Sherri Papini is not any stranger to the courtroom. The Redding, California spouse and mom who was convicted of mendacity to federal brokers in regards to the particulars of her allegedly faked kidnapping—a case that is drawn comparisons to the ebook and film Gone Girl—frolicked in entrance of a choose when she was sentenced to 18 months in jail over the hoax; she’s subsequently been out and in of the courthouse as she battles her ex-husband, Keith Papini, over custody of the couple’s two kids. But this week, she returned to the docket for 2 completely different circumstances: to handle a restraining order in opposition to a lady who’s been allegedly attacking her on-line, and after her ex-boyfriend evicted her from the Shasta County house that he owns.
Papini first reached nationwide fame in November 2016, when she disappeared throughout a run close to her Redding house. As detailed in 2024’s Hulu docuseries Perfect Wife: The Mysterious Disappearance of Sherri Papini, authorities say that whereas Keith mounted an more and more frantic seek for her, Sherri was on the SoCal house of her ex-boyfriend, James Reyes. She reappeared on Thanksgiving Day, claiming she’d been kidnapped and tortured by a pair of Hispanic ladies, a declare that FBI brokers later revealed to be false. When the deception was revealed, Keith filed for divorce.
Sherri did not take part in Perfect Wife. But in a second docuseries launched final month, Sherri Papini: Caught within the Lie, Sherri now claims that Reyes kidnapped and abused her after the 2 started an “emotional affair” as her relationship with Keith crumbled. According to Sherri, she initially lied about who kidnapped her out of concern that Keith would uncover her early contact with Reyes and finish their relationship. Reyes denies Sherri’s model of occasions, and he is by no means been arrested or charged within the case.
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Sherri was launched from jail in 2023, and sooner or later after that, she reportedly entered right into a relationship with a person named Shawn Hibdon. According to the Record-Searchlight, whereas the 2 have been courting, Papini moved into a house Hibdon owns within the small NorCal city of Shingletown. But the 2 parted methods, and in January Hibdon moved to formally evict her.
But in accordance with Papini, that is one other state of affairs wherein she has been focused. “The plaintiff (Hibdon) has made threats both implied and explicit ― that unless I purchase the home under specific, unfavorable terms, I will be evicted, publicly humiliated or face further harm to my personal financial well-being,” Papini mentioned in a courtroom submitting.
Hibdon denies Papini’s allegations. His lawyer, Elizabeth Elizondo, mentioned by way of assertion that Papini “threatened to involve the media if settlement negotiations were not pursued under her terms. There were also threats to release potentially embarrassing messages involving the plaintiff … These actions appear to be aimed at publicly humiliating the plaintiff — the very thing she has accused us of doing to her.”
On Friday, Papini—who’s representing herself—requested to fulfill with the choose privately to debate the eviction case, however was denied. The case is ongoing.
But just some days earlier than, one other case involving Papini was dismissed, this one involving her present boyfriend, Anthony Bickel. According to the Record-Searchlight, Papini was in Shasta County Superior Court on Wednesday, the place she alleged {that a} fellow Shingletown resident, Katherine Parrick, had defamed her on-line, and had pushed by her house and brought photographs of her gate. According to a fundraiser mounted by Parrick, Bickel, her companion of 16 years, left her for Papini in current months, allegedly leaving her and her 11-year-old daughter homeless.
“I was simply telling my story,” Parrick instructed reporters outdoors the courtroom. “I think she wanted me to shut the heck up, because she’s trying to portray a new image to the world, and by me telling the truth, it shows that her image is false.”
After a dialog with each events’ attorneys, Commissioner John Berglund dismissed the case, and had a stern admonishment for each ladies. “Both of you live in a small town,” he mentioned. “It is important for both of you to remember how your actions affect others.”
Papini lawyer Chase Kinney (who additionally seems in Caught within the Lie) says by way of assertion that Sherri took out the restraining order “as a result of she needed the harassment and exploitation of her identify — and that of a minor youngster — to cease… By dismissing the restraining order, Ms. Papini avoids additional feeding into pointless drama and preserves her vitality for what actually issues: her kids and her future.”