It was the story that made headlines and angered people all over the world, so you might be surprised to hear what Sean Tarala had to say about his aunt, Jennifer Connell, who tried to sue him.
Connell was seeking damages of $127,000 from 12-year-old Sean, after he broke her wrist while hugging her. While she claimed that her life had been seriously and negatively impacted by the incident, the court rejected her suit this week.
In a surprise move, the pair appeared on The Today Show this morning to share their side of the story.
While Jennifer has been dubbed the ‘world’s worst aunt’, Sean insisted that relations are perfectly fine between them, and he loves her.
Jennifer went on to explain how, in order to make a homeowner’s claim on Sean’s dad’s policy, she had to sue Sean.
“I said at the start of this, I would never want to sue Sean. But as I understand it in Connecticut, it’s not possible to name an insurance company in a suit of a homeowner’s insurance case,” she said.
“An individual has to be named. In this case, because Sean and I had the fall together, I was informed Sean had to be named. I was never comfortable with that. It was explained to me that it was just a technicality. We love each other very much and this was simply a case of formality in an insurance claim,” she clarified.
Sean, meanwhile, added: “She would never do anything to hurt either the family or myself. I felt like everybody was saying stuff that they didn’t know.”
