Mischa Barton sues her mother

Mischa Barton - best known for her role in the Fox television series The O.C. - has filed a lawsuit against her mother Nuala Barton. She claims that her mother has withheld her earnings and exploited her fame. "From the outset, Nuala positioned herself to siphon her daughter’s hard-earned money by purportedly acting as her talent manager – a role for which Nuala had absolutely no experience or training”, says Alex Weingarten, Mischa Barton’s lawyer to People magazine.

The 29-year-old actress has said that her mother stole $7.8 million to buy a home in Beverly Hills, which she is not allowed to visit. Weingarten called her mother ‘a greedy stage mother’ in a statement given to People magazine. According to the complaint, the O.C. star had been bearing the expenses of her father and mother who have not held a job in over a decade.

Source: feelgrafix.com

In addition to siphoning off money that the actress earned during the course of her career, her mother also ‘exploited the actresses name to start a handbag line and a fashion boutique’. Mischa is now suing her mother for damages and court costs.