It has been seven years since sideline reporter Erin Andrews was unknowingly filmed nude through the front door peephole of her room in a Nashville hotel, but the legal proceedings from the case are still ongoing. This week, it was revealed that Andrews is seeking $75 million in damages from the Marriott she way staying at, alleging that they played a significant role in allowing the incident to take place.
In December 2011, Andrews, 37, filed a lawsuit alleging that Marriott International and several other defendants were guilty of negligence and invasion of privacy in connection with stalker Michael David Barrett’s filming of her at the Nashville Marriott in September 2008.
Andrews alleges that Marriott workers helped facilitate Barrett’s videotaping by first revealing that she was a guest at the Nashville hotel, then disclosing her room number, and finally by agreeing to Barrett’s request to be placed in the room next door to the broadcaster. Andrews, then working for ESPN, was in town to cover a Vanderbilt University football game.
Barrett, who uploaded the footage online, was ultimately arrested and sentenced to 30 months in prison after an FBI probe discovered he was the “Peeping Tom.” He will also be one of the defendants listed in the trial as Andrews seeks compensation for emotional distress suffered in the aftermath of the incident.
Andrews, who now works as a reporter for Fox and co-hosts Dancing with the Stars, may finally get closure in the coming months, as the trial is set for late-February, more than four years after the complaint was filed.
(Via The Smoking Gun)
