Nicolas Cage, as soon as accused of negligence by ex-girlfriend Christina Fulton, is not going to face additional litigation in her ongoing assault and battery lawsuit towards their son.
Los Angeles County Superior Court docket on Monday granted Fulton’s request to dismiss her allegations towards the Oscar-winning “Leaving Las Vegas” actor with prejudice, which means she can not refile her claims. In her request, filed Friday and reviewed by The Instances, Fulton signifies the dismissal pertains to solely Cage “and as to no other defendant.”
In February, Fulton sued her ex and their 34-year-old son, Weston Cage, alleging the latter left her with “life threatening injuries” in an assault that occurred in April 2024. Fulton dated Nicolas Cage from 1988 to 1991.
Authorized representatives for Fulton and Nicolas Cage didn’t instantly reply to The Instances’ separate requests for remark Tuesday.
In her lawsuit, Fulton mentioned she visited Weston after she acquired “urgent messages” from his pals about his “deteriorating mental state.” Throughout that go to, Weston attacked her in a parking zone, elevator and foyer close to his dwelling, inflicting extreme and life-threatening accidents together with a concussion, a watch damage, a number of bruises, neck and throat accidents and PTSD, Fulton alleged.
Fulton accused Nicolas Cage of enabling their son’s habits by turning a blind eye to his violence and psychological well being struggles whereas persevering with to assist him financially. She additionally alleged that the actor purchased their a son a rental subsequent door to his, bailed him out of jail a number of instances and drank alcohol with him regardless of figuring out he struggled with substance use. Fulton sued Weston for assault, battery, negligence, intentional infliction of emotional misery and negligent infliction of emotional misery. She sued Nicolas Cage for 2 counts of negligence.
Brian Wolf, an lawyer for the actor, pushed again at Fulton’s claims in a February assertion to The Instances: “Mr. Cage does not control Weston’s behavior in any manner and is not responsible for Weston’s alleged assault of his mother.”
Fulton filed her dismissal a day after Weston introduced his engagement to girlfriend Jenifer Alexa Canter. She advised TMZ in a press release she desires “the best” for her son amid his engagement, however that “my pain and suffering this past year as his mother will never go away.”
As of Tuesday afternoon, Fulton has not filed a request to dismiss her allegations towards Weston. The actor-musician didn’t instantly reply to The Instances’ request for remark.
Instances workers author Clara Harter and former Instances workers author Nardine Saad contributed to this report.
