Nicolas Cage’s ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton, is suing both the actor and their son Weston Cage following an alleged physical altercation that took place in April 2024.
Fulton – who dated Cage from 1988 through 1991 – has submitted a civil complaint to the Superior Court of California in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, per the Los Angeles Times.
She is suing Cage, 61, for ‘negligent supervision and negligent undertaking’ of their son. Christina is also suing her son for ᴀssault, battery as well as negligent and intentional inflection of emotional distress.
The Hard Drive actress, 57, previously claimed that the 34-year-old ‘brutally ᴀssaulted’ her during a mental health crisis near his home, which left her with ‘severe and life-threatening injuries.’
Weston – who has since pleaded not guilty – was arrested in July 2024 on a charge of ᴀssault with a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly weapon, and was released on a $150,000 bond.
Nicolas Cage’s lawyer hit back at Fulton’s claims in a statement to People on Thursday, which read: ‘The allegations by Christina Fulton against Nicolas Cage are absurd and frivolous.
Nicolas Cage’s, 61, ex-girlfriend, Christina Fulton, 57, is suing both the actor and their son Weston Cage following an alleged physical altercation that took place last year in April 2024
‘Weston Coppola is a 34-year-old man. Mr. Cage does not control Weston’s behavior in any manner and is not responsible for Weston’s alleged ᴀssault of his mother.’
Last month, the pair were spotted at the ᴀssault trial in Los Angeles – which was granted a continuance and delayed.
Fulton is also requesting unspecified damages for the ‘catastrophic physical, emotional and economic harm she has endured due to an unprovoked attack by their son, Weston.’
In the complaint, the star claimed that Nicolas enabled their son’s behavior – despite being ‘aware’ of Weston’s ‘long history of mental and psychological disorder.’
‘Weston has a long history of mental and psychological disorder and a history of committing violent ᴀssault and battery and harming numerous individuals,’ the suit stated, according to People.
‘Nicolas has been aware of Weston’s history and nevertheless failed to take action to prevent Weston from committing acts of violence and harming others.’
Christina also claimed that her ex further enabled Weston’s ‘reckless’ lifestyle and behavior such as drinking alcohol together ‘despite knowing his substance abuse history.’
She also alleged the Longlegs actor bailed their son out of jail on more than one occasion, paid his son’s rent at a condo in L.A. and did nothing to ensure that Weston received ‘necessary psychiatric’ help.
‘Nicolas knew or should have known that Weston posed a serious and imminent danger to others, including Plaintiff, based on his documented history of violent ᴀssaults, substance abuse, and mental instability.’
In the complaint, Christina claimed that the alleged ᴀssault that took place in April of last year ‘devastated Fulton’s thriving career as a former model, actress and entrepreneur.’
Fulton – who dated Cage from 1988 through 1991 – has now submitted a civil complaint to the Superior Court of California in L.A. County on Tuesday, per the Los Angeles Times; former couple seen in 1988 in L.A.
She is suing Cage, 61, for ‘negligent supervision and negligent undertaking’ of their son when under his care. Christina is also suing her son for ᴀssault, battery as well as negligent and intentional inflection of emotional distress; seen in 2022 in L.A.
At the time, she had been working on a Netflix project which she had to halt and had been involved in other business ventures which were also ‘jeopardized.’
In January, Fulton also accused Nicolas of ‘enabling’ their son following the alleged April 2024 attack.
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Weston and Fulton both arrived separately at an LA court last month for the ᴀssault trial, with Fulton’s attorney Joseph Farzam accusing Cage of ‘enabling Weston his whole life’, leading to his alleged aggressive behavior.
In a video obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com after the trial was granted a continuance, Farzam said: ‘The defendant is buying time to try and evade justice and that’s not going to happen, my client is here to make sure justice is done.’
He added, ‘Essentially as you can understand, my client was brutally ᴀssaulted, she was viciously attacked by her own son and by making sure that justice is served and he is prosecuted to the full extent of the law, what she’s doing is tough love.
