Judy Austin is suing her ex-husband and Rita Edochie for over ₦2 billion in damages, demanding public apologies and retractions. Here’s the full gist.
So Judy Austin has clearly had enough. The Nollywood actress, who’s married to Yul Edochie, just dragged two people to court, her ex-husband and her husband’s relative Rita Edochie, and she’s asking for over ₦2 billion combined. That’s not a typo. Two. Billion. Naira.
Here’s the gist. Judy filed separate lawsuits against her ex-husband, Emmanuel Chukwuobasi, and against Rita Edochie, who’s been a vocal critic of hers for years. In the case against her ex, she’s asking for ₦1 billion in damages, claiming his statements about her caused real harm to her name and reputation.
She’s not just after money though. Judy wants him to publicly apologize, retract everything he said, and take down any posts she considers defamatory, and she wants that apology printed in at least two major national newspapers plus all his social media pages. No small ask.
On top of that, she wants him to cover ₦100 million in legal fees. That’s the price of dragging someone to court these days, apparently.
Now here’s where it gets interesting. Videos started circulating online showing the moment Obasi actually received the court papers. In the clip, he calmly confirms it, saying, “I have received the court suit from the messenger.
The name here is Mrs Judy Austin Yul Edochie.” Imagine getting served and just… filming it for the internet to see.
As for the second lawsuit, Judy is asking for another ₦1 billion from Rita Edochie, bringing the total to more than ₦2 billion across both cases. Rita hasn’t said anything publicly about it yet, which honestly feels like the calm before a storm, considering how outspoken she’s usually been about Judy online.
Why does this matter to people? Well, Judy’s marriage to Yul has been a talking point for years now, especially because of his previous marriage to May Edochie. It’s been messy, public, and full of back-and-forth accusations. So when Judy says “enough is enough,” you can tell this isn’t just about money for her. It’s about her name, and how long she’s had to watch people talk about her online without pushing back through the courts.
Whether this ends in actual apologies and payouts, or just fizzles out like a lot of celebrity drama does, is something we’ll have to wait and see. But for now, the ball is firmly in Obasi and Rita’s court, literally.
