Reality Star Tim Norman Slams Mother Robbie Montgomery Over ‘Sweetie Pies’ Lawsuit: Don’t sellout!
Robbie Montgomery and her son, Tim Norman
Things have gotten even uglier with Sweetie Pie’s owner/reality star Robbie Montgomery and her son Tim Norman.
Oprah with ‘Welcome to Sweetie Pies’ cast circa 2013
This week, the reality star took to his Instagram, posting a message aimed at his mother, writing:
I won’t sell the Sweetie Pies brand WE built. I REFUSE to let anybody other than OUR people run our business. I have nothing but love for my mother but right now we agree to disagree.
Check it out below.
As previously reported, Robbie is reportedly is suing her son James “Tim” Norman (who also stars with her on the OWN reality series ‘Sweetie Pies’), claimining he misappropriating her accounts and funds maintained in connection with his management of Sweetie Pie’s in The Grove, at 4270 Manchester Ave.
According to Robbie, he withdrew “substantial sums of money” from Robbie’s accounts, used them in restaurants and has refused to return the money he withdrew. The suit also accuses him of violating Sweetie Pie’s trademarks.
Tim Norman
The St. Louis Business Journal reports:
“Authorized” Sweetie Pie’s locations are located in The Grove and in Dellwood, according to the suit, but TJ’s Sweetie Pie’s Noho (North Hollywood, California), TJ’s Sweetie Pie’s Airport (Berkeley) and Sweetie Pie’s Kitchen (Florissant) are not authorized. Montgomery’s first restaurant, in Dellwood, opened in 1996, and recently reopened. A listed phone number for The Grove restaurant was disconnected Wednesday. The suit said Norman’s misuse of Sweetie Pie’s marks, registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2006, impairs Montgomery’s ability to operate her restaurants in the St. Louis area and to open any restaurants in the Los Angeles area.
The suit said that because Montgomery and Norman were featured as family members on “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s,” an Oprah Winfrey Network reality TV show, there is a further chance of “causing confusion in the market place.”
The suit cited negative online reviews for Norman’s restaurants as having damaged the perception of Montgomery’s.
The suit seeks unspecified damages.
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I really hate to see when family has to go to these lengths against each other. With that said, I thought it was the mothers business. Just because you decided to work with her does not mean you are owed any part of the business that she built. And how messed up is he to start opening branches of the restaurant that weren’t even authorized? I hate when people can’t do for themselves but then want to take advantage of those that can.
I always thought he was doing to much when he started doing things behind her back on the show. It is sad. He needs to respect her wishes it is her restaurant.
I hate that this had to happen, Ms. Rohbie started the business she allowed him to become apart of it when he came home from jail. I think that he is moving to fast. Instead of opening all of these restaurants paying rent. He should be investing into purchasing the building so they can own them. And keep the same quality of his Mom recipes, because the food never taste the same. When food is good price is never a problem $$$
This is so sad at a time when anot her family member lost there life not to long ago. Now through this time of what suppose to be healing and direction. Is money battles how really sad is this they laid the boy to rest and now diversion in the firm of greed and mistrust smh. I pray for this family. Tim if all is true you really need to get things into perspective.
Robbie had said on the show several times that she wanted to retire and that Tim would take it all over, but he was stealing from her all the time. This thug was always doing something behind her back. No good will come to his businesses and neither to Gladys Knight son. Her son has a rest. baring her name in Atlanta Georgia, and he was taking his employees tax money and using it for his personal to the tune of one half million dollars or more.