Michael Papo/ZUMAPress.comInstead of worrying about nannies and chefs, apparently Rob Lowe should have hired a better bookkeeper.
One of the former employees being sued by, and in turn countersuing, the actor has filed a motion to dismiss Lowe's lawsuit against her in light of his lawyer's admission that they can't find the confidentiality agreement the woman supposedly signed before going to work for the Lowe family.
Jessica Gibson, who worked for Rob and Sheryl Lowe on and off for seven years before everything went kablooey, is denying she ever signed such a document, according to court papers filed Thursday in Santa Barbara Superior Court.
Per Gibson's filing, Lowe's attorney, Larry Stein, wrote in a correspondence dated May 23 that the confidentiality agreement "is missing."
"In effect, Ms. Gibson has been sued for breach of a nonexistent contract," the motion states. "The Lowes set out to punish Ms. Gibson...and intimidate any and all who might want to assert [their rights]."
Gibson sued the Lowes in April, claiming sexual harassment and other unpleasantries, a week after the couple struck a triple blow in court, filing breach-of-contract suits against Gibson, another ex-babysitter, Laura Boyce, and their former private chef, Peter Clements. Lowe dropped his case against Clements late last month, reportedly after learning the epicure wasn't going to be aiding Boyce and Gibson in their respective beefs.
Stein said Friday they will respond to Gibson's motion in court. A hearing concerning this leg of the Lowe legal saga is set for June 19.
Gloria Allred, the attorney representing both Gibson and Boyce, confirmed to E! News she will be lobbying for the case's dismissal in court.
There's no word yet whether all of Lowe's important employee-employer documents are missing, or just this one.