Overview
- In a newly filed lawsuit, Chuvalo Mark Ferrell seeks $100 million in damages plus $100 million in punitive damages, alleging The Real Housewives of Atlanta aired false claims about him.
- He asserts producers knew the allegations were untrue, including on‑air references to him as “a criminal, an abuser, and a fraud.”
- Ferrell claims a 2022 $420,000 restaurant loan for Nana’s Chicken‑n‑Waffles was joint, alleges Kelli misused funds, and says he repaid the loan, disputing portrayals that he stole the money.
- Separately, Kelli Ferrell filed an October 2 emergency petition alleging interference with their children’s filming, then withdrew the ex parte request on October 17 while the underlying case continues.
- Court records list Phaedra Parks as assisting Kelli in the custody/filming matter, and Ferrell’s attorney says a hearing is set for November 7, 2025.