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8/29 — 12:01 PM PT — Roberto Orcí‘s spokesperson Sallie Hofmeister tells TMZ … “Ms. Taylor’s counterclaim is an attempt to retaliate against her husband with fabricated allegations after he got a restraining order against her, filed for divorce, and sued her in June for assault, battery, and financially abusing him when he was vulnerable and trying to get treatment for alcoholism. Her history of violent behavior is well documented, having been arrested at least twice during their marriage–once after she tried strangling her husband and he called the police, and once when a Vegas hotel called the authorities after Mr. Orci showed up in the lobby, locked out of his room by his wife, bloodied and half dressed. Ms. Taylor was also detained after assaulting immigration officials at LAX.”
The statement concludes, “Before Mr. Orci’s recovery, Ms. Taylor would ply him with alcohol and beat him relentlessly. On separate occasions, she hit him with a baseball bat, shot him with a taser then sprayed him with Mace, threw him down a set of stairs, and punched him multiple times while he was driving. In 2022 and 2023, she transferred without her husband’s knowledge at least $1.2 million from their joint bank account to foreign banks. Now, she is fabricating salacious allegations in a desperate attempt to extract more money from him.”
“The Blacklist” actress Adele Heather Taylor is responding to allegations of domestic violence from her estranged husband, screenwriter Roberto Orcí … claiming in a new countersuit that she’s the real victim … accusing him of rape and assault.
In new court documents filed by attorney Michael E. Weinstein, obtained by TMZ … Adele accuses Roberto, who she refers to as Bob … of sexual assault, physical abuse and much more throughout their relationship.
Adele claims Bob first hit her in March 2018 … when she says the “Star Trek” screenwriter slapped her across the face 3 times while in a cab in NYC.
Adele says the violence escalated from there, with Bob allegedly sexually assaulting and restraining her more than once in May and June 2022.
That same year, Adele alleges Bob became violent with her before the Christmas holiday after she tried to leave him. She claims he threw her bags and her blind-and-deaf dog, Nigel, out of her car … and then proceeded to get physically violent with her.
Adele has also accused Bob of threatening to leave her destitute and evict her elderly grandparents from the home they purchased for them … even though she insists he promised to provide for her for the rest of her life.
She says Bob breached his promise to split his assets with her and support her financially after she was forced to leave him due to his violent behavior.
Adele — who was previously sued by Robert for domestic violence after he claimed she burned him with hot soup — claims her estranged husband preemptively called the police on her and accused her of domestic violence in order to undermine her credibility.
She claims he weaponized past sexual assaults she experienced, too … allegedly yelling during one incident, “You want me to beat you up, don’t you? That’s what you’d love. Yes, you’d like being raped and s**t. Well, okay. You want me to beat you up?”
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She’s seeking no less than $17 million in damages … $10 million for the assault/battery claims and $7 million for her claim that he breached his promise to split up his assets when they broke up.
Roberto Orci’s attorney Daniel Paluch tells TMZ … “My client denies the allegations and is looking forward to litigating the case in the appropriate forum, which is the court.”
Originally Published — 8/27 — 10:28 AM PT
