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‘You Light Up My Life’ songwriter Joseph Brooks settles lawsuit with married ex-fiancee By Jennifer Peltz (CP) – 2 hours ago NEW YORK — The Academy Award-winning songwriter of “You Light Up My Life” has ended his six-figure fight with a former fiancee he accused of conning him out of cash and pricey gifts by hiding the fact that she was already married. A Manhattan judge last week approved a settlement between composer Joseph Brooks and Joaly Gomez, who said Brooks knew she wasn’t single. The settlement terms weren’t specified, but court records show Brooks previously agreed Gomez could keep most of a disputed $550,000 unless they struck a deal to share it. Brooks, 71, sued his 23-year-old ex-fiancee in October, seeking at least $2 million in damages and the return of the money, a $60,000 engagement ring, a $70,000 Mercedes-Benz and other presents. Gomez was a “young schemer” who “tried to sucker a ‘sugar daddy,”‘ Brooks’ lawyer, William Rome, said in court papers. Brooks said he learn
NEW YORK – The Academy Award-winning songwriter of “You Light Up My Life” has ended his six-figure fight with a former fiancee he accused of conning him out of cash and pricey gifts by hiding the fact that she was already married. A Manhattan judge last week approved a settlement between composer Joseph Brooks and Joaly Gomez, who said Brooks knew she wasn’t single. The settlement terms weren’t specified, but court records show Brooks previously agreed Gomez could keep most of a disputed $550,000 unless they struck a deal to share it. Brooks, 71, sued his 23-year-old ex-fiancee in October, seeking at least $2 million in damages and the return of the money, a $60,000 engagement ring, a $70,000 Mercedes-Benz and other presents. Gomez was a “young schemer” who “tried to sucker a ‘sugar daddy,'” Brooks’ lawyer, William Rome, said in court papers. Brooks said he learned Gomez wasn’t single only when he spotted a marriage certificate in her handbag in October, 18 months into their relationsh
The Academy Award-winning songwriter of “You Light Up My Life” has ended his six-figure fight with a former fiancee he accused of conning him out of cash and pricey gifts by hiding the fact that she was already married. A Manhattan judge last week approved a settlement between composer Joseph Brooks and Joaly Gomez, who said Brooks knew she wasn’t single. The settlement terms weren’t specified, but court records show Brooks previously agreed Gomez could keep most of a disputed $550,000 unless they struck a deal to share it. Brooks, 71, sued his 23-year-old ex-fiancee in October, seeking at least $2 million in damages and the return of the money, a $60,000 engagement ring, a $70,000 Mercedes-Benz and other presents. Gomez was a “young schemer” who “tried to sucker a ‘sugar daddy,'” Brooks’ lawyer, William Rome, said in court papers.
