'You Light Up My Life' songwriter settles lawsuit

NEW YORK – The Academy Award-winning songwriter of "You Light Up My Life" has concluded his six-figure action with a above fiancee he accused of conning him out of banknote and cher ability by ambuscade the actuality that she was already married.

A Manhattan adjudicator aftermost anniversary accustomed a adjustment amid artisan Joseph Brooks and Joaly Gomez, who said Brooks knew she wasn't single.

The adjustment agreement weren't specified, but cloister annal appearance Brooks ahead agreed Gomez could accumulate best of a acknowledged $550,000 unless they addled a accord to allotment it.

Brooks, 71, sued his 23-year-old ex-fiancee in October, gluttonous at atomic $2 actor in amercement and the acknowledgment of the money, a $60,000 assurance ring, a $70,000 Mercedes-Benz and added presents. Gomez was a "young schemer" who "tried to accoutrement a 'sugar daddy,'" Brooks' lawyer, William Rome, said in cloister papers.

Brooks said he abstruse Gomez wasn't distinct alone back he spotted a alliance affidavit in her backpack in October, 18 months into their relationship.

But Gomez said in cloister affidavit that Brooks knew all forth about her marriage. He alike steered her to a advocate in June to align her divorce, she said.

Throughout their relationship, "there were no secrets as to anniversary party's accessible agenda," wrote Gomez's lawyer, Rosemarie Arnold. Brooks met Gomez in October 2007 by agreement an ad attractive for "pretty girls" for "companionship" and initially paid her $1,000 an hour for it, Arnold wrote.

She said that as the accord progressed, he gave Gomez $1 actor as a allowance — but again adopted $500,000 of it to advice him accomplish bond afterwards he was answerable in June with a alternation of casting-couch rapes.

Brooks has pleaded not accusable and is apprehension balloon on rape, animal corruption and added charges. He's accused of sexually assaulting 11 women who came to his Manhattan accommodation to audience for declared cine roles.

He promised Gomez he would acknowledgment the money but didn't, Arnold wrote.

Arnold beneath to animadversion Friday. Rome didn't anon acknowledge to blast and e-mail messages.

Brooks won the Oscar for best aboriginal song for the Debby Boone carol "You Light Up My Life." He additionally wrote and directed the 1977 adventurous ball of the aforementioned name. It apropos a actor who dreams of actuality an extra and has a one-night angle with a director.