Rob Lowe's Nanny Speaks Out, Claims Groping And Flashing

Last Monday actor Rob Lowe wrote an exclusive blog for Huffington Post as preemptive strike against what he described as a $1.5M blackmail attempt by a former nanny to his two sons. He has since filed a lawsuit against her and two other members of his household staff. Tuesday that nanny, Jessica Gibson, appeared on Today with her attorney Gloria Allred. She claims she was sexually harassed and assaulted but kept working because she needed the job. (SCROLL FOR VIDEO & HER COUNTERSUIT)

Jessica Gibson told Today:

"I love the children, I needed the job, and I always thought it would get better -- and I was scared," Gibson told TODAY's Meredith Vieira Tuesday, one day after she filed a countersuit against the actor and his makeup artist wife, Sheryl Berkoff.

"A lot of people in her position are scared to go against someone who is rich and powerful and a famous celebrity such as Rob Lowe," added Gibson's attorney, Gloria Allred...

In court documents filed Monday, Gibson alleges: "On several occasions beginning in or about September 2005 and ending in or about January 2008, without consent, Cross Defendant Rob Lowe placed his hand inside Gibson's pants in order to touch her crotch. In or about December 2007, Cross Defendant Lowe grabbed Gibson's buttocks without consent."

Watch Gibson on Today:

Meanwhile, TMZ has Rob Lowe's nanny Jessica Gibson's countersuit:

In her suit, Gibson claims Lowe not only groped her, he repeatedly exposed his "flaccid penis" and his "erect penis" to her, repeatedly asked her "to touch his penis," repeatedly masturbated in front of her, showed her pornographic images on his computer, asked her to give him a massage and tell him dirty stories ... and that's just Rob!

She then says Rob's wife Sheryl walked around naked --"completely exposing herself" -- made "numerous sexually vulgar comments about male genitalia," "would talk about her sex life" with Rob and said that "she would never have a boyfriend because only a married man would want to f*** her."

Meanwhile, several of Lowe's other employees have come to Lowe's defense:

Lowe's estate manager, Carol Andrade, defended the actor in a written declaration provided to Lowe's legal team and obtained by PEOPLE: "Jessica never told me ... that Rob ever said or did anything that she found inappropriate or offensive or that made her feel uncomfortable ... or made sexual advances toward her."

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In another declaration, Jennifer Dynof, president of Lowe Profile, a company owned by Lowe, also stated that she'd never witnessed any questionable behavior by Lowe.

"[In the past four years working for Rob], I have never seen him make any sexual advances toward any other woman or act inappropriately, offensively or disrespectfully toward any woman," Dynof stated.

Both employees added they would testify in court if need be.

Comments

[AdultFilmLegend]

Didn't he have sex with a minor several years ago and somehow manage to avoid a felony conviction?

[jubo]

Atlanta convention. 1992?

[Kemper71]

There is a reason that we don't understand what Rob is going through,you do not walk in his shoes.Simply enough we are NOT entertainers and are not known worldwide.Adultfilmlegend has never had an hour of his/her time signing autographs when ones sole purpose was to go to a gas station to get a Red Bull.With money(and fame)comes great responsibility true,but what about the gaping hole we leave ourselves vulnerable to for having chosen this way of life.you should pay for your actions when they are less than admirable.Bravo to Rob,do not give this woman one cent.

[pithymaxim]

chosen is the operative word

[RButler]

I'm not a fan of Lowe's and if we're just going to go by our 'feelings' at this point with no evidence or trial, I hope he wins and she goes to jail for filing a false claim. I don't like her looks, her story or Gloria's BS. There are cases of harassment that need to be filed and prosecuted and this looks like a bogus one that makes it harder for the genuine cases to be heard with credibility.

[GenRom]

I hope that you are never on a jury and I'm glad that you are not a Judge because there would be alot of innocent people in prison....but that's okay, right? If you "don't like their looks", lock them up and throw away the key. You sound like a sexist woman hater as well.

[shedances]

I disagree, Genrom.

This harassment suit doesn't sound right to me, either. And she doesn't sound like a 'typical victim,' either. Sexual harassment often makes a person feel very ashamed of themselves ... it's a form of abuse. You think it's all your fault (somehow), and you just want to run away from the situation and the person or people involved! You're afraid to talk about it openly, for fear of judgment. What Anita Hill reported about Clarence Thomas was an example of workplace harassment. She wasn't lying about Thomas's behaviors towards her ... that was obvious. However, we need to know a lot more of what this young lady/nanny is alleging (and Lowe is counter-alleging) before determining if this is really true.

What bothers me is the fact that Rob Lowe could've said to his nanny ~ I'm sorry for the misunderstanding here & we need to sit down and talk about this with a counselor or someone ... because this girl/nanny seems very troubled. But, he didn't do that. And I'm not sure how troubled she was while in his employ, either.

K

[Boobaloo]

'you dont like her looks'?

Did you do to Yale?

[doxyluv13]

Hello? Doesn't anyone remember the Rob Lowe has been treated as an in-patient for sex addiction?

