America was shocked and disgusted when TMZ released tapes of someone believed to be Stephen Collins admitting to molesting three children between the ages of 11-13. Colins main claim to fame is as the pastor/father on the 90’s drama, 7th Heaven. Younger viewers might also know him as the biological father of Dee and Dennis Reynolds on the raunchy FX comedy, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Now Collins lawyer has come forward claiming that the actors ex-wife has been using the alleged confession for years to blackmail him.
Following the released audiotapes of Stephen Collins’s alleged child molestation confession, the 7th Heaven star’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, has made a statement to TMZ, saying:
"Over the course of my representation of Stephen in the divorce case, Faye has repeatedly threatened to give this audiotape to the media unless Stephen agreed to pay her millions of dollars more than that to which she was legally entitled. When these demands were rebuffed, Faye attempted -- without success -- to peddle the tape in numerous ways to numerous different people. It appears that she has finally found an audience for this tape -- not surprisingly, on the eve of the trial in the divorce case where, again, she is seeking millions of dollars more than that to which she is legally entitled."
Faye Grant has since denied her part in releasing the tapes, telling E! News:
"I woke up today to learn that an extremely private recording I handed over to the authorities in 2012 per their request in connection with a criminal investigation was recently disseminated to the press. I had no involvement whatsoever with the release of the tape to the media."
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