Overview

• Jody Sanders filed a negligence suit on May 28 against actor Ryan Phillippe, event professional Jeffrey Best, and their Beverly Hills restaurant The Hideaway.
• She alleges that on April 6, 2024, an unattended wax candle on the bar’s surface caught her hair on fire while she was seated.
• Sanders is seeking an unspecified amount in damages for her injuries sustained in the April 2024 incident.
• Court documents state that Phillippe is a minority investor with no role in The Hideaway’s daily operations at the upscale Mexican steakhouse, which opened in July 2022.
• A source told Us Weekly that the restaurant’s insurer settled related claims about a year ago, though Sanders’s lawsuit remains active.