
“The documents show that Defendant continued to assert ownership over the horses and that he not only did not gift” them to JP, but that he affirmatively did not want JP to own them,” a recent motion to produce documents state. But Blythe Brown’s lawsuit stated the author always planned to keep the horses for himself. Dan Brown had previously tried to claim he bought the horses for Blythe Brown, then he claimed they were for his girlfriend known as JP in the lawsuit. deals, Dan Brown hid his purchase of two Frisian horses, named Da Vinci and LimiTed Edition, according to court records. She even did research for his best-selling break-out novel, “The Da Vinci Code.” The marriage ended in 2018, with that case being heard in the Portsmouth Family Court.īlythe Brown’s lawsuit claimed Dan Brown hid a television project based on his Da Vinci Code characters, more deals for more books in the Da Vinci-verse, and a children’s book. The couple married in 1997, and Blythe Brown claimed she was instrumental in supporting her husband’s writing. “For years, Dan has secretly removed substantial funds from his and Blythe’s hard-earned marital assets to conduct sordid, extra-marital affairs with women-one half his age-and to pursue a clandestine life.” “Dan has lived a proverbial life of lies for at least the past six years, seeming to be the epitome of a world-famous novelist leading a simple life in his home state of New Hampshire, while in reality he was something quite different,” the original lawsuit states. Blythe Brown claimed her husband hid deals for books and movies, and assets like racing horses. An attempt to obtain comment from Brown wasn’t immediately successful.īlythe Brown brought the lawsuit this year, demanding $150 million she said her husband owed her.


The details of the settlement are not public.

This motion comes two weeks after the couple signaled they were negotiating a settlement, according to court records. The couple filed a motion in Rockingham Superior Court on Monday to have the lawsuit dismissed. “DaVinci Code” author Dan Brown of Rye has settled the $150 million lawsuit that was filed by his ex-wife, Blythe Brown, over accusations he hid assets during the couple’s 2018 divorce, according to court records.