‘She’s making sure he’s held accountable so he’ll never do this to anybody else. Justice will get served and she will come here as many times as she needs to make sure that gets done.
‘I’m confident he’ll be convicted, she’ll make sure he gets mental health treatment, he needs serious mental health help, jail time. if that’s what it takes, so be it.’
When asked if Cage had been in contact amid the ᴀssault allegations, Farzam said: ‘We are of the position that Nicolas Cage has enabled Weston his whole life, he is the way he is because he’s been enabled. He will no longer be enabled if he’s convicted.’
In the complaint, the star claimed that Nicolas enabled their son’s behavior – despite being ‘aware’ of Weston’s ‘long history of mental and psychological disorder’; seen in 2024 in Newport Beach
The attorney confirmed that Weston and Fulton have had no contact since the alleged ᴀssault, saying: ‘She fears for her life, she fears he’ll do this again and she’ll have no further contact with him.’
The scuffle between Weston and Fulton occurred on April 28 in the Los Angeles area, when a verbal dispute reportedly turned physical.
‘On April 28th, 2024, around 5:30 p.m., I received urgent messages from friends of my son, Weston Cage, regarding his deteriorating mental state, urging me to come help,’ Fulton said in a statement obtained by People.
‘When I arrived to offer support and console him, he was already in the midst of a manic rage. Within minutes, I was brutally ᴀssaulted and sustained serious injuries,’ she claimed.
‘Despite my desperate pleas to the responding police officers to detain him for a mental-health evaluation, the police officers refused my request.’
Fulton added in her statement: ‘As a mother, I am deeply saddened and concerned about Weston’s ongoing mental-health crisis. It is imperative that he receives the help he desperately needs.’
The LAPD confirmed that Weston was booked for ᴀssault with a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly weapon – just weeks after his mother was spotted with intense bruises on her face.
The LAPD also confirmed with People the arrest was made in direct connection to the alleged April 28 altercation.
Weston’s case was submitted to the district attorney’s office on May 10 and on June 26 the DA filed two counts of ᴀssault with a ᴅᴇᴀᴅly weapon against him. An arrest warrant was later issued.
‘I’m confident he’ll be convicted, she’ll make sure he gets mental health treatment, he needs serious mental health help, jail time. if that’s what it takes, so be it,’ Fulton’s attorney said; Weston seen in June 2024 in Santa Monica
The actor was released on a $150,000 bail around 10am. The U.S. Sun reported that his father is believed to be the one who bailed him out.
A source previously told The Sun of the arrest: ‘The family knew this was going to happen but needless to say, it is a very big shock.’
An ambulance was reportedly called to the home to check out Fulton, but she declined to be taken to the hospital, TMZ reported at the time of the alleged incident.
It is not the first time the son of the National Treasure actor has been in trouble with the law, as he was arrested in 2017 got DUI and a hit-and-run.
Police said that he hit multiple parked cars, signs and mailboxes before he crashed his car into a tree. After being taken to the hospital, he was charged with a DUI and arrested on $30,000 bail.
In 2011, he faced domestic violence charges after he had a dispute with his ex-wife Nikki Williams, according to ABC News.
The scuffle between Weston and Fulton occurred on April 28 in the Los Angeles area, when a verbal dispute reportedly turned physical; seen in 2019 in Beverly Hills
Weston has been treated for mental health issues in the past. He was hospitalized on a psychiatric hold in 2011 after a violent incident in Los Angeles.
Fulton and Cage began dating in 1988 and welcomed Weston in 1990. The couple never married and broke up within a year of Weston’s birth.
In November 2023, both Weston and Fulton filed a lawsuit against Weston’s ex-wife Hila Arounian.
They alleged she embezzled $100,000, engaged in a smear campaign against them and requested a ‘fraudulent restraining order’ that stopped Fulton and her family from seeing Weston’s twin girls, Venice and Cyress.
