Stevie Wonder is suing his one-time fiancée in an attempt to evict her from one of his properties, where she has been living rent-free for nearly 40 years, according to Rolling Stone.
Carmen Efferson has lived in the three-bedroom Hollywood Hills property free of charge since 1988 under an oral agreement with Wonder. However, tensions recently escalated when representatives for Wonder attempted to enter the property for an inspection as part of an insurance renewal. Efferson allegedly refused them entry and sent Wonder’s attorney, David Huff, an email telling him to “fuck the fuck off.”
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“Your rascist [sic] coldblooded ‘white male privilege’ tone (again with you). I am feeling harassed,” Efferson wrote to Huff. “Regarding your ORDERS of entering into the place where I am living, I do not consent. Do not make any attempt to make any kind of contact with me.”
Efferson was subsequently informed that her oral agreement with Wonder had been revoked due to her noncompliance and was served with an eviction notice. After she failed to vacate the property, Wonder filed a lawsuit seeking her eviction on Thursday, October 22nd.
Wonder is amid a tour celebrating the 50th anniversary of his seminal album Songs in the Key of Life.