Jennifer Lopez was awarded nearly $545,000 in a lawsuit against her first husband over his plans to publish a tell-all book claiming she had several affairs.
A court-ordered arbitrator made the decision in April in Lopez’s breach-of-contract suit against Ojani Noa, court papers filed Monday indicated. The figure includes only $200,000 (€144,991) in damages, with the rest going for arbitration costs and attorney’s fees.
Lopez’s suit claimed that Noa had violated a previous lawsuit settlement preventing him from revealing private information about their relationship.
The arbitrator also decided that a permanent injunction should be awarded against Noa that would bar him from “criticizing, denigrating, casting in a negative light or otherwise disparaging or causing disparagement” to Lopez.
Noa also would be directed to give the singer-actress or her attorney all copies of materials related to the book
The arbitration decision was disclosed on Monday when Lopez’s attorney filed papers asking a judge to confirm the award. A hearing in the case was scheduled for Sept. 5.
A call to Lopez’s attorney, Paul N. Sorrell, was not immediately returned Wednesday.
Noa could not be located for comment.
Noa, 31, and Lopez, 36, married in February 1997 and were divorced 11 months later.
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