Chef Gordon Ramsay is reportedly involved in a legal case after being allegedly duped by his father-in-law. According to a report from Daily Mail, the signature of the "Master Chef" star was forged by Christopher Hutchison, making the reality star accountable in a £640,000-a-year rental contract. However, a rep has denied the allegations, saying the reality star is only trying to escape his financial obligations due to his debt issues.
The father of Chef Gordon Ramsay's wife, Tana Ramsay, was accused by the British chef of copying his signature to complete a contract for London restaurant York & Albany.
The agreement for the said pub, located near Regent's Park, will run for 25 years.
The signature of Chef Gordon Ramsay was allegedly forged by his father in law using a signature-replicating machine.
In hopes of getting out of the unatuhorized contract, the reality TV star has filed a case in the High Court, saying the forgery of his signature has made his "deep and extensive trust in Hutcheson entirely misplaced."
According to Daily Mail, Christopher Hutchison said he will "respond through the legal process."
However, a representative for York & Albany has accused Chef Gordon Ramsay of lying about the forgery only to escape his responsibilities stated in the contract.
News about Christopher Hutchison's forgery followed Chef Gordon Ramsay debt allegations. According to Radar Online, the TV personality is is allegedly more than $50M deep in debt from his dwindling restaurant business.
The expose showed corporate documents that reveal the current status of the culinary star and entrepreneur turned reality TV celebrity's business endeavours.
Kavalake Holdings is the umbrella company of the many business ventures of Chef Gordon Ramsay, while Gordon Ramsay Holdings is a subsidiary that was once the main business entity. The said entities released Directors' reports that detailed the extent of Chef Gordon Ramsay's financial problems.
According to the documents obtained and reported by Radar Online, Kavalake made a gross profit of $36.5 million (£21,622,000, with current exchange rate taken from Xe.com), with expenses of $45.8 million (£27,120,000) and an operating loss of $9.2 million (£5,458,000) for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2013,
The loss for the year amounted to more than $10.8 million (£6,417,000) when other expenses were added.
The report also stated that Kavalake had just $7.4 million (£4,380,000) cash at hand and $50.5 million (£29,887,000) of debt due in one year.
