Heroes actress Tawny Cypress sued by ex-husband after 'she lured him to NY burger bar so her new lov

By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:00 EST, 3 January 2013 | Updated: 22:33 EST, 3 January 2013 59 View comments An actress who starred in hit TV show Heroes is being sued by her ex-husband after she allegedly had him beaten up and framed so that he spend six days in jail.

Actress from hit TV show Heroes 'lured ex-husband to New York burger bar so her new partner could beat him up'

  • Tawny Cypress, 36, allegedly invited her ex-husband Bill Charles, 58, to meet up and had her new husband Tom Dillon 'attack him'
  • Assault allegedly happened in Brooklyn on June 6

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Published: 16:00 EST, 3 January 2013 | Updated: 22:33 EST, 3 January 2013

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An actress who starred in hit TV show Heroes is being sued by her ex-husband after she allegedly had him beaten up and framed so that he spend six days in jail.

Tawny Cypress, 36, allegedly invited her ex-husband Bill Charles, 58, to meet their son and her current husbandat a fast-food restaurant on June 6.

According to court documents filed by Mr Charles, Ms Cypress then had her new husband Thomas Dillon attack him at the Cheeburger Cheeburger restaurant in the Park Slope area of Brooklyn, New York.

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Lawsuit: Actress Tawny Cypress and husband Tom Dillon at a party for Heroes in 2007 in LA. Cypress's ex-husband has accused her of having Dillon attack him then set him up to spend time in jail

Lawsuit: Actress Tawny Cypress and husband Tom Dillon at a party for Heroes in 2007 in LA. Cypress's ex-husband has accused her of having Dillon attack him then set him up to spend time in jail

Battered: Bill Charles, 58, was allegedly beaten across the head by his ex-wife Tawny Cypress's new husband Tom Dillon on June 6

Battered: Bill Charles, 58, was allegedly beaten across the head by his ex-wife Tawny Cypress's new husband Tom Dillon on June 6

According to the lawsuit, Dillon attacked Charles with a 'hard object', knocking him down and causing a concussion, according to the New York Post.

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The couple then made up a sequence of events that led to Mr Charles spending six nights in jail, according to his lawyer Robert Feldman.

Caught on tape: Surveillance footage shows Tom Dillon (seen the furthest outside of the restaurant) approach (left) then hit (right) his wife's ex-husband Bill Charles (in the white shirt) Caught on tape: Surveillance footage shows Tom Dillon (seen the furthest outside of the restaurant) approach (left) then hit (right) his wife's ex-husband Bill Charles (in the white shirt) Caught on tape: Surveillance footage shows Tom Dillon (seen the furthest outside of the restaurant) approach (left) then hit (right) his wife's ex-husband Bill Charles (in the white shirt)

Caught on tape: Surveillance footage shows Tom Dillon (seen the furthest outside of the restaurant) approach (left) then hit (right) his wife's ex-husband Bill Charles (in the white shirt)

Down: Charles is seen lying on the ground (left) and Dillon appears to come back and has to be restrained (right) Down: Charles is seen lying on the ground (left) and Dillon appears to come back and has to be restrained (right)

Down: Charles is seen lying on the ground (left) and Dillon appears to come back and has to be restrained (right)

Court records show Mr Charles was charged with four misdemeanors, including assault and acting in a manner injurious to a child.

The businessman, whose firm represents fashion photographers, is due in court on January 23.

Ms Cypress, who has most recently starred in TV series Blue Bloods and The Good Wife, was married to Mr Charles from 2000 to 2004.

She played the character Simone Deveaux, an art dealer without any special powers, in Heroes in the 2006-07 season. 

Calls to Ms Cypress agent in New York by MailOnline went unanswered. Famous friends: The cast of Heroes in 2007 (left to right) Greg Grunberg, Masi Oka, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Tawny Cypress and Sendhil Ramamurthy

Famous friends: The cast of Heroes in 2007 (left to right) Greg Grunberg, Masi Oka, Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Tawny Cypress and Sendhil Ramamurthy

Star quality: Tawny Cypress in one of the biggest roles of her career as art dealer Simone Deveaux in Heroes

Star quality: Tawny Cypress in one of the biggest roles of her career as art dealer Simone Deveaux in Heroes

'Ambush': Ms Cypress' ex-husband Bill Charles, 58 said that he was attacked by her current husband Tom Dillon at Cheeburger in Brooklyn on June 6

'Ambush': Ms Cypress' ex-husband Bill Charles, 58 said that he was attacked by her current husband Tom Dillon at Cheeburger in Brooklyn on June 6

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