LOS ANGELES (AP) – Actor Esai Morales is being sued by a former live-in girlfriend who alleges the former “NYPD Blue” star assaulted her and gave her herpes.
Elizabeth Massochi claims in the suit filed Thursday that Morales knew he had herpes and never told her, leaving her with “an incurable disease that will have associated medical expenses, pain and discomfort for the rest of her life.” The suit was first reported by the entertainment website CelebTV.com.
Mazzocchi attorney Gloria Allred declined comment.
There was no immediate comment from Morales, his publicist Siri Garber said Friday. The actor, 44, appeared in the movies “Bad Boys” and “La Bamba,” but he may be best known for his role as Lt. Tony Rodriguez on “NYPD Blue.”
Morales and Mazzocchi began their relationship in January 2006 and he moved into her Los Angeles home two months later, according to the suit. Mazzocchi said she began managing Morales’ career.
In April 2006, however, the suit alleged Morales began a “systematic pattern of abuse against (Mazzocchi), including a forcible rape.”
Morales allegedly told Mazzocchi that if she ever called the police he would have “every gangbanger in town looking to kill (her),” the suit said.
Mazzocchi’s suit claims intentional and negligent transmission of a sexually transmitted disease, assault, battery and breach of oral contract.
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