Valerie Harper is being sued for $2 million for allegedly hiding her cancer diagnosis, leading to financial chaos for the touring production of the play “Looped,” according to legal documents obtained by TheWrap.
In a countersuit responding to a lawsuit filed by Harper and her husband, Anthony Cacciotti, “Looped” playwright Matthew Lombardo and Looped on Tour, LLC — among others — allege that Harper and Cacciotti “knowingly withheld the truth about” Harper’s cancer when she signed on to perform in the national production of “Looped,” leading to “major financial losses.”
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According to the countersuit, Lombardo had approached actress Tovah Feldshuh about portraying the role of Tallulah Bankhead for the touring show, but eventually agreed to cast Harper — who had played the part in previous productions of the play — instead.