PARIS: A French court has ordered that Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawatbe evicted from an apartment in a posh part of Paris for failing to keep upwith the rent.
In a December 14 ruling seen by AFP on Tuesday, the court told Sherawat andher French husband Cyrille Auxenfans to pay 78,787 euros ($94,000) in rentowed and expenses, giving the green light for their furniture to be seized.
The couple began renting the apartment in the pricey 16th district onJanuary 1, 2017, for a monthly sum of 6,054 euros.
But according to the owner they never paid the rent, making only a singlepayment of 2,715 euros.
At a hearing in a Paris court on November 14, a lawyer for the couple saidthey were in financial difficulty.
The lawyer emphasised the “irregular” nature of Sherawat’s work — anargument dismissed by the owners of the apartment, who claimed she hadearned tens of millions during the rental period.
Neither Sherawat nor Auxenfans replied to AFP’s request for comment.
In mid-December, the actress had denied having a Paris apartment.
“It’s absolutely not true, if someone has donated one to me, please send methe address,” she tweeted in response to media reports about the case.
The couple may appeal the eviction order.
They cannot be thrown out until March 31, when a moratorium on wintertimeevictions expires.