A famous TV psychologist bugged her ex-husband’s bedroom to allegedly blackmail her property developer boss, she claims.
Judith Zackson, who has appeared on CNN, CBS and Fox News and is worth $4.4 million, separated from her husband Brad Zackson in May 2022.
As of 2020, when their marriage collapsed, they lived in separate rooms in their $4 million, six-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom, 6,727-square-foot mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Brad didn’t see the listening device until April 2022, when he saw a curious red light flashing on the bathroom ceiling. He filed for divorce a few weeks later.
Judith Zackson, who has appeared on CNN, CBS and Fox News and is worth $4.4 million, separated from her husband in May 2022.
Her husband, Brad Zackson, did not see the listening device until April 2022, when he saw a curious red light flashing on the bathroom ceiling. She filed for divorce a few weeks later.
Judith admitted listening to the wiretapping during the divorce proceedings, which are still ongoing, and is accused of recording her business calls for up to two years.
Now Brad’s boss, Dynamic Star CEO Gary Segal, claims in a lawsuit that Judith’s plan all along was to blackmail his real estate company.
‘Dynamic Star and Ms. Zackson have no financial relationship. Dynamic Star is fighting an ugly, vengeful campaign being waged by a director’s ex-wife. “We are sure that the court will see the truth,” the company stated.
The complaint filed by Dynamic and Segal in Manhattan Supreme Court claimed that Judith joked about receiving “a big check from Uncle Gary.”
“Dr. Zackson cynically and secretly invaded Dynamic as a ploy in defense of a divorce suit in Connecticut… in an attempt to extort money from Dynamic or Gary,” he said.
Judith’s attorney argued that the claims were baseless and that she only recorded Brad to “protect herself from her spouse.”
Since 2020, when their marriage collapsed, they have been living in separate rooms in their $4 million, six-bedroom, 7.5-bathroom, 6,727-square-foot mansion in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Judith admitted to the eavesdropping during her divorce proceedings, which are still ongoing, and is accused of recording her business calls for up to two years.
The lawsuit claimed that Judith hid recording devices in Brad’s portion of the mansion and recorded business calls in 2021 and 2022, and even put one in her car.
Dynamic is not claiming damages, only all copies of the recordings delivered to “eliminate the threat to its existence.”
“Dr. Zackson has been spying on Brad for years, which means that Dr. Zackson has been spying on (Dynamic) and its business affairs for years,” the lawsuit states.
Judith is alleged to have eavesdropped on calls between Brad and other Dynamic executives and their lawyers, as well as New York City officials and potential investors.
‘The extent of these transgressions is unknown. The number of recordings is unknown. Their location is unknown. The disclosure or use thereof is unknown,’ the lawsuit states.
‘Damage alone will not protect Dynamic. The commercial and real estate projects are or likely will be valued at hundreds of millions of dollars, far beyond Dr. Zackson’s ability to respond for monetary damages.
“There is no way to calculate the damage it can do to interpersonal relationships and business opportunities.”
Dynamic’s business includes the $2.5 billion Fordham Landing development in the Bronx, along the Harlem River.
The lawsuit claims Judith hid recording devices in Brad’s portion of the mansion and recorded business calls in 2021 and 2022, and even put one in her car.
Dynamic’s business includes the $2.5 billion Fordham Landing development in the Bronx, along the Harlem River.
However, the company has liquidity problems as its properties are “underwater and were unable to refinance debt owed to the market,” according to a Connecticut Superior Court document.
The filing claimed that Brad could not afford to pay his legal fees as he was $9 million in debt, including $5.7 million to Segal, and had not filed a tax return since 2012.
Judith responded to Dynamic’s claim by arguing that she never planned to extort Segal, she only needed him as insurance against Brad.
Brad was caught with a gun the same month he filed for divorce, which was illegal due to his felony convictions for robbery and criminal possession of a weapon in 1983 in Nassau County.
He was also arrested twice in 2022 for violating a restraining order.
“Mr. Zackson has repeatedly violated a restraining order issued due to his abusive and threatening behavior, which led to two additional arrests,” Judith’s attorney told the New York Post.