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WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 10 2004 6:00 PM

Belushi Sues Uppity 71 Year-Old Actress

Submitted by jake_lex

Edited by Christopher

Julie Newmar, who played Catwoman on the TV series, Batman, and Jim Belushi, who'd be flipping burgers if he wasn't John's brother and star of the god-awful show According to Jim, are next-door neighbors in Los Angeles and have been feuding for years. The feud has turned even more ugly because Belushi has sued Newmar for $4 million claiming defamation for allegedly driving him out of the neighborhood.

In court papers, Belushi alleges that Newmar has aimed "continuous and intentional harassment" at him and his family.

"Newmar has engaged in a malicious and premeditated campaign to prevent and destroy Belushi's quiet peace and enjoyment of his home and to force Belushi out of the neighborhood," states the lawsuit, filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

The complaint asserts that Newmar vandalized Belushi's home and told friends and neighbors "that Belushi is a 'peeping Tom,' a 'voyeur' " and is "sick."

The problems really began when Belushi decided to remodel his house, which ended up blocking Newmar's view. And it's led to some unpleasant sights at their house, like this one:

Jesse Kuh is a handyman who occasionally does odd jobs for Newmar. One day, he said, he was washing windows when he glanced up at Belushi's house.

"I saw a man totally naked on the balcony. He was middle-aged, an overweight white guy. It was about 11 o'clock on a Saturday morning. I was shocked. I thought to myself, 'Come on, you should have clothes on,' " Kuh recalled Monday.

You know, I'd sue for $4 million if I saw Jim Belushi naked too. However, Newmar plans no countersuit.

Here's my advice to Belushi: put some fucking pants on, go inside, and don't do another shitty Blues Brothers "reunion." Just go away.