Lifetime star Natasha Wilson is suing the owner of a dog who allegedly attacked her.
The actress, known for her roles in TV movies
such as "The Best Version of Love" and "Single and Ready to Jingle," filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Tuesday, Nov. 3, claiming a dog bite to the face left her with "permanent" injuries that impacted her ability to work, according to documents obtained by USA TODAY.The alleged incident occurred in November 2024 at a dog park in West Hollywood, California, when Wilson says defendant Gregory Marcel's dog Scruffy, who was off a leash, approached her French bulldog "and stood over it in an aggressive and dominant posture." When she picked her dog up, Wilson alleges Scruffy jumped on her and began to attack
them.
"Scruffy continued to attack, while Wilson was on the ground attempting to shield her dog with her body and hands," the suit reads, alleging Marcel only intervened after Scruffy bit the star in the face.
Marcel then accompanied Wilson to the hospital, where he "did not dispute" her account of what happened.
As a result of the incident, the suit says she "suffered a laceration above her right eyebrow requiring sutures and has been left with a permanent, visible, and painful scar, an altered eyebrow hair pattern, hypersensitivity at the site of the wound, and impaired movement of the right brow."
The filing says she "has been advised that she requires scar revision surgery and additional treatment," further claiming her injuries extend "to her health, strength, and activity," as well as "her nervous system and person, all of which have caused and continue to cause [Wilson] great physical, mental, and nervous pain and suffering, disfigurement, and emotional distress."
The bite has also "prevented" Wilson "from attending to her usual occupation and thereby sustained a loss of earnings and an impairment of her earning capacity," which she "is informed and believes" will continue in the future, per the suit.
According to her IMDb, Wilson's most recent role was in the independent comedy-drama "Trust in Love" in 2024, the same year as the alleged attack.
Wilson's filing alleges Marcel knew his dog had "aggressive tendencies" and failed in his "duty to exercise reasonable care in controlling, supervising, and restraining Scruffy so as to prevent Scruffy from injuring persons lawfully present at the dog park." She is seeking economic damages, including medical expenses, wage loss and loss of earnings capacity, costs of the litigation and interest.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Lifetime actress sues over dog attack that caused permanent disfigurement
