Novelist Terry McMillan is suing Jonathan Plummer for $40,000 over claims that he attempted to smear her reputation during their divorce.
Neither Plummer of Sargent have been willing to comment on the case.
Plummer, who is significantly younger that the McMillan was the inspiration for McMillan's best selling novel "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" in which the main character falls for a much younger man.
The couple divorced when Plummer revealed to McMillan that he is gay and McMillan then accused him of using her to gain US citizenship through their marriage.
She also accused him of stealing $200,000 from her over the course of their marriage in what she referred to in court as a "10-year pattern of deception".
The divorce was settled for an undisclosed amount but not before Plummer accused McMillan of harassing him with a series of letters including one which ostensibly stated, "I do hate you Jonathan. I hate all the Fags out there like you who use women to hide behind so that you can walk the streets of America without a care in the world...you're a Fag alright".
