Rob Riggle accused his estranged wife Tiffany Riggle of planting a hidden camera in his home back in June, and now he plans to sue her for it.
A lawsuit acquired by TMZ states that the 51-year-old actor got the sneaking suspicion that he was being recorded not long before his ex filed for divorce in October 2020.
Now he intends to take legal action for damages and is seeking an injunction to force her to turn over the alleged recordings, including any copies.
Follow-up: Rob Riggle accused his estranged wife Tiffany Riggle of planting a hidden camera in his home back in June, and now he plans to sue her for it; Riggle pictured in 2019
Before the discovery of the ‘hidden camera’ Riggle had been staying at their smaller home while Tiffany stayed with their two children in the main family home.
Around that time Rob also noticed he was missing cash and confronted his former partner about it. She denied having anything to do with it.
Around the same time the actor alleged that Tiffany had hacked into his Apple account and downloaded his emails, texts, contacts, and photos.
Rob claimed in court documents that Tiffany somehow had knowledge of private conversations he’d had in his home office either with or about his girlfriend and assistant, and she – or other anonymous sources – would text or email them referencing the private information.
Parting ways: Things began to get very interesting after the filing as $28,000 from his own home office went missing and he began to feel like he was being watched according to court documents obtained by TMZ; the former couple pictured in 2014
Due to the alleged data leaks, the actor claimed that he and his girlfriend would form a misinformation scheme by planting false information to test whether any of it would leak out and that his suspicions were confirmed.
According to the court documents obtained by TMZ, Rob went on to have his home electronically swept for devices in April and claims that a hidden spy camera was found in his smoke detector.
Rob claims that the device had a memory card with more than 10,000 videos with sound on it and that he believes that it had been installed in August 2020 and possibly monitored him until it was discovered.
The actor also claimed that one of the videos shows Tiffany standing on a ladder to install the disguised camera while another clip showed her sitting on the floor in his home office counting money, which he believes is the $28K that went missing.
Moving on: His wife Tiffany filed for divorce from the 51-year-old actor in October2020 after 21 years of marriage as she cited ‘irreconcilable differences’ at the time; the former couple pictured in March 2012
Rob was granted a temporary restraining order against Tiffany.
Tiffany filed for divorce citing ‘irreconcilable differences’. After 21 years of marriage, the former couple reportedly separated on May 2, 2020.
In addition to checking off the box asking for spousal support and seeking joint custody of their two children, the star’s wife listed her car, purchased in 2014, as separate property.
Meanwhile, she marked two of their homes, ‘several bank accounts’ and ‘interest in vodka and whiskey companies’ under community property, according to TMZ.
The two, who share their 16-year-old daughter Abigail and 12-year-old son George, first met in 1997, as Rob was preparing to move to New York City.
After quitting flight school to pursue his comedy dreams, Rob was introduced to Tiffany by a mutual friend.
Divorcing: The actor alleged that Tiffany had hacked into his Apple account and downloaded his emails, texts, contacts, and photos; pictured in 2012
‘I was so impressed, then I got nervous and squirrely. But I got her laughing, and that’s all that mattered,’ he recalled to the Kansas City Star in 2013.
Rob, who is known for his roles in The Hangover and Step Brothers, was a Marine for 23 years, ‘with deployments to Liberia, Kosovo and Afghanistan before retiring in 2013 as a lieutenant colonel,’ according to People.
Most recently, Rob appeared in The War with Grandpa, alongside Robert De Niro and Uma Thurman, which was released last June.
Whirlwind romance: The pair, who share their 16-year-old daughter Abigail and 12-year-old son George, first met in 1997, as he was preparing to move to New York City (seen in 2012)