[shedances]

Rob Lowe may be a pig (I know several men who are...); but that doesn't make him an abuser of nannies! We don't know the whole story yet.

K

[pithymaxim]

people with sex addiction, like those with any addiction, lie pathologically.

[KOisGod]

Is that Gloria In-bred irritating or what? Why does she latch onto every celeb he said, she said sex-drama?

Didn't she represent the Scott Peterson girl friend who recorded her calls with him?

Beware the female schrew good buddies, their's is the siren song.

[the964kid]

This woman doesn't have much credibility. I saw Gloria Allred explaining her bogus story, and she admitted that she had resigned and come back to the job many times of the course of 7 years. 7 years??! If its so bad u leave - nobody had a gun to her head. They're in freakin' Hollywood not some 3rd world country where the unemployment rate is 70%. She could get another job if it was so unbearable. This is why people think our legal system is a joke. The accuser said the reason she kept coming back was because "i love those kids" - gimme a freakin' break. This is a shake down, and, based on this weak-ass media campaign, she's going to not only lose in the court of public opinion but will also lose in the real court of law. Don't settle this Rob!!

[PistonMoaned]

Well, if he can't keep his hands out of the nanny's pants, he shouldn't hire such a hottie.

He should get someone more plain-looking, maybe vapid and vacuous. Like Jenna Bush.

[HaloGuy]

who cares

[dattexas]

Look people, the only thing we really know right now is that she's a liar. She left emails stating that her leaving had nothing to do with the family. She sang the family's praises. Now, she's counter-claiming. This is very simple - SHE'S A LIAR. Tom, on the other hand, has denied the allegations before and continues to deny them.

Even if he did come on to her, she was a willing participant, and at some point, she felt the longer she stayed, the more money she could make.

[rzan]

No, not necessarily a liar. Often, people who are sexually harrassed or raped think it is somehow their fault. I detect tremendous guilt and possible low self-esteem issues in her E-mails. I think Rob Lowe is guilty.

[dattexas]

Good point, and I'm not saying Rob is innocent. What I'm saying is that the only hard evidence we have right now is that she's changed her story, and he hasn't. Her motive is up in the air right now. People who are raped often blame themselves for getting into a vulnerable situation, but they rarely blame themselves for the entire rape. My experience with people who are sexually harrassed at work is that they rarely blame themselves entirely. If they did, they wouldn't sue. The fact remains, her stories are contradictory, and she'll have to deal with this. A trial is not about the truth; it's about the evidence.

[ailbhe]

She smirks her way through the entire interview, could'nt be any more obvious that she is seeking a massive payout and media attention.

[knerd]

Mind reading and guessing at motives.
What was your take on the run up to war?

[ailbhe]

One look at Bush's smirk hinted it was a con, the propaganda added to the suspicion, the evidence proved it!

[rzan]

she doesn't look like she is smirking. she is not a TV presonality like Gloria Allred, and she just looks uncomfortable and probably very uncertain as to how she should present herself.

[sink]

Wrong, sorry. That's not at all what's she's doing. She's out of her element, has a powerful spokesperson, and is dealing with her lawyer grabbing her under the camera's view. I'd smirk too...

[TN]

I don't know the truth here. But it hurts all women when a woman sleeps with a married boss, to get more money or for the possibiliy he will leave his wife for her, and when neither occurs, cries sexual abuse. This makes it difficult to be taken seriously when there is true sexual abuse, because the courts see a lot of this other kind of stuff.

[PresumptuousInsect]

Why does he have a law suit against three people in his staff? That seems fishy. Have three people made claims against him?

[LittleSanityLeft]

True or not it doesn't matter. She could have left, she stayed for the money, and now she's trying to get paid.

For most workers the first time an employer wags his flaccid penis around is the last time as they seek other employment.

[ramal]

Who knows the truth and who really cares? After a second "incident" any sane person who wasn't toying with an idea of some sorts in the back of his or her head would have just quit. No job is that good. But then again does anyone remember the Rob Lowe sex tape made in an Atlanta hotel back in 1988? He obviously felt he was untouchable and could do anything he wanted without consequence way back before every other twenty year old today thought it was cool to post their own amateur porn on the interent.

[mlaiuppa]

If she was telling the truth, should would have gone to the authorities or filed a lawsuit FIRST. Instead, she tried extortion. And when that didn't work she filed a countersuit. I'm glad the Lowes are fighting instead of submitting to blackmail.

[dadw5boys]

Yeah at least she would not have returned to work there 4 different times after leaving if she is telling the truth.

[Barbarossa03]

Sounds like a scam She is pretty and all. I would tend to believe that there is more than meets the eye on both sides but ultimately the nanny coming out with a sexual allegation charge is a vendetta. Why would she even make a public appearance at all, she isn't going to talk or say anything as evident in this interview, she should just let the lawyer do it all until the trial. I she looking for her chance under the stars.

Hey did anyone notice the angel of the lawyers arm? I was wondering where it was resting? No wonder Jessica had a smile on her face through the entire interview.