Wayne Newton sued over monkey biting girl visiting his home
Entertainer Wayne Newton is being sued by a Las Vegas woman who claims the veteran crooner's pet monkey bit and injured her daughter during an invited visit to Newton's showpiece mansion nearly two years ago. Jocelyne Urena seeks at least $15,000 in damages on behalf of her daughter, Genevieve, in a civil negligence complaint filed Wednesday in Nevada state court in Las Vegas. The lawsuit alleges the monkey attacked the girl without provocation during a tour of Newton's gilded former estate, Casa de Shenandoah. The attorney said he did not know if members of Newton's family were present at the time. The lavish 40-acre (16.2-hectare) property southeast of the Las Vegas Strip was home to "Mr. Las Vegas" and his family for more than 40 years.
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