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Things could get worse. They would have been trapped together on the desert island.
A legal dispute between California’s two wealthiest neighbors was resolved Wednesday, with a judge ruling that billionaire Bond King Bill Gross was on the side of a tech entrepreneur by repeatedly blasting the theme song of the TV sitcom “Gilligan Island” in the direction of the neighbor’s house.
The controversy began when neighbor Mark Tawfiq complained of a 12-foot-high net that 76-year-old Gross and his partner Amy Schwartz, 51, had erected in their yard to protect a tree from any tree-cutting work and bad weather. , According to the Los Angeles Times.
After repeated complaints, Tawfiq reportedly took his concerns to local authorities in Laguna Beach, Orange County, where he lives – and, according to reports, the music began immediately.
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During the court proceedings, Gross and Schwartz argued that they only liked the “Giligan Island” theme song – in part, because the show’s opening section included a look that reminded them of one they saw from their different home in another city, the report said. Is.
Billionaire Bond King Bill Gross. (Reuters)
Also, Gross and Schwartz’s attorney, Jill Basinger, argued that the couple only “liked music.”
According to the report, Gross and Schwartz also accused Tawfiq of sneaking around their property.
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“I’m scared, I’m violating it,” he testified. “I am scared. I’m in a bikini or so. ”
The Times reports that the claim that Tawfiq recorded it on video is not supported by evidence.
Finally, Superior Court Judge Kimberly Neil Grass and Schwartz ordered that music be kept at the levels permitted under the local municipal code and that music not be played outside unless they use their yard or swimming pool area.
According to the Times, Hill rules that “people expect, rightly, that their home is their oasis and safe place.”
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Attorney Chase Solanick, who represents Tawfiq and his wife, applauded the decision.
No amount or PR spin here can hide the truth, he said. “Our clients live a nightmare.”
Gross said in a statement that he was “disappointed with the outcome,” but offered to settle the matter out of court, but planned to comply with the judge’s ruling.
