received a saccharine voice mail at the end of March, inviting her on vacation with the Lowes.

One can magine Boyce's surprise as - a week later - Lowe did a 180 and sued her.

Also sued? Fellow nanny Jessica Gibson. The nerve of some people!

The troubled Sheryl Lowe with husband Rob.

Boyce says she quit the Lowe house after she says Sheryl snickered during a phone call that the nanny got "strep throat from sucking n***er d**k."

Laura was dating former NBA star Dale Davis at the time.

This concludes today's Rob Lowe nanny/lawsuit update. You may now return to your lives ... or at least less confusing celebrity gossip.

Forget Days of Our Lives.

Real soap opera excitement is taking place at Rob Lowe's house!

The back-and-forth accusations between the actor, his wife Sheryl and a pair of employees - Jessica Gibson and Laura Boyce - have reached a new, absurd, racist low.

Boyce, a former nanny for the family, has filed legal papers, reiterating the following claim: when she tried to call in sick to work one day, Sheryl Lowe yelled the reason for her illness was "she got strep throat from sucking n****r d**k. I mean black d**k."

Well, at least she corrected herself. That's more than Charlie Sheen can say.

Sheryl Lowe is accused of being more than just racist. She's making oral sex seem like a bad thing!

In new documents filed yesterday and published by TMZ, Boyce claims on November 16, 2007 she called in sick.

She states she "heard Sheryl Lowe in the background yelling and laughing into the phone." Then, she allegedly made the racist comments because; at the time, Boyce was dating an African-American man.

After hearing what Sheryl said, Boyce quit on the spot.

Round two of the Rob Lowe and Jessica Gibson battle is on - and juicy!

According to court documents released Friday, Gibson - the former nanny who is accusing the actor of sexual harassment - repotedly offered sex to the family's tennis instructor. Oh yes. We told you it was juicy.

In a sworn declaration, instructor Nigel Armstrong stated that Jessica Gibson "told me shortly after we first met [in mid-2005] that she was interested in me... She was very forward and did not seem concerned with being discreet."

As reported by People, Armstrong described an incident in the kitchen of the Lowe London house in which Gibson was nude from the waist down and "invited me to have sex even though [the Lowes' children] were in the general area. I was shocked by her audacity."

Heck, Lindsay Lohan would be shocked by that audacity.

According Rob Lowe, Jessica Gibson loves to solicit sex from fellow employees.

Armstrong added that Gibson was displeased he would not take their relationship further, allegedly begging him leave his girlfriend and "taking the relationship with me more seriously... She would tell me that she loved me on a number of occasions."

Another former employee, James Maclear, who was a private chef for Rob and Sheryl Lowe, described an incident in which Gibson "changed into hot pants and was laying on the kitchen floor with her legs open in a very suggestive manner."

Both men described Gibson as having unabashedly sung the Pussycat Dolls' lyric "Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me."

Somewhere, Nicole Scherzinger must be ashamed their song to be used in such a manner.

Rob Lowe won a pair of small victories Thursday in the first courtroom showdown against former nanny Jessica Gibson.

Santa Barbara, Calif., Superior Court Judge Denise de Bellefeuille threw out two of the 12 allegations made by Gibson, 24.

Jessica Gibson's sexual harassment claims against Rob Lowe remain intact.

The two allegations thrown out - on the grounds that there was no legal basis - were related to labor-code violations.

"We're pleased with today's outcome," said Rob Lowe's attorney Larry Stein. "The Lowes have consistently denied any wrongdoing and will be vindicated."

Gibson's lawyer, John West, responded in kind: "We don't consider this a setback at all, Jessica's case is still intact as a whole."

Neither Rob Lowe nor Jessica Gibson was present at court.

"She's been lying low," West said of Jessica Gibson. "This has been a very traumatic situation for her, she's doing her best to heal."

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Former nanny Jessica Gibson has accused Rob Lowe of dropping his pants.

Now, the actor wants a California court to drop the lawsuit filed against him by Gibson.

Lowe is asking the court to dismiss portions of a countersuit against him by the woman who says he showed her his genitals one too many times, according to documents released yesterday.

"Each of Gibson's [accusations] is completely unfounded ... but nine of those ... are subject to immediate dismissal because she has failed ... to even allege the essential elements of a claim of relief," Lowe's attorney Larry Stein wrote.

Among the charges Stein wants to see dismissed are: unpaid overtime, meals and rest periods. Penis flashing, evidently, would still be on the table.

A court date to hear the request for dismissal is set for June 19.

During an emotional press conference with attorney Gloria Allred, Laura Boyce - the woman accusing Rob Lowe's wife, Sheryl of, well, many things - broke down in tears.

"I feel betrayed and hurt and extremely upset that (the Lowes) would sue me after I endured what I did in their household," Boyce said. "I never did anything to them other than give them my best efforts for their children."

That's not how Sheryl Lowe sees the situation, though:

"The charges against me are lies meant to embarrass and humiliate. I find it deeply offensive the false allegation that I would use racially insensitive comments. I'm certain that my dearest and longtime friend, and godfather to my children, Marcus Allen, would beg to differ with their charges.

We do not see color in my household; my children do not see color. It deeply saddens me that I even have to explain this to my children."

We were gonna include these words in our new celebrity quotes section, but are Laura Boyce and Sheryl Lowe really celebrities? Discuss!

Paula Abdul. Rob Lowe. Roger Clemens. Miley Cyrus. Plenty of celebs had difficult weeks, and that's the subject of today's Face-Off. Your comments and opinions are encouraged as The Hollywood Gossip staff members debate ...

WHICH CELEBRITY HAD THE WORST WEEK?

ROB & SHERYL LOWE by mischalova

There's an old saying in the world of celebrity gossip: Pose naked, make a buck. Cheat on your wife, you're still in luck. But discuss your children's penises with your nanny, and you're f*%ked.

As Keeley Hazell and Bill Clinton prove, respectively, the first two parts of this adage ring true. Now, sadly, Sheryl Lowe will find out the veracity of the third sentence.

For while some may believe that Miley Cyrus had an awful week, since when does getting naked have negative repercussions on a beautiful girl?

And while others may think Roger Clemens should be the most ashamed celebrity this week, he's probably happy to be in the news for non steroids-related issues.

But Laura Boyce says Mrs. Rob Lowe spoke of her children's genitals, inquired about the size of Dale Davis' schlong and laughed about her husband's broken cock rings. You recover from one of those things, two at most.

We can't see Sheryl Lowe coming back from all three.

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