'My Unorthodox Life' 's Julia Haart Sues Estranged Husband and Costar for $257M: 'Liar and a Fraud'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Julia Haartis takingSilvio Scagliato court for more than $257 million amid their divorce.

TheMy Unorthodox Lifestar, 51, filed a lawsuit Friday against her estranged husband, business partner and costar on Friday, claiming that Scaglia, 63, is a “liar and a fraud” who defrauded her out of their businesses, after shefiled for divorcein February.

The 45-page lawsuit, which was filed in New York State Supreme Court, claims Scaglia “begged” his then-fiancée Haart to serve as EWG’s CEO in June 2019. Instead of taking a salary from the company, she alleges that he convinced her EWG should pay a management fee of 2 percent of their annual revenue to the parent company, over which they would be equal partners.

“Haart reasonably relied on Scaglia’s representations. Not only had they worked together for a number of years, but the two also were engaged to be married at the time,” the lawsuit reads. “Haart agreed to this arrangement in part out of love for her fiancé, who she knew needed cash on a day-to-day basis, but also based on Scaglia’s representation that the shares he was transferring would make her a full 50 percent owner of FHI.

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“Haart would not have agreed to this arrangement had she known that Scaglia would later take the position that he had total control over the money in FHI’s account. Haart has since learned that Scaglia’s representations to her concerning her ownership and control of FHI were all a pack of lies and that he never intended for Haart to be his equal partner or to share equal ownership and control of FHI,” it continues.

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“Haart’s indentured servitude must be remedied,” the complaint argues. “It cannot be that a man can convince his wife to give up millions in dollars in salary and benefits, plus an employment contract at the peak of her career (along with the security and independence that come with those things) and then leave her with nothing when his bait-and-switch is revealed.”

Shortly afterfiling for divorcein February following nearly three years of marriage, Haart claimed that she was wrongfully terminated from her CEO position at EWG as part of his “personal vendetta.”

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Haart also alleged that he had “become increasingly volatile, abusive, and unhinged” toward her and her children in recent weeks.

Haart shares four kids, Batsheva Haart, Miriam Haart, Shlomo Haart and Aron Hendler, with ex-husband Yosef Hendler.)

source: people.com