This.
One of the legal experts on WWL this morning said that this move by Rita and company is an act of desperation. He compared it to a team having to throw a hail mary from their own 1 as far as what he thinks their chances are in this.

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Posted by USMCTiger03

Member since Sep 2007

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Posted on 1/23/15 at 9:38 am to notiger1997

I apologize in advance for not reading the whole thread(s) and not having a lot of knowledge of the behind the scenes with the people involved, and I hate to be "that guy" that posts the same shite over again, but:

On one hand, it sounds like Rita is just an awful person (present situation notwithstanding) based on volume of comments and opinions (here and overall media). Although the stage as set in the petition obviously make Gayle seem bad (which is what petitions are supposed to do), she seems very nice based on interviews and opinions.

But, a few observations:
1. Why was Rita allowed so much control and involvement for so long if she's that awful?

2. The moves taken by Benson et al seem pretty punitive and mean-spirited, not just taking away control of the Saint/Pels and other entities, but transferring all accounts, not paying rents or bills, trying to ban from public venues, etc. That's not like just "She's not a good manager" that's more like "I absolutely disdain this person and want to hurt them in any way possible." Perhaps it was warranted given how Rita seems, but it's not like she became that way overnight.

3. If the statements in the petition regarding the attempted transfer of assets are true (and they seem easy to prove/disprove), that's a huge indicator of foul play.

4. The overall breadth of the things done by Benson just look very erratic and capricious to me.

5. Gayle controlling Tom, limiting access, etc. First glance looks like a huge red flag, but (having had to deal with crazy family) if Rita et al are that crazy and toxic, I could see wanting to keep them at a safe distance.

Of course, it could be that they're all crazy and/or mean - or they're all okay people and just very entrenched in this toxic dynamic that you see a lot in the family law arena.

PS - a caller to the Bobby and Deke show last night, calling himself a former employee of the Saints, said he passed Rita in the hall and gave her a standard Good Morning greeting, she looked at him blankly like he was crazy or stupid and then kept walking...shortly thereafter he was called into his bosses office and reprimanded for speaking to her and soon got a pink slip.