Marisa Tomei sued over damage to neighbours' homes
Cast member Marisa Tomei arrives for the premiere of the film Ides of March in New York October 5, 2011. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
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Image by: LUCAS JACKSON / REUTERS
A lawsuit claims a leak from Marisa Tomei's New York City apartment has damaged the homes of two downstairs neighbours, including director John Waters.
The neighbours' insurance companies filed the suit this week in a Manhattan court. The suit says the My Cousin Vinny actress' "negligence" caused a September 2010 leak that left more than $128 000 (about R975 000) in damage at the building in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.
Waters says in an email the case is a standard insurance claim completely out of his hands. The Hairspray director says there's no animosity between him and Tomei.
The insurers' lawyer and representatives for the Academy Award-winning actress haven't responded to messages left on Thursday seeking comment.
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