Celebrity Justice
Victim's Husband Sues Brandy Over Fatal Crash

BrandyTMZ has obtained a lawsuit filed by the husband of the woman killed in a car crash involving former "America's Got Talent" judge Brandy Norwood. It's the second lawsuit the singer is facing regarding the accident.

In the documents, filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, Marquane Hdidou claims that Brandy and another motorist named Mallory Ham were "recklessly and carelessly ... traveling too fast for conditions and "following too closely" on the 405 Freeway, which factored into the collision that killed his wife, Awatef Aboudihaj on December 30.

As a result of his wife's death, Hdidou claims in the lawsuit that he has, "forever been deprived the support and maintenance, services, guidance, companionship, comfort, affection, solace, moral support, society, care, love, consortium and other benefits" from his wife.

Hdidou is suing for an undisclosed amount of financial relief to cover medical and funeral expenses, as well as legal costs and other damages.

Brandy is also facing a $50 million lawsuit filed by the victim's parents.

Reps for Brandy had no comment.



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31. brandy probally was talking in her cell, not eating meat, and she caused a man to lose his wife. the husband has every right to sue her!

Posted at 5:14PM on May 3rd 2007 by BRANDYISAMURDERER

32. Why arent they suing her insurance company?

Posted at 5:23PM on May 3rd 2007 by fdodgerfan

33. Was she not talking on her beloved cell when this happened?? When the hell are morons who are on their cells going to realize they aren't actaully giving their full attention to what the hell is going on around them when they are driving. I feel no pity for Brandy or any other driver I see yapping it up while driving. Sadly they are not the innocent victims. The families left behind are.

Posted at 12:25AM on May 4th 2007 by mel

34. Okay for all of you yelling about Brandy being sued she most certainly should be sued. WHY because for one she was not drinking and driving she has no excuse for driving the way she was and causing someone's death. The sad fact is if you are sober and kill someone with your car it is ruled and accident even when the sober one who kills someone breaks the law. They get to go on with there life not being held accountable, while the family of the victim is left to deal with the mess. Look people during my life I have personally been involved in 2 situations where 1 person close to me lost his life in a car accident and a family member was killed. IN BOTH situations the people who are should have prevented both of these people from being killed can not be held criminally at fault. And until you loose someone like this you will never know it is not about the money period it about holding them accountable the ONLY way you can with out criminally charging them.

I had a friend killed because some idiot was breaking 2 law was doing 75mph in a 55mph zone and blew a stop sign and flew into traffic. He hit my friends work truck so hard words can not describe the damage. But all the guy got was a traffic ticket no jail time nothing he walked away from the accident with no a scratch on him completely sober. While he killed a young father of 3 who just had a 3 month old baby at home. His widow could not file criminal charges against him and in the state I live in she got some benefits not alot, but because she got some benefits if she would have sued the man who killed her husband she would loose all her benfits.

Tell me is that right he was completely sober and knew what he was doing was wrong and yet he killed a man and will never see jail time because it was just an accident. That was not just and accident, just like Brandy sorry it was not just and accident she was sober and knew what she was doing and still killed someone. Why is it a crime to kill someone driving if you have any alcholo in you but it is not a crime if you kill them sober and still breaking laws.

Posted at 5:28PM on May 3rd 2007 by Lisa

35. Bet the person who is sueing Brandy has O'Quinn, Vergie Auther's slizzy lawyer! Brandy was in an accident, plain and simple. She wasn't a Paris Hilton out there who doesn't give a damn who she might kill! If it was Brandy that had been killed her family would only get what was due from the insurance and nothing more.

Posted at 5:29PM on May 3rd 2007 by jo ann

36. This was an accident and the amount being asked for is excessive. The husband's attorney must be going balls-to-the wall because Brandy is a celebrity. This just isn't right. Hopefully the judge and/or jury assigned to this case will have the common sense to see through this attempt at extortion.

Posted at 5:39PM on May 3rd 2007 by Jane

37. #14 you are totally right and a very smart person. Dito to what you said!

Posted at 6:02PM on May 3rd 2007 by Pam

38. She should be in JAIL for vehicular manslaughter. The victims must have been non-white. The cops in LA don't care when the victim is non-white.

This man has every right to sue for 50 million. It has to be this much money, so this careless, spoiled brat doesn't ever do this again.

Posted at 6:06PM on May 3rd 2007 by Karen

39. Brandy should be held accountable for the accident she caused by tailing too close behind another vehicle. And EVERYONE on this post is guilty of doing the same thing so get off your high ass horses! I have never in my life seen anyone follow the 3 second rule while driving in rush hour traffic in CA (there should be three seconds between you and the car in front of you if you were at a finish line).

HOWEVER, I agree with everyone on this post who have said that $50 million is excessive for the following reasons:

FIRST - that woman would have never made $50 million dollars even if she lived to be 100 years old!

SECOND - unless her parents were incapacitated paraplegics requiring 100% from other, they were not her dependents.

THIRD - it's called LIFE INSURANCE people - just bite the damn bullet and shell out the $9.99 a month for a standard policy to cover your debts when you pass (AND EVERYONE WILL DIE ONE DAY).

Brandy should cover hospital, burial, car damage and a reasonable amount to the CHILDREN to provide a standard (NOT INSANELY RICH) cost of living assistant until they are 18 just as their mother would have done had she lived. The husband should be compensated for his wife's salary for the next 3-5 years but NOT BEYOND because that allows him plenty of time to get his life together.

These people are showing their true colors by cashing in on this tragic event as though they hit the lottery. That's a damn shame!

Posted at 6:07PM on May 3rd 2007 by Lizzie

40. Brandy-Please keep GOD close to you right now-HE will give you strength.

Posted at 8:30AM on May 4th 2007 by Jennifer

41. CALL MEH!!! Im hella bored here @ work... Im n Cali. 707 342 7077

Posted at 4:05PM on Jun 6th 2007 by yo

42. If she were a nobody with standard insurance you can bet there wouldn't be these lawsuits. These people are just plain greedy. It was an accident - they happen every day. If she was drunk or on drugs then I could understand sueing her personally (still not for millions because that women would have never brought in that kind of money alive) but for something. This is what you have insurance for. The insurance company will pay the medical bills, pay for the vehicle the woman was driving and pay the family for the loss of life but thats all that should be paid, whatever her insurance limits are which I would assume are at least 100/300 or 200/500.

Posted at 6:34PM on May 3rd 2007 by enough already

43. The husband must have calculated his odds and considered this better than the lottery!

PAYDAY!!!

Posted at 6:39PM on May 3rd 2007 by PAYDAY!!!!

44. Somebody has got to pay! Where is Al Sharpton and Jessie jackson! Oh, wait, wrong topic. Hey look, she's a quasi-celeb. Let her pay a few million and be on her way. Isn't that the American way?

www.Gossipgonewild.com

Posted at 6:56PM on May 3rd 2007 by Gossip Mongerer

45. Show Me The Money!!! Money will make it a lot easier to live without his wife I am sure. When someone famous or well to do does anything people smell money like a shark smells blood. If I thought she really was just stupid and she could have avoided it I would want her in jail not her money. I bet these people did not even have her in the ground good when they thought about how much money they could get out of it.

Posted at 8:09PM on May 6th 2007 by stevei

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