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Children of Robbie Robertson sue late musician’s widow, alleging elder abuse

Lawsuit disputing ownership of $6m house alleges that Janet Zuccarini took advantage of Robertson, with her lawyers calling it ‘meritless fiction’

They bought the $6m (£4.7m) property from film producer David Geffen in 2021 and married in March 2023 – allegedly after Robertson was told by doctors “he was likely to die soon” from advanced cancer. “These drugs he was taking, in the period of time when Zuccarini was arranging the secret wedding and having him sign oppressive documents, are known to have significant effects on cognition, including confusion, hallucinations, torpor, depression, memory loss, and dissociation.” The children are calling for the cancellation of the legal amendment that Robertson signed, and for damages, claiming they have been “harmed in an amount greater than $5m, to be proven at trial”.

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