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Wayne Newton‘s pet likely won’t be monkeying around any longer.
Naron also claimed that Boo, a capuchin monkey, was unleashed and uncaged during the attack at Newton’s former estate, which has since become a tourist attraction that features stables for Newton’s horses and several exotic animals.
Wayne Newton and Boo.Twitter
In the time since the incident, Naron told the AP that Genevieve has undergone follow-up medical treatment, counseling and suffered a scar from the bite.
“Without any provocation, the monkey viciously attacked and bit Ms. Urena, causing injury to her body as well as emotional distress,” the lawsuit alleges, according toLas Vegas Review-Journal.
Naron did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Boo the monkey.Boo The Monkey/Instagram
In a statement to PEOPLE, however, Wayne and Kathleen Newton denied any knowledge of the situation.
The couple also said that they had severed ties with the company running their former home three months before the alleged attack due to Newton’s health crisis from a spider bite.
“With regard to this lawsuit, we have not seen the complaint, but our company ceased running Casa de Shenandoah July 1, 2017, due to Wayne’s almost dying from a spider bite,” they said.
“So we are not a party and have no idea what happened in Oct 2017,” the couple added.
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Newton and his family lived at Casa de Shenandoah in Paradise, Nevada for over 40 years, according to the AP. In 2010, the singer, known as “Mr. Las Vegas,” sold it to investors who later converted it into a tourist attraction and museum.
CSD LLC., the company who took over Newton’s estate, are also reportedly named in the lawsuit, according to the AP.
Since April 23, 2018, Casa de Shenandoah has been closed due to property “maintenance and upgrades.” No reopening date has been announced.
Newton and his family, meanwhile, have lived at another home since 2013, the AP reports.
source: people.com
