The personal assistant and executor of a missing Tampa millionaire’s estate has petitioned a Florida court for attorney fees in the defamation litigation surrounding public statements made by a former Netflix show star.

Attorney John Michael Phillips, left, and Anne McQueen, right. Courtesy photo Attorney John Michael Phillips, left, and Anne McQueen, Don Lewis’ long-time assistant, right. Courtesy photo

“We filed a lawsuit on behalf of the assistant of Carole Baskin’s deceased husband Don Lewis, seeking damages for defamation,” said attorney John Michael Phillips. “We have also moved for attorneys fees and prevailing party, as victor in the anti-SLAPP claim, and other authority.”