Comedian Katt Williams has successfully avoided a $1.7 million judgment in a lawsuit filed by Angelina Triplett-Hill, a woman who claimed to be his former personal assistant. The lawsuit, stemming from a 2014 incident, accused Williams of assaulting her on a California film set.
Triplett-Hill alleged that Williams struck her multiple times in the face, causing her to fall and lose consciousness. She claimed that the confrontation began when Williams verbally abused her after she took a phone call. After failing to respond to the lawsuit initially, a default judgment was awarded to Triplett-Hill, but the case took an unexpected turn when Williams’ lawyer, Jeremiah Reynolds, convinced the court to reconsider.
Judgment Overturned in Court
In a pivotal moment, Judge Christina Snyder threw out the $1.7 million judgment after key evidence supporting Triplett-Hill’s claims failed to surface. According to Reynolds, no hospital records or police reports documented the alleged injuries. Additionally, Williams presented his actual assistant in court, further discrediting the plaintiff’s story.
“Katt said he did nothing wrong and would never pay the woman a cent,” Reynolds said in a statement following the ruling. “He accepted the risks and understood that the plaintiff would try to play on sympathy at trial to ask for even more money.”
Katt Williams Allegations Discredited
Reynolds argued that the plaintiff had fabricated much of her story, including her role as Williams’ assistant. “At trial, we argued that the plaintiff had created a false narrative of working for Katt and faked the incident,” Reynolds said. He also explained that the plaintiff’s attempts to introduce irrelevant evidence and appeal to jurors’ emotions were shut down by Judge Snyder. “The plaintiff tried to play on the jurors’ emotions, supposed ‘power imbalances,’ and did everything she could to bring in irrelevant and prejudicial evidence about Katt. Judge Snyder excluded it all.”
Ultimately, Williams emerged victorious, clearing his name and dodging the hefty $1.7 million judgment.